HF 3278 Senate Long Description
Relating to human services; modifying certain provisions regulating congregate housing services projects for certain older persons; changing the projects to on site coordination (OSC) services projects; expanding the definition of congregate housing and eligibility for the projects and defining and redefining certain related terms; transferring administration of the program from the board on aging to the commissioner of human services; requiring the commissioner to establish an on site coordination services grant program to be coordinated with county government programs and services for elderly persons and with seniors agenda for independent living (SAIL) projects, providing for grants to public or nonprofit agencies to provide coordinators for services in designated service areas (DSA); requiring the commissioner to consult with and receive approval from the county board of project location and to periodically collect certain data relating to the goals, activities and accomplishments of the projects and annually report to the legislature; authorizing the commissioner to provide or contract for technical assistance to sponsors of on site coordination services projects and to use certain other agencies or organizations to assist in the exercise of powers; specifying certain recodifying and cross reference change instructions to the revisor of statutes(ra)