HB 5070 Summary

• Appropriates $500,000 in state general fund money for fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 for senior citizen center program grants.

• Directs the Department of Health and Human Services' aging and adult services agency to administer a grant program supporting health-related senior programs at multipurpose senior citizen centers.

• Sets grant award maximum of $5,000 per program with focus on mental and physical health maintenance and improvement for senior participants.

• Encourages grantees to match state funding with participant fees or other non-state funding sources.

• Excludes private housing facilities with senior activity programs from grant program eligibility.