Bill Text: CA SCR32 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Senior Volunteer Month.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-4)

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-23 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 21, Statutes of 2011. [SCR32 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SCR32-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 32	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  21
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  MAY 23, 2011
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  APRIL 28, 2011
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 19, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Correa
   (Coauthors: Senators Harman, Pavley, Runner, Simitian, Strickland,
Vargas, Wolk, and Wright)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Ammiano, Beall, Hall, Huffman, Lara,
Mansoor, and Portantino)

                        APRIL 4, 2011

   Relative to Senior Volunteer Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 32, Correa. Senior Volunteer Month.
   This measure would declare May 2011 and each May thereafter as
"Senior Volunteer Month" to honor the contributions of California's
senior volunteers.



   WHEREAS, Each May, Americans observe Older Americans Month and
celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of older Americans;
and
   WHEREAS, Many local governments have proclaimed May to be Older
Americans Month; and
   WHEREAS, Senior volunteers serve congregate and home-delivered
meals, engage in assisted senior activities, work for the prevention
of elder abuse, and provide health care counseling, legal assistance,
and transportation; and
   WHEREAS, Volunteer work is performed for Alzheimer's patients,
grandchildren, community organizations, schools, churches, hospitals,
and many other nonprofit organizations; and
   WHEREAS, In 1999, a national survey showed senior citizens'
volunteer work hours totaled approximately 5.5 billion hours a year
at an estimated value of $71.2 billion. Forty-five percent of seniors
reported volunteering in neighborhoods, 54 percent of senior
volunteers were either full- or part-time employed, and 45 percent of
retired seniors volunteered four or more hours weekly. Eighty-one
percent of those individuals over 75 years of age volunteer when
asked; and
   WHEREAS, Many local governments, nonprofit organizations, and
senior centers recognize senior volunteers once a year by providing
honorary certificates; and
   WHEREAS, Many senior volunteers are in better health and live
longer due to advancements in medical science; and
   WHEREAS, A major motivator for senior volunteers is their desire
to give back to society financially or socially; and
   WHEREAS, The 2005 White House Conference on Aging resolved to
"develop a national strategy for promoting new and meaningful
volunteer activities and civil engagements for current and future
seniors" because volunteerism is very important to the fabric of
American society; and
   WHEREAS, The 2005 White House Conference on Aging resolved to
"reauthorize the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand
opportunities for volunteer and civic engagement activities" because
volunteerism greatly assists many nonprofit organizations; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares May 2011 and each
May thereafter as "Senior Volunteer Month" to honor the contributions
of California's senior volunteers; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.