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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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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

     Referred To: House Health & Human Services

     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ISLANDERS”, be and the same is hereby rescinded; and be it further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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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

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

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     This resolution would amend and increase the membership of said commission from

sixteen (16) to seventeen (17), amend the purpose, and findings, and extend the reporting and

expiration dates, of the special legislative commission relating to older adult Rhode Islanders

from May 7, 2024, to November 30, 2025, and said commission would expire on January 31,

2026.

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