Bill Text: CA AJR8 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Joint Resolution 8 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Older Americans Act of 1965.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-25-1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-02 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 53, Statutes of 2015. [AJR8 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AJR8-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: AJR 8	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  53
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JUNE 2, 2015
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  MAY 28, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 7, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 7, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 15, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Brown
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Liu)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen,
Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Burke,
Calderon, Chang, Chau, Ch�vez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh,
Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina
Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove,
Hadley, Harper, Holden, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine,
Linder, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez,
Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea,
Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Mark Stone,
Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2015

   Relative to the Older Americans Act of 1965.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AJR 8, Brown. Older Americans Act of 1965.
   This measure would recognize the 50th anniversary of the Older
Americans Act of 1965, affirm the Legislature's continuing support
for the goals of the act, and memorialize the United States House of
Representatives and United States Senate to reauthorize the act.



   WHEREAS, 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the
Older Americans Act of 1965; and
   WHEREAS, During the past 50 years, the implementation of the Older
Americans Act of 1965 has contributed to the economic well-being of
millions of older Americans, and has improved the quality of life for
those individuals; and
   WHEREAS, One of the key elements contributing to the successful
implementation of the Older Americans Act of 1965 has been the
establishment of an aging network composed of local area agencies on
aging, providers of congregate and home-delivered nutrition, and many
other community service providers; and
   WHEREAS, The federal Administration on Aging in the United States
Department of Health and Human Services was created by the Older
Americans Act of 1965, and has been empowered to act as an effective
advocate for the concerns and needs of older individuals; and
   WHEREAS, The Older Americans Act of 1965 serves as a model for the
development of community-based services, including services that
provide alternatives to the institutionalization of older
individuals; and
   WHEREAS, Some of the programs authorized under the Older Americans
Act of 1965 were created to address the specific concerns of those
older Americans with the greatest social and economic needs,
especially minority older Americans; and
   WHEREAS, Many services under the Older Americans Act of 1965,
including long-term care ombudsman and legal services providers, have
acted as powerful advocates for older individuals; and
   WHEREAS, The Older Americans Act of 1965 has brought together
thousands of dedicated professionals and volunteers and has provided
inspiration to those individuals; and
   WHEREAS, Services authorized under the Older Americans Act of 1965
have provided important part-time community service employment
opportunities for low-income older individuals; and
   WHEREAS, Many older individuals, and those who serve them, have
benefited greatly from the research, training, and education that
programs established under the Older Americans Act of 1965 have
provided; and
   WHEREAS, Some of the programs under the Older Americans Act of
1965 were designed to address the special needs of older Native
Americans; and
   WHEREAS, In recognition of the changing needs of a rapidly aging
society, the Older Americans Act of 1965 has been periodically
amended; and
   WHEREAS, The Older Americans Act of 1965 served as the foundation
for an effective human services policy for millions of Americans as
the United States entered the 21st century; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California and the Senate
of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature recognizes
the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Older Americans Act of
1965, and the successful implementation of that act; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Legislature applauds the many and varied
contributions at all levels of the aging network fostered by the
Older Americans Act of 1965; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature affirms support for the Older
Americans Act of 1965, and the primary goals of that act of providing
services to maintain the dignity of older Californians, and
promoting the independence of those individuals; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature memorializes the United States
House of Representatives and the United States Senate to reauthorize
the Older Americans Act of 1965 forthwith, with adequate funding to
reflect the growing populations of Americans who benefit from the act'
s programs and services; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United
States, to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,
to the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, and to each
Senator and Representative from the State of California in the
Congress of the United States.