SF 2621

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/15/2016 09:45am

A bill for an act
relating to health; creating an advisory task force on the creation of a division of
healthy aging; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin ADVISORY TASK FORCE ON THE CREATION OF A DIVISION
OF HEALTHY AGING.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin The advisory task force on the creation of a division
of healthy aging consists of the following nine members:
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new text begin (1) the commissioner of the Department of Health, or a designee;
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new text begin (2) the executive director of the Board on Aging, or a designee;
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new text begin (3) the director of the Department of Human Services, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
Services Division, or a designee;
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new text begin (4) one person designated by the American Association of Retired Persons,
Minnesota;
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new text begin (5) one person designated by the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind, and
Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans;
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new text begin (6) one member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house;
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new text begin (7) one member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader; and
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new text begin (8) one senator from the senate majority party and one senator from the senate
minority party appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules
and Administration.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Vacancies. new text end

new text begin Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the appointing
or designating authority for the vacating member.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin First appointments; first meeting; chair. new text end

new text begin Members shall be appointed
or designated by August 1, 2016. The commissioner of health must convene the initial
meeting of the task force by September 1, 2016. The commissioner of the Department of
Health or the commissioner's designee will serve as chair of the task force.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Compensation. new text end

new text begin Public members of the task force shall be compensated as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Space and administrative assistance. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of health must
provide meeting space and administrative services for the task force.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin The task force must develop a recommendation on the advisability
of establishing a division of healthy aging within the Department of Health. In developing
this recommendation, the task force shall consider the following:
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new text begin (1) the benefits and costs of establishing a division of healthy aging within the
Department of Health; and
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new text begin (2) the scope of work that would be assigned to the division; how it would differ
from the work of the Board on Aging; what its staffing needs would be; and how the
division would impact existing divisions.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The task force must submit a report by January 15, 2017, to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the senate and house
of representatives with primary jurisdiction over health, human services, and aging,
summarizing its findings and listing recommendations. The report shall include draft
legislation if needed to implement the recommendations of the task force.
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new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Sunset. new text end

new text begin The task force shall sunset the day following the submission of the
report required under subdivision 7, or January 15, 2017, whichever is earlier.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of health for the purposes of section 1.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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