THIRD READING

Bill No: ACR 11

Author: Wicks (D), et al.

Introduced: 2/6/23

Vote: 21

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 71-0, 2/17/23 (Consent) - See last page for vote

SUBJECT: National Caregivers Day

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST:

This resolution recognizes February 17, 2023, as National Caregivers Day in California.

ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:

Professional caregivers, who number nearly 4,600,000 in the United States, and family caregivers who are estimated at 53,000,000 by the American Association of Retired Persons, are lifelines to millions of Americans who need assistance with medical, personal, and end-of-life care.
The home care industry is also among the fastest growing health care industries in our state and nation that is projected to grow at a breathtaking pace through 2031.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the home health care sector will grow by 21 percent, adding 711,700 jobs each year on average over the next eight years.
Caregiving is the ultimate form of love and respect. Our state and the nation should acknowledge the important role of caregivers in fulfilling an individual’s desire to remain at home and demonstrate our support and gratitude to these caregivers.
National Caregivers Day was first observed on February 19, 2016, and is annually observed on the third Friday in February.

This resolution recognizes February 17, 2023, as National Caregivers Day in California to recognize caregivers across the United States whose compassionate care enables millions of Americans who are aging or who have a disability to remain as independent as possible in their own homes.

Related/Prior Legislation

The following are the most recent measures recognizing National Caregivers Day:

ACR 28 (Calderon, Resolution Chapter 12, Statutes of 2021).
ACR 176 (Reyes, Resolution Chapter 28, Statutes of 2020).
ACR 171 (Eggman, Resolution Chapter 28, Statutes of 2018).

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 3/8/23)

ALS Association

California Hospice and Palliative Care Association

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

OPPOSITION: (Verified 3/8/23)

None received

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 71-0, 2/17/23

AYES: Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Alanis, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner Horvath, Bonta, Bryan, Juan Carrillo, Wendy Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Connolly, Megan Dahle, Davies, Dixon, Essayli, Flora, Mike Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Gipson, Haney, Hart, Holden, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Lee, Low, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mathis, McCarty, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Stephanie Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Joe Patterson, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Santiago, Schiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Ward, Weber, Wilson, Wood, Zbur, Rendon

NO VOTE RECORDED: Alvarez, Arambula, Calderon, Vince Fong, Garcia, Grayson, Jim Patterson, Pellerin, Wicks

Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520

3/8/23 9:01:56

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ACR 11: National Caregivers Day.

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