Connecticut SB 124: AN ACT INCREASING THE BOND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CONNECTICUT BIOSCIENCE INNOVATION FUND.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 124
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1132

Referred to Committee on AGING

Introduced by:
(AGE)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND
DISABILITY SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING
MUNICIPAL AGENTS FOR AGING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 7-127b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
(a) The chief elected official or the chief executive officer if by 3
ordinance of each municipality shall appoint a municipal agent for 4
[elderly persons] aging. Such agent (1) shall be a (A) staff member of a 5
senior center, [a] (B) member of an agency that serves [elderly persons] 6
older adults in the municipality, or [a] (C) responsible resident of the 7
municipality who has demonstrated an interest in assisting [elderly 8
persons] older adults or has been involved in programs in the field of 9
aging, and (2) shall not have a conflict of interest or a perceived conflict 10
of interest that may interfere with the municipal agent's ability to 11
provide unbiased information, assistance or referral services. Two or 12
more municipalities may jointly appoint one or more municipal agents 13
to carry out the duties and responsibilities of a municipal agent, 14

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provided such municipalities enter into a memorandum of agreement 15
or understanding for such purpose, which may include, but need not be 16
limited to, terms concerning the sharing of any expenses relating to the 17
municipal agent or agents. 18
(b) The duties of the municipal agent shall include, but need not be 19
limited to: (1) Disseminating information to [elderly persons] older 20
adults, assisting such persons in learning about the community 21
resources available to them and publicizing such resources and benefits; 22
(2) assisting [elderly persons] older adults in applying for federal and 23
state benefits, and accessing community resources, available to such 24
persons; and (3) reporting to the chief elected official or chief executive 25
officer of the municipality and the Department of Aging and Disability 26
Services any needs and problems of [the elderly] older adults and any 27
recommendations for action to improve services to [the elderly] older 28
adults. For the purposes of this subsection, "community resources" 29
means resources that assist [elderly persons] older adults in gaining 30
access to housing opportunities, including, but not limited to, 31
information regarding access to waitlists for housing designated for 32
[elderly persons] older adults, applications and consumer reports. 33
(c) Each municipal agent shall serve for a term of two or four years, 34
at the discretion of the appointing authority of each municipality, and 35
may be reappointed. If more than one agent is necessary to carry out the 36
purposes of this section, the appointing authority, in its discretion, may 37
appoint one or more assistant agents. The town clerk in each 38
municipality shall notify the Department of Aging and Disability 39
Services immediately of the appointment of a new municipal agent. 40
Each municipality may provide to its municipal agent resources 41
sufficient for such agent to perform the duties of the office. 42
(d) The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall adopt and 43
disseminate to municipalities guidelines as to the role and duties of 44
municipal agents and such informational and technical materials as may 45
assist such agents in performance of their duties. The department, in 46
cooperation with the area agencies on aging, may provide training for 47

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municipal agents within the available resources of the department and 48
of the area agencies on aging. 49
(e) On or before January 1, 2025, the Commissioner of Aging and 50
Disability Services shall create a directory of municipal agents 51
appointed pursuant to the provisions of this section, which shall 52
include, but need not be limited to, the name, title, telephone number, 53
electronic mail address and mailing address of each municipal agent. 54
The commissioner shall post a link to the directory on the Department 55
of Aging and Disability Services' Internet web site. 56
(f) On and after July 1, 2026, each municipal agent, at the time of such 57
municipal agent's appointment or reappointment, shall certify, in 58
writing, that such municipal agent is unaware of any conflict of interest 59
or perceived conflict of interest that may interfere with the municipal 60
agent's ability to provide unbiased information, assistance or referral 61
services and submit such certification to the Commissioner of Aging and 62
Disability Services in a form and manner prescribed by the 63
commissioner. If, during the term of a municipal agent, such a conflict 64
of interest or perceived conflict of interest aris