![[photo, 301 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/15dgs/images/1198-1-690.jpg)
c/o Office of Secretary, Department of Aging
301 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland, March 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Appointed by Senate President: Michael G. Lenett
Appointed by House Speaker: Nicholaus R. Kipke
Appointed by Secretary of Aging: Nguyen Minh Chau; Eugene W. Grant; Theresa M. Grant; Hank Greenberg; Teresa Jeter-Cutting; Carol Lienhard; Matthew K. McNabney, M.D.; Ted Myerson; Mary Pivawer; Mark Schulz.
Ex officio: Samuel Colgain III, designee of Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene; Caroline Varney-Alvarado, designee of Secretary of Housing & Community Development; Linda C. Janey, J.D., designee of Secretary of Planning; Jan M. Bryant, designee of Secretary of Transportation.
Staff: Stephanie A. Hull
The Statewide Empowerment Zones for Seniors Commission was authorized October 1, 2007 (Chapter 511, Acts of 2007). The Commission was to recommend a plan to develop an Empowerment Zones for Seniors Program in Maryland. The Program would bring seniors together in retirement communities that provide an array of housing, social, medical and transportation services. The Commission made recommendations on financial and regulatory incentives for local communities that develop a qualifying Empowerment Zone for Seniors Plan. The Plan must serve the needs of a community of seniors who have chosen to remain in their own homes and communities rather than in institutions. It should provide affordable housing and transportation, and encourage community activities. Such a plan must be developed and implemented jointly by State and local governments, local businesses, and seniors.
The Commission submitted an interim report to the Governor and General Assembly on January 1, 2008, and its final report on July 1, 2009. Authorization for the Commissions ended on September 30, 2009.
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