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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6592
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2186
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
REP. TURCO, 27th Dist.
SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist.
REP. WOOD, 29th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING SENIOR CENTERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to authorize (1) 1
establishment of multipurpose senior centers, (2) assistance to senior 2
center personnel and municipal agents for the elderly by the 3
Department of Rehabilitation Services, and (3) a state-wide senior 4
center work group including, but not limited to: (A) The 5
Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services, or the commissioner's 6
designee; (B) the Commissioner of Social Services, or the 7
commissioner's designee; (C) two representatives of the Connecticut 8
Association of Senior Center Personnel; (D) one representative of the 9
Connecticut Association of Municipal Agents for the Elderly; (E) one 10
representative of the Connecticut Local Administrators of Social 11
Services; (F) five representatives of senior centers, with one from each 12
of the five planning areas, as described in section 17a-304 of the 13
general statutes; (G) one representative from a nonprofit senior center; 14
and (H) one representative from a senior center that is accredited by 15
the National Institute of Senior Centers. 16 Proposed Bill No. 6592
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Statement of Purpose:
To provide for the establishment of a multipurpose senior center and a
senior center work group as well as assistance to senior centers and
municipal services for aging persons.