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LA HB126

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

6/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rodney Lyons

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases per-capita funding for parish councils on aging from $2.50 to $4.00 for each resident age 60 or older in the parish
  • Raises the minimum funding floor per parish council from $100,000 to $150,000, whichever is greater than the per-capita calculation
  • Increases the total minimum annual appropriation to the Office of Elderly Affairs from $6.9 million to $10,494,238
  • Funding distributed quarterly by the Office of Elderly Affairs based on the latest U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
  • Becomes effective only when the legislature passes a separate appropriations act providing the necessary funding

Legislative Description

Modifies the funding formula used to determine minimum state funding allocations to parish councils on aging and increases the minimum aggregate total that is to be appropriated annually to the office of elderly affairs for such allocations (EN +$3,524,736 GF EX See Note)

COUNCILS ON AGING

Last Action

Effective date: See Act.

6/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Governmental Affairs6/9/2025
Finance5/20/2025
Appropriations3/25/2025

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