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Presenter: aging statute cleanup aligns state code with federal oversight
Summary
A presenter identified as Alex Buckley told the committee the bill cleans up aging-related statute to reflect the state's role as the state unit on aging and to remove outdated language; the committee approved the measure by voice vote.
Alex Buckley provided a synopsis of the item the transcript identifies as the "Older Mississippi Act" (referred to in the transcript as 2746), telling the committee the measure is a statutory cleanup prompted by federal oversight. "This is one of those go do some stuff bills from the feds," Buckley said, explaining the goal is to put into statute what the state already does as the state unit on aging and to remove outdated language.
Buckley noted the aging statutes dated back many decades and had not been fully updated since overhaul work in the 1960s. He described the change as a housekeeping step to align state law with current programs and federal expectations. The Chair highlighted that MDHS (the transcript reference) would be held accountable for area agencies on aging under the revised language.
The committee moved a "title sufficient do pass" motion on the bill and approved it by voice vote. The transcript records the committee's endorsement but does not include a roll-call tally or funding amounts.
