Bipartisan bill to modernize 59-year-old Older Coloradans Act emerges in legislature

The Older Coloradans Act might be getting a significant update by the end of the year, with a new bill in the Colorado Legislature seeking to modify the Colorado Commission on Aging, make changes to the Colorado Office of Aging, and establish a new “Lifelong Colorado” initiative.  Bill sponsors Reps. Mary Young (D – Greeley) and Mary Bradfield (R – Fort Carson) introduced House Bill 1035 last week in hopes of making the 59-year old statute more applicable to the current needs of Colorado’s older population.