Florida Senate - 2021                                    SB 1036
       
       
        
       By Senator Berman
       
       
       
       
       
       31-01247B-21                                          20211036__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Florida Family Caregiver Task
    3         Force; establishing the task force within the
    4         Department of Health for a specified purpose;
    5         requiring the department to provide administrative and
    6         technical assistance to the task force; providing for
    7         membership, meetings, and co-chair duties; requiring
    8         state agencies to assist and cooperate with the task
    9         force under certain circumstances; requiring the task
   10         force to submit a final report to the Governor, the
   11         Legislature, the State Surgeon General, and the
   12         director of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and
   13         Government Accountability by a specified date;
   14         providing for expiration of the task force; providing
   15         an effective date.
   16          
   17  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   18  
   19         Section 1. Florida Family Caregiver Task Force.—The Florida
   20  Family Caregiver Task Force, a task force as defined in s.
   21  20.03(8), Florida Statutes, is created within the Department of
   22  Health to study and make findings and recommendations regarding
   23  the necessary supports for family caregivers and youth
   24  caregivers who are assisting the aging or adults with
   25  disabilities. The department shall provide administrative and
   26  technical assistance to the task force in the performance of its
   27  duties.
   28         (1)MEMBERSHIP.—
   29         (a)The task force shall be composed of the following
   30  members, to be appointed by July 1, 2021:
   31         1.One member of the Senate, appointed by the President of
   32  the Senate, to serve as a co-chair.
   33         2.One member of the House of Representatives, appointed by
   34  the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to serve as a co
   35  chair.
   36         3.One representative of the Department of Health,
   37  appointed by the State Surgeon General.
   38         4.One representative of AARP Florida, appointed by the
   39  state director of the organization.
   40         5.One representative of the American Association of
   41  Caregiving Youth, appointed by the board of directors of the
   42  association.
   43         6.One representative of the Florida Developmental
   44  Disabilities Council, appointed by the chair of the executive
   45  committee of the council.
   46         7.One representative of the Agency for Persons with
   47  Disabilities, appointed by the director of the agency.
   48         8.One representative of the Department of Elderly Affairs,
   49  appointed by the Secretary of Elderly Affairs.
   50         9.One representative of the Florida Association of
   51  Rehabilitation Facilities, appointed by the president of the
   52  association.
   53         10.One representative of the Florida Chamber of Commerce,
   54  appointed by the president of the chamber.
   55         11.One representative of the Florida Health Care
   56  Association, appointed by the executive director of the
   57  association.
   58         12.One representative of the United Way of Florida, Inc.,
   59  appointed by the president or chief executive officer of the
   60  organization.
   61         13.One representative of the Alzheimer’s Association
   62  Southeast Chapter, appointed by the executive director of the
   63  chapter.
   64         14.One representative of the Alzheimer’s Association
   65  Florida Gulf Coast Chapter, appointed by the executive director
   66  of the chapter.
   67         15.Seven members of the public, appointed by the Governor.
   68  The Governor is encouraged to appoint public members
   69  representing the following categories:
   70         a.Adult day service providers.
   71         b.Adult caregivers.
   72         c.Youth caregivers.
   73         d.Adult care recipients.
   74         e.Large business representatives.
   75         f.Small business owners.
   76         g.Home health agencies.
   77         (b)Any vacancy occurring on the task force shall be filled
   78  in the same manner as the original appointment.
   79         (c)Members shall serve without compensation but are
   80  entitled to reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses
   81  pursuant to s. 112.061, Florida Statutes.
   82         (2)MEETINGS.—
   83         (a)The task force must hold its first organizational
   84  meeting by August 1, 2021.
   85         (b)The task force shall meet by teleconference or other
   86  electronic means, if possible, to reduce costs. However, the
   87  task force must ensure members of the public have meaningful
   88  access to such meetings.
   89         (c)The task force may not meet or take any action without
   90  a quorum present.
   91         (3)DUTIES.—The co-chairs of the task force are responsible
   92  for guiding the administration of the task force in performance
   93  of its duties, including, but not limited to, all of the
   94  following:
   95         (a)Coordinating appointments to the task force to ensure
   96  that members are assembled in a timely manner.
   97         (b)Setting a date, time, and place for the initial
   98  organizational meeting, which must be held by August 1, 2021,
   99  and subsequent meetings.
  100         (c)Supervising the preparation and distribution of meeting
  101  notices, agendas, minutes, correspondence, and reports of the
  102  task force.
  103         (d)After the task force’s organizational meeting, sending
  104  to the director of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and
  105  Government Accountability a list of the member appointments and
  106  the meeting notice, agenda, and minutes.
  107         (e)Directing the task force’s study of policies,
  108  resources, and programs available for family caregivers and
  109  youth caregivers.
  110         (f)Encouraging the task force’s study of additional
  111  innovative and creative means to support family caregivers and
  112  youth caregivers so that they can continue providing necessary
  113  in-home care for older adults, as well as study of the means to
  114  support distance caregivers, youth caregivers, caregivers
  115  serving special populations, and caregivers in the workplace.
  116         (g)Organizing methods to obtain relevant testimony on the
  117  needs for family caregivers and youth caregivers, including
  118  designation of caregivers, training, respite services,
  119  employment leave policies, delegation of tasks to nonmedical
  120  aides, and other policies.
  121         (h)Overseeing the process of compiling an inventory of the
  122  resources available to family caregivers and youth caregivers.
  123         (i)Ensuring the timely submission of the task force’s
  124  final report under subsection (5).
  125         (4)AGENCY COOPERATION.—All state agencies shall assist and
  126  cooperate with the task force as requested and shall provide
  127  reasonable and necessary support staff and materials to the task
  128  force.
  129         (5)REPORT.—The task force shall submit a report of its
  130  findings and recommendations to the Governor, the President of
  131  the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
  132  State Surgeon General, and the director of the Office of Program
  133  Policy Analysis and Government Accountability by January 1,
  134  2023.
  135         (6)EXPIRATION.—This section expires June 30, 2023.
  136         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.