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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1176
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3752
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
(AGE)
AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE OF THE LONG -
TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN AND AREA AGENCIES ON AGING
SERVICE NAVIGATORS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2025) The sum of ____ dollars is 1
appropriated to the Department of Aging and Disability Services from 2
the General Fund, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 3
2027, for the purpose of hiring one regional ombudsman for the Office 4
of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. 5
Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2025) The sum of ____ dollars is appropriated 6
to the Department of Aging and Disability Services from the General 7
Fund, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, for the 8
purpose of providing funding to the five area agencies on aging 9
described in section 17a-850 of the general statutes to hire two additional 10
service navigators per area agency on aging. 11
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
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Section 1 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding to the Department of Aging and Disability Services
for the purpose of (1) hiring one regional ombudsman for the Office of
the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and (2) providing funding to the five
area agencies on aging to hire two additional service navigators per area
agency on aging.
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