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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 2738 1 of 2 | |
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| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6483 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2019 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 2738 | |
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| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES | |
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| 13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 14 | 14 | REP. COOK, 65th Dist. | |
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| 18 | 18 | AN ACT CONCERNING EFFORTS TO COMBAT MALNUTRITION | |
| 19 | 19 | AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS. | |
| 20 | 20 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 21 | 21 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 23 | 23 | That section 17a-302a of the general statutes be amended to require 1 | |
| 24 | 24 | the Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services to file a report, in 2 | |
| 25 | 25 | accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 3 | |
| 26 | 26 | with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 4 | |
| 27 | 27 | cognizance of matters relating to aging and human services on: (1) 5 | |
| 28 | 28 | Statistics regarding the number of meals on wheels delivered and 6 | |
| 29 | 29 | congregate meals served in the communities covered by each area 7 | |
| 30 | 30 | agency on aging, (2) an estimated percentage of eligible senior citizens 8 | |
| 31 | 31 | in each such area who are not being provided with meals, (3) the cost 9 | |
| 32 | 32 | to provide each meal compared to state reimbursement, (4) cutbacks in 10 | |
| 33 | 33 | meal service in each such area related to inadequate reimbursement, 11 | |
| 34 | 34 | and (5) recommendations for improvement, including, but not limited 12 | |
| 35 | 35 | to, best practices nation-wide to ensure senior citizens get the support 13 | |
| 36 | 36 | they need to avoid malnutrition. 14 Proposed Bill No. 6483 | |
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| 38 | 38 | ||
| 39 | 39 | LCO No. 2738 2 of 2 | |
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| 41 | 41 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 42 | 42 | To combat malnutrition among senior citizens by identifying gaps in | |
| 43 | 43 | the provision of meals, causes for such gaps and recommendations for | |
| 44 | 44 | improvement. |