Raised Bill No. 5447 - Summary

• Repeals language requiring network members to serve at the will of legislative leaders and allows members to self-select chairpersons, with vacancies filled from among existing members effective July 1, 2020.

• Establishes a 12-member Camp Harkness Advisory Committee with six members appointed by the Governor and six by the General Assembly to advise on health and safety issues at the facility.

• Changes the title of "Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services" to "Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services" throughout statutes, establishing the Department of Aging and Disability Services as successor to the former Department on Aging and Department of Rehabilitation Services.

• Updates multiple health service program provisions including Medicare counseling services, long-term care ombudsman pilot programs, and facility closure procedures to use current terminology and clarify reporting requirements.

• Establishes a Two-Generational Advisory Board to advise on family economic self-sufficiency initiatives with specified membership composition including legislative appointees, experts, and low-income family representatives.