HOUSE  .   .   .   .   .   .   .  No. 5163

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
______________________________________

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, December 30, 2024.                         

The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill renaming the executive office of elder affairs to the executive office of aging and independence (Senate, No. 3006), reports recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in House document numbered 5163.

For the committee,

AARON MICHLEWITZ.

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5163

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

_______________

In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

_______________

By striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the following:–
 

SECTION 1. Section 69 of chapter 3 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 2. Section 71 of said chapter 3 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, as amended by section 3 of chapter 7 of the acts of 2023, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 3. Section 17A of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 4. Section 127 of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 10, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 5. Section 181 of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 6. Section 189 of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 11, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 7. Section 217 of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 18, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 8. Section 16 of chapter 6A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 21, 22 and 44, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 9. Section 16B of said chapter 6A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 17, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 10. Section 16T of said chapter 6A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 11. Section 16AA of said chapter 6A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 88, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 12. Section 16CC of said chapter 6A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 12 and 13, 124 and 202, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 13. Section 16DD of said chapter 6A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 27, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 14. Section 18L of said chapter 6A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 37, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 15. Section 73 of chapter 13 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the word “his” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- a.

SECTION 16. Said section 73 of said chapter 13, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 5, the words “public welfare or his designee, the secretary of elder affairs or his” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- transitional assistance or a designee, the secretary of aging and independence or a.

SECTION 17. Section 3 of chapter 17 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 26, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 18. Section 17 of said chapter 17, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 19. Section 2 of chapter 18 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 173, 176, 183 and 184, 185 and 186, 188 and 194, the words “elder affairs”, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 20. Section 10 of said chapter 18, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 20, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 21. Section 28 of said chapter 18, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 16, the words “elder affairs or his” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence or a.

SECTION 22. Section 1 of chapter 19A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1, 3 and 8, the words “elder affairs”, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 23. Said section 1 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 11 and 12, the words “his full time to the duties of his” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- full time to the duties of the.

SECTION 24. Said section 1 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 22, the words “elderly persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 25. Section 2 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 26. Said section 2 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 7 and 8, the word “his”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- the assistant secretary’s.

SECTION 27. Said section 2 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 11 and 12, the words “his full time to the duties of his” and inserting in place thereof, the following words:- full time to the duties of the.

SECTION 28. Section 3 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 5 to 7, inclusive, the words “he may abolish any such division, or he may merge any two or more of them, and may abolish or merge any such other administrative units within divisions as he” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the secretary may abolish any such division or merge any of them and may abolish or merge any such other administrative units within divisions as the secretary.

SECTION 29. Said section 3 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 18, the word “his” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the director’s.

SECTION 30. Section 4 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4, 10, 14, 16, 63, 65 and 66, 69, 71, 78, 80 and 81, 85 and 86, 89, 93 and 106, each time they appear, the words “elderly persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 31. Said section 4 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “the elderly” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 32. Said section 4 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 8 and 9, the words “the adult handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- adults with disabilities.

SECTION 33. Said section 4 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 45, the word “his” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- this.

SECTION 34. Said section 4 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 73, the word “him” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- the secretary.

SECTION 35. Said section 4 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 100, the word “elder” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 36. Said section 4 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 104, the words “his duties” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the duties of the office.

SECTION 37. Section 4B of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 5, the words “elderly persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 38. Said section 4B of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 11, 29, 31, 54, 55, 59 and 109, each time it appears, the word “elders” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 39. Said section 4B of said chapter 19A , as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 64 and 70, each time it appears, the word “elder” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 40. Section 4C of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 41. Said section 4C of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 47, the words “the elderly” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 42. Section 5 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the word “he” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the secretary.

SECTION 43. Said section 5 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “elderly persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 44. Said section 5 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 5, the words “the elderly” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 45. Said section 5 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “senior citizens” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 46. Section 7 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “his duties” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the duties of the office.

SECTION 47. Section 9 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the word “he” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the secretary.

SECTION 48. Section 10 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2, 5, 7 and 18, each time it appears, the word “he” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the employee.             

SECTION 49. Said section 10 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 6, 8, 9 and 13, each time it appears, the word “his” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- such employee’s.

SECTION 50. Said section 10 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 16, the word “him” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- such employee.

SECTION 51. Section 11 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “the elderly” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 52. Section 12 of said chapter 19A , as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 8, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 53. Said section 12 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 9 and 10, the words “the elderly” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 54. Said section 12 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 16, the word “he” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the secretary.

SECTION 55. Said section 12 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 17 and 34, each time it appears, the word “him” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- the secretary.

SECTION 56. Section 14 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 5, 6 and 7, 8, 14 and 15, 17, 23, 27 and 28, 29, 32, 36 and 37, 40 and 41, 43 and 47, each time they appear, the words “elderly person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 57. Said section 14 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 7, the word “him” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- the older adult.

SECTION 58. Said section 14 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 21, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 59. Said section 14 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 22, the words “Elderly person” and inserting in place thereof the following words: - Older adult.

SECTION 60. Said section 14 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 50 and 51, the words “elderly persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 61. Section 15 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 9 and 10, 21, 30 and 49, each time they appear, the words “elderly person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 62. Section 16 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words “elderly persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 63. Said section 16 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “the elderly” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 64. Said section 16 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 7, the word “elderly” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 65. Said section 16 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 12 and 41, each time they appear, the words “elderly person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 66. Said section 16 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 29 and 30, the words “elderly person’s” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adult’s.

SECTION 67. Said section 16 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 34, the word “elders” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 68. Section 17 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 7, each time they appear, the words “elderly person” and inserting in the place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 69. Said section 17 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, the words “his or her” and inserting in the place thereof the following words:- the elderly person’s.

SECTION 70. Section 18 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 5, 8, 12 and 13, 16 and 17, and in line 23, each time they appear, the words “elderly person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 71. Said section 18 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 7 and 14, each time they appear, the words “elderly person’s” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adult’s.

SECTION 72. Said section 18 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 39, the words “elderly persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 73. Section 19 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1 and 6, each time they appear, the words “elderly person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 74. Section 20 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2, 5, 10, 12, 14 to 17, inclusive, 19, 21, 27 and 28, 32, 39, 43, 48 and 49, 50, 52, 53, 58, 60 and 61, 68 and 70, each time they appear, the words “elderly person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 75. Said section 20 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 70, the words “his or her” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the older adult’s.

SECTION 76. Section 21 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, 7 and 20, each time they appear, the words “elderly person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 77. Said section 21 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 20, the word “his” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- such older adult’s.

SECTION 78. Said section 21 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 23, the word “his” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- the.

SECTION 79. Section 22 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “elderly persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 80. Said section 22 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 5, 9, 10, 11 and 14, each time they appear, the words “elderly person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 81. Said section 22 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 12, the words “he or she” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- such elderly person.

SECTION 82. Section 37 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2, 6, 11, 50 and 61, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence. 

SECTION 83. Said section 37 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, 7 and 51, each time they appear, the words “elderly persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 84. Said section 37 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 7 and 8, 10, 13 and 14, 19 and 23, and in lines 27 and 28, each time they appear, the words “the elderly” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 85. Said section 37 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 61 and 62, each time it appears, the word “he” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- the secretary.

SECTION 86. Section 38 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 87. Said section 38 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 3, the word “elders” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 88. Said section 38 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 5, the word “his” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- such person’s.

SECTION 89. Section 39 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 49, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 90. Said section 39 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 116, the words “his or her” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- their.

SECTION 91. Section 40 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 7, the words “elder affairs or his” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence or a.

SECTION 92. Said section 40 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “senior citizens” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 93. Said section 40 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 47, the words “disabled enrollees’ drug utilization pattern” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- drug utilization pattern of enrollees with disabilities.

SECTION 94. Said section 40 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 49 and 50, the words “disabled individuals” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- individuals with disabilities.

SECTION 95. Section 42 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 96. Section 43 of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, “elders” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 97. Section 1 of chapter 19D of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 25, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.             

SECTION 98. Section 2 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 12, the word “his” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the resident’s.

SECTION 99. Section 9 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 10, 24, 32, 34, 41, and 43, each time it appears, the word “his” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- the resident’s.

SECTION 100. Said section 9 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 15, the words “her or his choice” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the resident’s own choosing.

SECTION 101. Section 13 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1 and 27, each time it appears, the word “elderly” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 102. Said section 13 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 7 and 16, each time they appear, the words “his or her” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- the resident’s.

SECTION 103. Said section 13 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 31 and 32, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 104. Section 14 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 14, the words “the elderly and disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults and persons with disabilities.

SECTION 105. Section 16 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the words “handicapped accessibility” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- accessibility for adults with disabilities.

SECTION 106. Said section 16 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 21, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 107. Section 17 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3, 4, 6 and 10, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 108. Said section 17 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 6 and 8, each time it appears, the word “his” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- a.

SECTION 109. Section 13A of chapter 22 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the words “elder affairs or his” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence or a.

SECTION 110. Section 2MMMM of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 7, 9 and 10, 11 and 12, 15, 26 and 27 and 36, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 111. Said section 2MMMM of said chapter 29, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 17, the word “elders” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 112. Section 2FFFFF of said chapter 29, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 113. Section 2AAAAAA of said chapter 29, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 8, 12, 15 and 34, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 114. Section 3 of chapter 38 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 23, the words “elder person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adult.

SECTION 115. Section 8B of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 6, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 116. Said section 8B of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 11, the words “elderly persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 117. Section 9 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 70, the words “elderly housing” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- housing for older adults.

SECTION 118. Said section 9 of said chapter 40A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 72, the word “elderly” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 119. Section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 315, the words “the elderly and the handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- older adults and persons with disabilities.

SECTION 120. Section 76 of chapter 93 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 186, 201, 204, 210, 217, 232 and 235, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 121. Section 2 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 122. Section 3 of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 10, the words “elder affairs or his” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence or a.

SECTION 123. Section 4O of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 25, the words “elderly affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 124. Section 25B of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 127, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 125. Section 25C of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 140 and 187, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 126. Section 25C½ of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 46, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 127. Section 64B of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 15 and 16, each time they appear, the words “the elderly” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- older adults.

SECTION 128. Section 64M of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 21, the words “elder affairs or his” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence or a.

SECTION 129. Subsection (q) of section 71 of said chapter 111, as appearing in section 12 of chapter 197 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by striking out the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.             

SECTION 130. Section 72N of said chapter 111, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 46, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 131. Section 72W of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 10 and 11, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 132. Subsection (a) of section 72FF of said chapter 111, as appearing in section 17 of chapter 197 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by striking out the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 133. Section 224 of said chapter 111, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 134. Section 1 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 7, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 135. Section 2 of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 136. Section 7 of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 137. Section 9 of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 53 and 54, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 138. Section 9D of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4, 197, 206, 209, 242, 269, 283, 285 and 289, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 139. Section 9E of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 19, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 140. Section 38B of chapter 121B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 141. Section 39 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 84 and 85, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 142. Section 40 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 22, 58, 69, 70 and 75, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 143. Section 4 of chapter 121H of the General Laws, as appearing in section 44 of chapter 150 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by striking out the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.             

SECTION 144. Section 148C of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 31 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2023, is hereby amended by striking out the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 145. Section 7 of chapter 167E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 78 and 84, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 146. Section 7A of said chapter 167E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 18 and 22, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 147. Section 65C of said chapter 171 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 80 and 81 and 86, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 148. Section 65C½ of said chapter 171, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 18 and 19 and 22, each time they appear, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- aging and independence.

SECTION 149. Section 5-101 of chapter 190B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 65, the words “elder affairs” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aging and independence.