THIRD READING

Bill No: ACR 184

Author: Bains (D), et al.

Introduced: 4/23/24

Vote: 21

SUBJECT: Older Americans Month

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST:

This resolution recognizes the month of May 2024 as Older Americans Month.

ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:

California’s spirit embraces new longevity and honors all aspects of aging. We celebrate our progress in building a state that fully includes and supports older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers.
We continue to face the most challenging issues of ageism and ableism, inequities across race and gender, loneliness, homelessness, poverty, and food insecurity head on.
It is important to acknowledge the ideal of a “California for All” that is inclusive of age, ability, race, ethnicity, language, culture, religion, immigration status, gender, sexual orientation, income, and geography.
Older adults are the fastest growing population in California, where by 2030, one in four Californians will be 60 years of age or older. Women make up the majority of California’s older and caregiver population.
The State of California, through its Master Plan for Aging, is prioritizing its older adults by elevating policies and programs that reflect the shared priorities of Californians. In 2023, these priorities included home and community care essential to our economy and our families, climate and disaster readiness, especially in the most at-risk communities, and behavioral health system modernization through the inclusion of more geriatric care, health care access and affordability for all, more dementia prevention, screening, and care, and more affordable and accessible housing, transportation, broadband internet access, and communities statewide.

This resolution recognizes the month of May 2024 as Older Americans Month.

Comments

According to the Author, “As California’s aging population grows, so do our challenges and opportunities. With a quarter of the population expected to be 60 or older by 2030, the state is confronting complex issues such as workforce, housing, long-term services and supports, caregiver supports and more. At a statewide level, we are guided by California’s Master Plan for Aging, a blueprint commissioned by the state to assist counties in preparing and supporting older adults by providing a roadmap for local leaders.

It is our collective responsibility to care for all residents of California. We must continue to invest in resources and programs that improve the quality of life for our aging population. While homelessness, housing and public safety dominate media headlines, we stand on the brink of one of the most significant demographic shifts of our lifetime. Our response demands the same attention and urgency.”

Related/Prior Legislation

SCR 104 (Nguyen, 2024) – Adopted by the Senate.

SCR 5 (Nguyen, Resolution Chapter 85, Statutes of 2023).

ACR 115 (Asm. Nguyen, Resolution Chapter 84, Statutes of 2022).

ACR 69 (Asm. Nguyen, Resolution Chapter 48, Statutes of 2021).

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

SUPPORT: (Verified 5/15/24)

None received

OPPOSITION: (Verified 5/15/24)

None received

Prepared by: Aizenia Randhawa / SFA / (916) 651-1520

5/15/24 12:16:03

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ACR 184: Older Americans Month.

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