Florida Senate - 2021 SB 1036 By Senator Berman 31-01247B-21 20211036__ Page 1 of 5 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled 1

An act relating to the Florida Family Caregiver Task 2 Force; establishing the task force within the 3 Department of Health for a specified purpose; 4 requiring the department to provide administrative and 5 technical assistance to the task force; providing for 6 membership, meetings, and co-chair duties; requiring 7 state agencies to assist and cooperate with the task 8 force under certain circumstances; requiring the task 9 force to submit a final report to the Governor, the 10 Legislature, the State Surgeon General, and the 11 director of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and 12 Government Accountability by a specified date; 13 providing for expiration of the task force; providing 14 an effective date. 15 16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17 18

Section 1. Florida Family Caregiver Task Force.—The Florida 19 Family Caregiver Task Force, a task force as defined in s. 20 20.03(8), Florida Statutes, is created within the Department of 21 Health to study and make findings and recommendations regarding 22 the necessary supports for family caregivers and youth 23 caregivers who are assisting the aging or adults with 24 disabilities. The department shall provide administrative and 25 technical assistance to the task force in the performance of its 26 duties. 27

(1) MEMBERSHIP.— 28 (

a) The task force shall be composed of the following 29

Florida Senate - 2021 SB 1036 31-01247B-21 20211036__ Page 2 of 5 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. members, to be appointed by July 1, 2021: 30 1. One member of the Senate, appointed by the President of 31 the Senate, to serve as a co-chair. 32 2. One member of the House of Representatives, appointed by 33 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to serve as a co-34 chair. 35 3. One representative of the Department of Health, 36 appointed by the State Surgeon General. 37 4. One representative of AARP Florida, appointed by the 38 state director of the organization. 39 5.

One representative of the American Association of 40 Caregiving Youth, appointed by the board of directors of the 41 association. 42 6. One representative of the Florida Developmental 43 Disabilities Council, appointed by the chair of the executive 44 committee of the council. 45 7. One representative of the Agency for Persons with 46 Disabilities, appointed by the director of the agency. 47 8. One representative of the Department of Elderly Affairs, 48 appointed by the Secretary of Elderly Affairs. 49 9.

One representative of the Florida Association of 50 Rehabilitation Facilities, appointed by the president of the 51 association. 52 10. One representative of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, 53 appointed by the president of the chamber. 54 11. One representative of the Florida Health Care 55 Association, appointed by the executive director of the 56 association. 57 12. One representative of the United Way of Florida, Inc., 58

Florida Senate - 2021 SB 1036 31-01247B-21 20211036__ Page 3 of 5 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. appointed by the president or chief executive officer of the 59 organization. 60 13. One representative of the Alzheimer’s Association 61 Southeast Chapter, appointed by the executive director of the 62 chapter. 63 14. One representative of the Alzheimer’s Association 64 Florida Gulf Coast Chapter, appointed by the executive director 65 of the chapter. 66 15.

Seven members of the public, appointed by the Governor. 67 The Governor is encouraged to appoint public members 68 representing the following categories: 69 a. Adult day service providers. 70 b. Adult caregivers. 71 c. Youth caregivers. 72 d. Adult care recipients. 73 e. Large business representatives. 74 f. Small business owners. 75 g. Home health agencies. 76 (

b) Any vacancy occurring on the task force shall be filled 77 in the same manner as the original appointment. 78 (

c) Members shall serve without compensation but are 79 entitled to reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses 80 pursuant to s. 112.061, Florida Statutes. 81

(2) MEETINGS.— 82 (

a) The task force must hold its first organizational 83 meeting by August 1, 2021. 84 (

b) The task force shall meet by teleconference or other 85 electronic means, if possible, to reduce costs. However, the 86 task force must ensure members of the public have meaningful 87

Florida Senate - 2021 SB 1036 31-01247B-21 20211036__ Page 4 of 5 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. access to such meetings. 88 (

c) The task force may not meet or take any action without 89 a quorum present. 90

(3) DUTIES.—The co-chairs of the task force are responsible 91 for guiding the administration of the task force in performance 92 of its duties, including, but not limited to, all of the 93 following: 94 (

a) Coordinating appointments to the task force to ensure 95 that members are assembled in a timely manner. 96 (

b) Setting a date, time, and place for the initial 97 organizational meeting, which must be held by August 1, 2021, 98 and subsequent meetings. 99 (

c) Supervising the preparation and distribution of meeting 100 notices, agendas, minutes, correspondence, and reports of the 101 task force. 102 (

d) After the task force’s organizational meeting, sending 103 to the director of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and 104 Government Accountability a list of the member appointments and 105 the meeting notice, agenda, and minutes. 106 (

e) Directing the task force’s study of policies, 107 resources, and programs available for family caregivers and 108 youth caregivers. 109 (

f) Encouraging the task force’s study of additional 110 innovative and creative means to support family caregivers and 111 youth caregivers so that they can continue providing necessary 112 in-home care for older adults, as well as study of the means to 113 support distance caregivers, youth caregivers, caregivers 114 serving special populations, and caregivers in the workplace. 115 (

g) Organizing methods to obtain relevant testimony on the 116

Florida Senate - 2021 SB 1036 31-01247B-21 20211036__ Page 5 of 5 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. needs for family caregivers and youth caregivers, including 117 designation of caregivers, training, respite services, 118 employment leave policies, delegation of tasks to nonmedical 119 aides, and other policies. 120 (

h) Overseeing the process of compiling an inventory of the 121 resources available to family caregivers and youth caregivers. 122 (

i) Ensuring the timely submission of the task force’s 123 final report under subsection (5). 124

(4) AGENCY COOPERATION.—All state agencies shall assist and 125 cooperate with the task force as requested and shall provide 126 reasonable and necessary support staff and materials to the task 127 force. 128

(5) REPORT.—The task force shall submit a report of its 129 findings and recommendations to the Governor, the President of 130 the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 131 State Surgeon General, and the director of the Office of Program 132 Policy Analysis and Government Accountability by January 1, 133 2023. 134

(6) EXPIRATION.—This

section expires June 30, 2023. 135

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 136