a. Conduct at least one public hearing;

b. Consult and cooperate with:

(1) Officials of departments and agencies of the State and of the counties and municipalities of this State having duties and responsibilities concerning senior citizens;

(2) Officials and representatives of the Federal Government, of neighboring states, and of interstate agencies on problems affecting the senior citizens of this State;

(3) Officials, practitioners, and representatives in the fields of health, medicine, and the social sciences;

(4) Persons, organizations, and groups, public or private, interested in or concerned with the senior citizens of the State; and

c. Request and receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other agency of the State, or any political subdivision or public authority thereof, such assistance and data as may be necessary to enable the division to carry out its responsibilities under this act.

L.1975, c. 36, s. 4, eff. March 13, 1975.