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Committee hears broad support for establishing a Healthy Aging subcabinet and plan; bill laid over
Summary
House File 2725 would establish a Healthy Aging subcabinet, a director and a Citizens Engagement Council, tasked with producing a Minnesota Healthy Aging Plan. Testimony from advocates, county officials and retirees emphasized housing, transportation, health care and volunteer contributions from older adults; the bill was laid over for possible
House File 2725, proposing a Minnesota Healthy Aging subcabinet and a statewide Healthy Aging Plan, drew extensive public testimony and bipartisan discussion on April 3.
Representative Cleburne (chairing the item) said the bill follows 17 months of work and recommendations from the Legislative Task Force on Aging, which met August 2023 through December 2024. The bill would create a Healthy Aging subcabinet within Management and Budget, establish a director, specify subcabinet membership and duties, create a Citizens Engagement Council to give older Minnesotans a voice in planning, authorize the office to apply for grants and issue contracts, and charge the subcabinet with producing a Minnesota…
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