HB642 Alabama 2015 Session

Under existing law, the Department of Senior Services is responsible for studying certain issues related to the welfare of aging people, providing for a mutual exchange of ideas and information, and advising the Legislature with regard to needed improvements to promote the welfare of senior citizens in this state

This bill would create the Bureau of Senior Services within the Alabama Department of Public Health and would transfer the functions and duties of the Department of Senior Services to the newly created bureau

Relating to senior services; to create the Bureau of Senior Services within the Alabama Department of Public Health; to provide for the appointment of a director of the bureau; to transfer all functions and duties of the Department of Senior Services to the newly created bureau; to provide for the transfer of books, records, supplies, funds, equipment, and personnel of the Department of Senior Services; and to require the Code Commissioner to make conforming changes in the code.