Senate Bill No. 603
(By Senators Bailey, Chafin, Oliverio, Bowman, Stollings and
Minard)
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[Introduced February 7, 2008; referred to the Committee on Health
and Human Resources; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact §16-5S-11 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to the expenditure of funds
appropriated from the Legislative Initiative For the Elderly.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §16-5S-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5S. OLDER WEST VIRGINIANS ACT.
§16-5S-11. Programs and special activities for older West
Virginians.
(a) The bureau shall continue and maintain its long-term care
ombudsman program codified in article five-l, chapter sixteen of
this code. The bureau shall also design and implement programs for
the benefit of older West Virginians relating to: Elder abuse,
neglect and exploitation; elder rights and legal assistance; in-home personal care for Medicaid and non-Medicaid eligible senior
citizens; direct services established by the legislative
initiatives for the elderly (LIFE), senior health insurance network
as established by the United States health care financing
administration and a foster grandparent program as established by
the corporation for national and community service.
(b) The bureau may sponsor the following special activities
for older West Virginians: Governor's golden mountaineer program,
a discount program for goods and services at participating
merchants, an annual senior citizens conference providing
educational and entertainment opportunities, a Governor's summit on
aging, a silver haired Legislature and an annual senior day at the
Legislature. The bureau may sponsor additional special activities
as necessary.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision in this code to the
contrary, the board of directors for an organization receiving
funding from a service established by the legislative initiatives
for the elderly (LIFE), shall have the power and duty to determine
how these funds should be reasonably utilized and to expend such
funds appropriately.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow an organization
receiving funding from a service established by the legislative
initiatives for the elderly (LIFE)to spend them as they think
reasonably appropriate.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
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