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Rhode Island House Bill H5224

Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

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99 S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
1010 IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1111 JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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1414 H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
1515 CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROV IDE
1616 RECOMMENDATIONS PERT AINING TO SERVICES AND COORDINATION OF STATE
1717 PROGRAMS RELATING TO OLDER ADULT RHODE ISLANDERS
1818 Introduced By: Representatives Carson, Azzinaro, Noret, Donovan, Kazarian, Alzate,
1919 Knight, Fogarty, and Ajello
2020 Date Introduced: January 25, 2023
2121 Referred To: House Health & Human Services
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2424 WHEREAS, Today, more than 240,000 Rhode Island residents are age 60 or older and by 1
2525 2040, it is estimated that that figure will rise to almost 265,000, constituting an increase of nearly 2
2626 75 percent over 30 years; and 3
2727 WHEREAS, A collaborative study of Rhode Island's current services and 4
2828 recommendations for potential initiatives that would help residents, agencies, providers, and the 5
2929 government to better assist the growing population of older adults in our state achieve wellbeing 6
3030 and maximum independence in ways that value, empower and engage them is essential to our 7
3131 State's future resilience and prosperity; now, therefore be it 8
3232 RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created 9
33-consisting of sixteen (16) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the Rhode Island 10
33+consisting of fourteen (14) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the Rhode Island 10
3434 House of Representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by 11
3535 the Speaker of the House; two (2) of whom shall be Rhode Island residents over the age of sixty-12
3636 five (65), to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Director of the 13
3737 Rhode Island Department of Health (DOH), or designee; one of whom shall be the Director of the 14
38-Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging, or designee; three (3) of whom shall be Directors from RI 15
38+Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging, or designee; two (2) of whom shall be Directors from RI 15
3939 Senior Center Director's Association, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom 16
4040 shall be a Community Action Program Director from the Rhode Island Association of 17
4141 Community Action Agencies, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be 18
4242 the Director of the AARP Rhode Island, or designee; one of whom shall be a member of the RI 19
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4646 Long Term Care Coordinating Council (LTCCC), to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; 1
47-one of whom shall be the Executive Director of Age-Friendly RI, or designee; one of whom shall 2
48-be the Director of the Senior Agenda Coalition of RI; or designee; and one of whom shall be a 3
49-member of a Rhode Island organization representing adults with disabilities, to be appointed by 4
50-the Speaker of the House. 5
51-In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory 6
52-commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly 7
53-resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu 8
54-of a legislator. 9
55-The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of key statistics 10
56-and information about services for older adults in Rhode Island including, but not limited to: 11
57-1. Examine strengths, vulnerabilities, and demographic and financial statistics of older adult 12
47+one of whom shall be the Director of Rhode Island Healthy Aging, or designee; and one of whom 2
48+shall be the Director of the Senior Agenda Coalition of RI. 3
49+In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory 4
50+commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly 5
51+resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu 6
52+of a legislator. 7
53+The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of key statistics 8
54+and information about services for older adults in Rhode Island including, but not limited to: 9
55+ Examine strengths, vulnerabilities, and demographic and financial statistics of older 10
56+adult Rhode Islanders; 11
57+ Assess the current State, Federal and local services currently available to older adult 12
5858 Rhode Islanders; 13
59-2. Assess the current State, Federal and local services currently available to older adult 14
60-Rhode Islanders; 15
61-3. Examine any duplication of elderly services within the State; 16
62-4. Provide recommendations to institute, integrate, collaborate, and implement initiatives 17
63-that eliminate red tape, coordinate services within agencies, and focus on better 18
64-delivery of services and programs related to older adult Rhode Islanders, including 19
65-older adult housing options and various living arrangements, health status and 20
66-healthcare resources; 21
67-5. Provide recommendations for the creation of a portal to provide and coordinate aging 22
68-programs and services in the areas of employment, education, independent living, 23
69-accessibility and advocacy, as well as local older adult centers and services; 24
70-6. Provide recommendations on mental health, transportation, food access, and healthcare; 25
71-7. Review and provide recommendations for the funding of services through State, Federal, 26
72-and private grants and provide recommendations for more efficient distribution and 27
73-use of these dollars; and 28
74-8. Explore and provide recommendations for more regionalization of services. 29
75-Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at 30
76-the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select a chairperson from among the 31
77-legislators. The commission shall hold two (2) of its meetings in local communities. 32
78-Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. 33
79-The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. 34
59+ Examine any duplication of elderly services within the State; 14
60+ Provide recommendations to institute, integrate, collaborate, and implement 15
61+initiatives that eliminate red tape, coordinate services within agencies, and focus on 16
62+better delivery of services and programs related to older adult Rhode Islanders, 17
63+including older adult housing options and various living arrangements, health status 18
64+and healthcare resources; 19
65+ Provide recommendations for the creation of a portal to provide and coordinate aging 20
66+programs and services in the areas of employment, education, independent living, 21
67+accessibility and advocacy, as well as local older adult centers and services; 22
68+ Provide recommendations on mental health, transportation, food access, and 23
69+healthcare; 24
70+ Review and provide recommendations for the funding of services through State, 25
71+Federal, and private grants and provide recommendations for more efficient 26
72+distribution and use of these dollars; and 27
73+ Explore and provide recommendations for more regionalization of services. 28
74+Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at 29
75+the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select a chairperson from among the 30
76+legislators. 31
77+Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. 32
78+The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. 33
79+All departments and agencies of the state, shall furnish such advice and information, 34
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83-All departments and agencies of the state, shall furnish such advice and information, 1
84-documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or 2
85-desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. 3
86-The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters 4
87-for said commission; and be it further 5
88-RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the 6
89-House of Representatives no later than May 7, 2024, and said commission shall expire on August 7
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83+documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or 1
84+desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. 2
85+The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters 3
86+for said commission; and be it further 4
87+RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the 5
88+House of Representatives no later than February 7, 2024, and said commission shall expire on 6
89+May 7, 2024. 7
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9796 EXPLANATION
9897 BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
9998 OF
10099 H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
101100 CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE
102101 RECOMMENDATIONS PERT AINING TO SERVICES AND COORDINATION OF STAT E
103102 PROGRAMS RELATING TO OLDER ADULT RHODE ISLANDERS
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105-This resolution would create a sixteen (16) member special legislative study commission 1
106-whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study and provide recommendations for 2
107-services and the coordination of state programs for older adult Rhode Islanders, and who would 3
108-report back to the House of Representatives no later than May 7, 2024, and whose life would 4
109-expire on August 7, 2024. 5
104+This resolution would create a fourteen (14) member special legislative study 1
105+commission whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study and provide 2
106+recommendations for services and the coordination of state programs for older adult Rhode 3
107+Islanders, and who would report back to the House of Representatives no later than February 7, 4
108+2024, and whose life would expire on May 7, 2024. 5
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