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| 2024 -- H 8144 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 05/07/2024 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATIONS DATES AND AMENDING THE MEMBERSHIP, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSE OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO SERVICES AND COORDINATION OF STATE PROGRAMS RELATING TO OLDER ADULT RHODE ISLANDERS |
Introduced By: Representatives Carson, and Noret |
| Date Introduced: April 05, 2024 |
| RESOLVED, That the special House commission created by resolution No. 320 passed |
| by the House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2023, and approved May 11, 2023, |
| entitled “HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO |
| STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO SERVICES AND |
| COORDINATION OF STATE PROGRAMS RELATING TO OLDER ADULT RHODE |
| ISLANDERS” is hereby authorized to continue its study and make a report to the House of |
| Representatives on or before November 30, 2025, and said commission shall expire on January |
| 31, 2026; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the time for reporting authorized by resolution No. 320 passed by the |
| House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2023, and approved May 11, 2023, entitled |
| “HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO |
| STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO SERVICES AND |
| COORDINATION OF STATE PROGRAMS RELATING TO OLDER ADULT RHODE |
| ISLANDERS”, be and the same is hereby rescinded; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the composition of said legislative commission is hereby amended by |
| increasing the membership to seventeen (17) members by adding one member who shall be a |
| State health care provider, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, The purpose of said legislative commission shall be amended by expanding |
| the scope to include recommendations: |
| 9. On the creation of a State Master Plan on aging and a vision for aging in Rhode Island; |
| 10. To restructure the Office on Aging back to a Department at the cabinet level with a |
| mission to ensure implementation of the recommendations on aging and by previous and |
| existing boards and commissions with relevance to aging and the development and |
| implementation of policies and programs in response to emerging trends in aging; |
| 11. Relating to housing, access to technology, and long-term care; |
| 12. Relating to a long-term funding formula for municipal senior centers; |
| 13. Evaluating and updating the aging community statutes; |
| 14. Evaluating and updating the purposes of the RI Long Term Care Coordinating |
| Council pursuant to chapter 17.3 of title 23; |
| 15. Engaging state agencies that deliver programs for aging Rhode Islanders; and be it |
| further |
| RESOLVED, That the purpose of said legislative commission shall be amended as |
| follows: “5. Propose recommendations to provide and coordinate aging programs and services in |
| the areas of employment, education, independent living, accessibility and advocacy, as well as |
| local older adult centers and services;”; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the findings for the legislative commission shall be amended by |
| adding the following language between lines 3 and 4 of resolution No. 320 approved May 11, |
| 2023: |
| "WHEREAS, All levels of Rhode Island government must meet their commitments to |
| support older Rhode Islanders and their families; and |
| WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island must consider opportunities for the coordination |
| and implementation of a strategic action plan on aging; and". |
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