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2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 7 - Homeless Youth Act of 2018 › Section 8260.

8260. The following definitions apply for purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Act” means the Homeless Youth Act of 2018 enacted by this chapter.
(b) “Continuum of care” has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) “Council” means the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, formerly known as the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council as described in Section 8257.
(d) “Homeless youth” means an unaccompanied youth between 12 and 24 years of age, inclusive, who is experiencing homelessness, as defined in subsection (2) of Section 725 of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2)). “Homeless youth” includes unaccompanied youth who are pregnant or parenting.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 398, Sec. 6. (AB 1220) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Homeless Domestic Violence Survivors and Homelessness Data Systems › Section 8262.

8262. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Research has found that women and men who experienced food and housing insecurity in the past 12 months reported a significantly higher 12-month prevalence of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner compared to women and men who did not experience food and housing insecurity.
(b) In a California study, women who experienced interpersonal violence in the last year had almost four times the odds of reporting housing instability than women who did not experience interpersonal violence.
(c) Research indicates that upward of 57 percent of all homeless women report that domestic violence was the immediate cause of their homelessness. Additionally, 38 percent of all survivors of domestic violence become homeless at some point in their lives.
(d) A survivor of domestic violence will often leave the person causing harm multiple times before finally escaping the violence, therefore experiencing multiple periods of homelessness.
(e) The violence and experience of homelessness not only impacts the adult survivors of domestic violence, but also their children. Among mothers with children experiencing homelessness, more than 80 percent had previously experienced domestic violence.
(f) The state’s Homeless Data Integration System (HDIS) shows that in 2020, 33,686 Californians experiencing homelessness were victims of domestic violence, and that women, transgender, and gender nonconforming people were 43 percent of those experiencing homelessness.
(g) Unaccompanied women are individuals who identify as women, 18 years of age and older, who are experiencing homelessness while not in the company of children or other dependents.
(h) Unaccompanied women constitute 29 percent, or nearly one in three of all adult individuals experiencing homelessness in the United States, for a total of 120,015 women, constituting over one-half of all unhoused women nationally, according to Point-in-Time data summarized in the 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR).
(i) California has the single largest population of women experiencing homelessness in the nation. According to HDIS, 102,112 women experienced homelessness in California in 2020. According to the 2020 AHAR, 53,505 women were experiencing homelessness as individuals in California. Unaccompanied women constitute one in three of all unhoused Californians, and 40 percent of individuals experiencing homelessness.
(j) Unaccompanied women endure high rates of first-time homelessness, longer spells of homelessness, and higher barriers in accessing stable housing. Unaccompanied women are disproportionately women of color, particularly Black women, and they report extremely high incidence of trauma, whether physical, sexual, or psychological in nature, that is compounded by their ongoing homelessness.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 665, Sec. 2. (SB 914) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Homeless Domestic Violence Survivors and Homelessness Data Systems › Section 8263.

8263. The following definitions apply for purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Continuum of care” has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) “Victim service provider” has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) “Unaccompanied woman” means an individual who identifies as a woman who is 18 years of age or older, who is experiencing homelessness, as defined in the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11302), and who is not accompanied by children or other dependents.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 665, Sec. 2. (SB 914) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Homeless Domestic Violence Survivors and Homelessness Data Systems › Section 8264.

8264. (a) Cities, counties, and continuums of care receiving state funding to address homelessness on or after January 1, 2024, shall include families, people fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, and unaccompanied women within the vulnerable populations for whom specific system supports are developed to maintain homeless services and housing delivery.
(b) Cities, counties, and continuums of care receiving state funding to address homelessness on or after January 1, 2024, shall develop analyses and goals with victim service providers to address the specific needs of the population described in subdivision (a) with data measures not included within the Homeless Management Information System, in accordance with federal policies and all of the following guidelines:
(1) Any local landscape analysis that assesses the current number of people experiencing homelessness and existing programs that address homelessness within the jurisdiction shall incorporate aggregate data from victim service providers, along with any other data sources.
(2) The analyses and goals shall ensure the responses to family homelessness include victim service providers, as these organizations consistently provide shelter and housing responses to survivors and their children.
(3) The analyses and goals shall address the nexus of homelessness and justice-involvement, particularly for women and survivors of domestic violence.
(4) The analyses and goals shall disaggregate the number of beds provided by victim service providers in the city, county, or region served by a continuum of care.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 665, Sec. 2. (SB 914) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Homeless Domestic Violence Survivors and Homelessness Data Systems › Section 8265.

8265. For purposes of improving the quality and accuracy of data about the homeless population, both of the following shall apply:
(a) In accordance with federal policies, victim service providers shall not be expected or required to enter client-level data into the statewide Homeless Data Integration System or the Homeless Management Information System.
(b) Commencing January 1, 2024, funding provided to cities, counties, and continuums of care, consistent with authorized program uses and limitations, may be utilized to support the development and maintenance of comparable databases as described in subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 665, Sec. 2. (SB 914) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 8 - Homeless Domestic Violence Survivors and Homelessness Data Systems › Section 8266.

8266. (a) The California Interagency Council on Homelessness shall set and measure progress toward goals to prevent and end homelessness among domestic violence survivors and their children and among unaccompanied women in California by doing all of the following:
(1) Setting specific, measurable goals aimed at preventing and ending homelessness among domestic violence survivors and their children and among unaccompanied women in the state. These goals shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(A) Measurably decreasing the number of domestic violence survivors and their children and of unaccompanied women experiencing homelessness in the state.
(B) Decreasing the duration and frequency of experiences of homelessness among domestic violence survivors and their children and among unaccompanied women.
(C) Decreasing barriers to services through promoting cross-systems partnerships to expedite access to services, including social services, domestic violence services, regional center services, housing services, and mental health services.
(2) Defining outcome measures and gathering data related to the goals.
(3) (A) When funding is available, providing technical assistance to cities, counties, and continuums of care to support the development of local programs and plans that address the needs of domestic violence survivors and their children and of unaccompanied women.
(B) In addition to subparagraph (A), working with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide technical assistance to cities, counties, and continuums of care in furtherance of this section.
(b) The California Interagency Council on Homelessness shall establish initial goals, as described in subdivision (a), by January 1, 2025, and evaluate these goals at least every two years to determine whether updated goals are needed.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 665, Sec. 2. (SB 914) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9000.

9000. This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act, that reflects the policy mandates and directives of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and sets forth the state’s commitment to its older population and other populations served by the programs administered by the California Department of Aging.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9001.

9001. The Legislature hereby finds and recognizes all of the following:
(a) Older individuals constitute a fundamental resource of the state that previously has been undervalued and poorly utilized, and ways must be found to enable older individuals to apply their competence, wisdom, and experience for the benefit of all Californians.
(b) There is a continuing increase in the number of older individuals in proportion to the total population.
(c) Today, 14 percent of California’s population currently is 60 years of age and over.
(d) By the year 2010, the first influx of baby boomers will constitute 29.2 percent of California’s total population over 60 years of age. By the year 2020, baby boomers will constitute 70.2 percent of California’s total population over 60 years of age.
(e) By the year 2020, older individuals will represent 21 percent of California’s total population.
(f) While the number of persons over 60 years of age is increasing rapidly, the number of older women, minorities and persons over the age of 75 are increasing at an even greater rate.
(g) Among persons over 75 years of age, there is a higher incidence of functional disabilities.
(h) The social and health problems of the older individual are further compounded by inaccessibility to existing services and by the unavailability of a complete range of services.
(i) Services to older individuals are administered by many different agencies and departments at both the state and local level.
(j) The planning and delivery of these services is not carried out with any degree of coordination among those agencies.
(k) Enhanced coordination reduces duplication, eliminates inefficiencies, and enhances service delivery for the consumer.
(l) The ability of the constantly increasing number of aged in the state to maintain self-sufficiency and personal well-being with the dignity to which their years of labor entitle them and to realize their maximum potential as creative and productive individuals are matters of profound importance and concern for all of the people of this state.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9003.

9003. (a) If any section of this code relating to aging cannot be given effect without causing this state’s plan to be out of conformity with federal requirements, the section shall become inoperative to the extent that it is not in conformity with federal requirements.
(b) The planning, development, and implementation of changes in this division shall encourage and allow concurrent implementation and operation of a long-term care integration pilot project consistent with the intent of Article 4.05 (commencing with Section 14139.05) of Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9. In implementing changes to this division, the department shall work with the State Department of Health Services to ensure local determination and local designation of the most appropriate long-term care services agency for each Long-Term Care Integration Pilot Project site.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9004.

9004. Unless the context otherwise indicates, the definitions of the terms set forth in this chapter apply for purposes of this division.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9004.5.

9004.5. “Adult day health care” means an organized day program of therapeutic, social, and health activities and services provided pursuant to this division to elderly persons with functional impairments, either physical or mental, for the purpose of restoring or maintaining optimum capacity for self-care. When provided on a short-term basis, adult day health care serves as a transition from a health facility or home health program to personal independence. When provided on a long-term basis, adult day health care services as an option to institutionalization in long-term care facilities, when 24-hour skilled nursing care is not medically necessary or viewed as desirable by the recipient or his or her family.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9005.

9005. “Advisory council” means a specific representative body of laypersons and service providers that represent the interests of older individuals within the boundaries of a planning and service area and that is officially recognized by the area agency on aging, the commission, and the department.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9006.

9006. “Area agency on aging” means a private nonprofit or public agency designated by the department that works for the interests of older Californians within a planning and service area, and engages in community planning, coordination, and program development and, through contractual arrangements, provides a broad array of social and nutritional services.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9007.

9007. “Care or case management services” means:
(a) Client assessment, in conjunction with the development of a service plan with the participant and appropriate others, to provide for needs identified by the assessment.
(b) Authorization and arrangement for the purchase of services, or referral, with follow-up, to volunteer, informal, or third-party payer services.
(c) Service and participant monitoring to determine that services obtained were appropriate to need, adequate to meet the need, of acceptable quality, and provided in a timely manner.
(d) Followup with clients, including periodic contact and initiation of an interim assessment, if deemed necessary prior to scheduled reassessment.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9008.

9008. “Commission” means the California Commission on Aging.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9009.

9009. (a) “Elder Economic Security Standard Index” means an index, available on the Internet, that quantifies the costs in the private market for meeting the basic needs of elders, including, but not limited to, the costs of essential household items, food, health care, shelter, transportation, and utilities.
(b) The Elder Economic Security Standard Index is updated biennially by the University of California, Los Angeles Center for Health Policy Research, using publicly available data sources on the costs to live in each county of the state.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 668, Sec. 3. (AB 138) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9010.

9010. “Comprehensive and coordinated system” means a program of interrelated social and nutrition services designed to meet the needs of older individuals in a planning and service area.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9011.

9011. “Department” means the California Department of Aging.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9012.

9012. “Director” means the Director of the California Department of Aging.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9013.

9013. “Frail elderly” means a person having those chronic physical or mental limitations that restrict individual ability to carry out normal activities of daily living and that threaten an individual’s capacity to live an independent life.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9014.

9014. “Greatest economic need” means the need resulting from an income level at or below the poverty threshold established by the Bureau of the Census.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9015.

9015. “Greatest social need” means the need caused by noneconomic factors that restrict an individual’s ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten an individual’s capacity to live independently. These factors include physical or mental disability, language barriers, and cultural or social isolation caused by, among other things, racial and ethnic status, sexual orientation, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status, gender identity, or gender expression.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 132, Sec. 1. (SB 258) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9016.

9016. “Long-term care” means a coordinated continuum of preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, supportive, and maintenance services that address the health, social, and personal needs of individuals who have restricted self-care capabilities. Services shall be designed to recognize the positive capabilities of the individual and maximize the potential for the optimum level of physical, social, and mental well-being in the least restrictive environment. Emphasis shall be placed on seeking services alternatives to institutionalization. Services may be provided by formal or informal support systems, and may be continuous or intermittent. “Long-term care” may include licensed nursing facility, adult residential care, residential facility for the elderly, private duty nursing, or home- and community-based services.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 242, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9017.

9017. “Older Americans Act” means Chapter 35 (commencing with Section 3001) of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9018.

9018. “Older individual” or “elderly” means a person 60 years of age or older, except where this provision is inconsistent with federal requirements.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9019.

9019. “Personal and community support networks” means families, friends, neighbors, church groups and community organizations to which the elderly turn naturally to for assistance.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9020.

9020. “Planning and service area” means an area specified by the department as directed by the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9021.

9021. “Preventive services” means services that avoid dependency and assist older persons in maintaining their good health, well-being, and growth.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9022.

9022. “Supportive services” means services that maintain individuals in home environments and avoid institutional care.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9023.

9023. “Systems of home and community based services” means an integrated continuum of service options available locally to older individuals and functionally impaired adults, through programs administered by the department who seek to maximize self-care and independent living in the home or homelike environment.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9100.

9100. (a) There is in the California Health and Human Services Agency, the California Department of Aging.
(b) The department’s mission shall be to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or least restrictive homelike environments.
(c) (1) In fulfilling its mission, the department shall develop minimum standards for service delivery to ensure that its programs meet consumer needs, operate in a cost-effective manner, and preserve the independence and dignity of aging Californians. In accomplishing its mission, the department shall consider available data and population trends in developing programs and policies, collaborate with area agencies on aging, the commission, and other state and local agencies, and consider the views of advocates, consumers and their families, and service providers.
(2) The department shall report the Elder Economic Security Standard Index data for each service area in its state plan and use it as a reference when making decisions about allocating its existing resources, but only if the Elder Economic Security Standard Index is updated and made available to the department, and if the available public data used to calculate each Elder Economic Security Standard Index data element is calculated and updated for each California county and made available to the department in a format that displays each county’s specific data.
(d) The minimum standards for the department programs shall ensure that the system meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Have the flexibility to respond to the needs of individuals and their families and caregivers.
(2) Provide for consumer choice and self-determination.
(3) Enable consumers to be involved in designing and monitoring the system.
(4) Be equally accessible to diverse populations regardless of income, consistent with state and federal law.
(5) Have consistent statewide policy, with local control and implementation.
(6) Include preventive services and home- and community-based support.
(7) Have cost containment and fiscal incentives consistent with the delivery of appropriate services at the appropriate level.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 668, Sec. 4. (AB 138) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9101.

9101. (a) The department shall consist of a director, and any staff as may be necessary for proper administration.
(b) The department shall maintain its main office in Sacramento.
(c) The Governor, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint the director. The Governor shall consider, but not be limited to, recommendations from the commission.
(d) The director shall have the powers of a head of a department pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and shall receive the salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(e) The director shall do all of the following:
(1) Be responsible for the management of the department and achievement of its statewide goals.
(2) Assist the commission in carrying out its mandated duties and responsibilities in accordance with Section 9202.
(f) The Secretary of California Health and Human Services shall ensure effective coordination among departments of the agency in carrying out the mandates of this division. For this purpose, the secretary shall regularly convene meetings concerning services to older individuals that shall include, but not be limited to, the State Department of Health Care Services, the State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Public Health, and the department.
(g) The Secretary of California Health and Human Services shall also encourage other state entities that have other programs for older individuals to actively participate in periodic joint meetings for the joint purpose of coordinating service activities. These entities shall include, but not be limited to, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Parks and Recreation in the Natural Resources Agency, the Transportation Agency, the California Arts Council, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 536. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9101.1.

9101.1. In developing the Master Plan for Aging pursuant to Executive Order N-14-19, the Secretary of California Health and Human Services shall consider applying, on behalf of the State of California, to join the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 820, Sec. 3. (AB 1118) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9101.5.

9101.5. (a) (1) The University of California is requested to compile the following information:
(A) A survey of existing resources throughout California’s governmental and administrative structure that are available to address the needs of an aging society. The survey shall include, but not be limited to, a commentary on existing gaps in these resources, and projections for gaps that may occur, based on existing and future demographic trends. The survey required by this subparagraph shall be submitted to the Legislature and the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency by no later than January 1, 2001. The survey shall avoid any duplication with the implementation of the report on long-term care programs required by Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 100145) of Part 1 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code.
(B) A composite demographic profile of California. The University of California shall commence the profile required by this subparagraph by January 1, 2001, and shall complete the profile no later than January 1, 2002.
(C) The development of a plan for a longitudinal data base of Californians. The University of California shall commence the development of the plan for a data base required by this subparagraph by January 1, 2002.
(D) Findings and recommendations, and steps for their implementation.
(2) This subdivision shall not apply to the University of California unless the Regents of the University of California, by resolution, make these provisions applicable.
(b) Based upon the findings, recommendations, and data presented by the University of California, as specified in subdivision (a), the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency shall, with the consultation or advise of the California Commission on Aging, the California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics, consumer groups, and other interested parties, develop a statewide strategic plan for California to address the impending demographic, economic, and social changes triggered by California’s aging and diversifying society. The secretary shall submit the completed plan to the Legislature for consideration by July 1, 2003. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department hold public hearings on the reports.
(c) The plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be periodically updated.
(d) The sum of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the University of California if the University of California conducts the survey of existing resources required by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 948, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9103.

9103. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Recent studies have shown that lifelong experiences of marginalization place lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) seniors at high risk for isolation, poverty, homelessness, and premature institutionalization. Moreover, many LGBT seniors are members of multiple underrepresented groups, and as a result, are doubly marginalized. Due to these factors, many LGBT seniors avoid accessing elder programs and services, even when their health, safety, and security depend on it.
(b) LGBT seniors often lack social and family support networks available to non-LGBT seniors. They may face particular health risks, as disease prevention strategies often ignore LGBT seniors, and HIV and AIDS drug trials generally do not include older participants.
(c) LGBT seniors are denied many vital financial benefits provided to heterosexual married couples. For example, surviving same-sex partners are denied the social security benefits that married couples are provided, and may face heavy taxes on the transfer of assets upon the death of a partner. Moreover, even under California law, LGBT seniors are denied equal long-term care insurance protections. This costs LGBT seniors hundreds of millions of dollars each year in lost benefits.
(d) The number of people 65 years of age and older in California is estimated to double to 6.5 million by the year 2020, thereby increasing the number of LGBT seniors who are receiving inadequate services.
(e) Ensuring that the needs of LGBT seniors as well as other underrepresented groups are adequately assessed during the planning and development of programs and services will increase access to the programs administered by the California Department of Aging and the area agencies on aging.
(f) California leads the nation in the protections it affords to LGBT persons. As the failure to meet the needs of LGBT seniors is a problem of national scope, including LGBT seniors and other underrepresented groups in need of assessment and area plan process will help the state to be a model for change in other states and at the federal level.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 245. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9103.1.

9103.1. (a) The department shall ensure all older adults have equal access to programs and services provided through the Older Americans Act and under this division in each planning and services area, regardless of physical or mental disabilities, language barriers, cultural or social isolation, including that caused by actual or perceived racial and ethnic status, including, but not limited to, African-American, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian American, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, or any other basis set forth in Section 12921 of the Government Code, or by association with a person or persons with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, that restrict an individual’s ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her capacity to live independently.
(b) This section is not intended to increase General Fund obligations for programs administered by area agencies on aging.
(c) The department shall require that each area agency on aging include the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender seniors in their needs assessment and area plans.
(d) The department shall provide technical assistance to the area agencies on aging regarding the unique needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender seniors.
(e) The department may adopt regulations to implement this section. If the department determines that adopting regulations is necessary, it shall do so only after consultation with the area agencies on aging and the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 829, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9104.

9104. (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds for this purpose in the annual Budget Act, the California Department of Aging shall administer the Access to Technology Program for older adults and adults with disabilities, a pilot program to connect older adults and adults with disabilities to technology to help reduce isolation, increase connections, and enhance self-confidence.
(1) Funds appropriated for this program shall be provided to county human services departments that opt to participate in the pilot program.
(2) Grant amounts to counties shall be provided based on county size and whether the county is rural, urban, or suburban. The grant amounts for each county size and type shall be developed by the department in consultation with the County Welfare Directors Association.
(b) Allowable uses of the funds provided to counties that receive grant funding through the program include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Providing technology, which may include, but is not limited to, laptops, tablets, and smartphones, to older adults and adults with disabilities.
(2) Arranging for reliable internet access to older adults and adults with disabilities.
(3) Developing or arranging for education and training for older adults and adults with disabilities on the use of technology.
(4) Conducting outreach about the program.
(5) Administration of the program, including data collection and reporting.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that counties that opt into the pilot program describe how they intend to leverage existing programs, if applicable, that provide one or more of the services listed in subdivision (b) in order to provide maximum benefit to the greatest number of residents.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 19. (AB 135) Effective July 16, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9105.

9105. The department may adopt and promulgate regulations for the purpose of carrying out this division.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9105.1.

9105.1. The department, in partnership with the area agencies on aging, the Department of Rehabilitation, any independent living centers, any contractor selected to implement the federal Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-394), and any organization that serves seniors and persons with disabilities, may develop and provide consumer advice regarding home modification for seniors and persons with disabilities.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 726, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9106.

9106. (a) The department shall administer the administrative cost limitation, as defined in applicable federal law or regulation on a statewide basis. This allocation shall be based on notices of grant award. The formula to be used for the allocation of those funds shall be as follows:
(1) Each planning and service area shall receive a base allocation of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(2) The remainder of the funds available up to the statewide limitation shall be distributed to area agencies on aging on the basis of the number of persons over the age of 60 years per planning and service area.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that in the event that an area agency on aging chooses to use other sources of funds for the administration of its area plan, the federal money made available to that area agency on aging for administration shall be used for the provision of direct services within its planning and service area.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9107.

9107. The department may accept gifts and grants from any source, public or private, to assist it in the performance of its functions, and these gifts and grants shall operate to augment any appropriation made for the support of the department.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9108.

9108. In addition to any nutrition programs conducted under the McCarthy-Kennick Nutrition Program for the Elderly Act of 1972 (Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 18325) of Part 6 of Division 9), the department, with the approval of the Department of Finance, may make funds available from Section 17 of Chapter 157 of the Statutes of 1976 and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9200) to other nutrition projects serving the needs of individuals aged 60 or over and their spouses provided by public or private nonprofit persons or agencies upon such terms and conditions as the department specifies.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9109.

9109. The department shall, in consultation with nutrition site directors and area agencies on aging, develop policies and guidelines for senior nutrition sites that ensure food safety and that maximize the use of leftover meals and food products. The guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, senior education programs on good nutrition and handling, storage of leftover foods, and reviewing current nutrition site reservation procedures.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9110.

9110. (a) The department may make available state funds to fund senior nutrition programs that complement programs implemented pursuant to Title III of the federal Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3021).
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9111.

9111. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a great disparity in the method by which the federal Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3001, et seq.) and General Fund moneys are distributed to the 33 area agencies on aging in this state.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to correct these inequities in funding for nutrition and social service programs. It is further the intent of the Legislature that correction of these inequities be accomplished with minimal disruption to existing program services.
(c) The department, in consultation with the commission, the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council of California, the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and representatives of provider groups, shall review the existing intrastate funding formula, established pursuant to Section 9112, for the allocation of state and federal funds provided for programs under Title III of the federal Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3021 et seq.). The department shall update the formula in accordance with federal regulations and shall submit a report thereon to the chairperson of the fiscal committee of each house of the Legislature and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, no later than December 1, 1986. Changes to the intrastate funding formula may only be made by the Legislature.
(d) The department and commission shall hold hearings and present alternative criteria for public input relative to the funding formula provided for under subdivision (a).
(e) The department, based upon analysis and testimony provided for pursuant to subdivision (d), and information provided by the public, shall develop an implementation plan with cost factors to achieve parity amongst the area agencies on aging in California.
(f) The department shall ensure that priority consideration shall be given to criteria that reflect the state’s intent to target services to those in greatest economic or social need, including, but not limited to, the low-income, non-English speaking, minority, and frail elderly.
(g) The department shall report to the Legislature on the activities provided for in this section no later than December 1, 1986.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9113.

9113. Area agencies on aging shall maintain in effect contracts funded from appropriations made by the Budget Act of 2000 for community-based service program expansion until July 1, 2004.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 108, Sec. 23. Effective July 10, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT › CHAPTER 2 - California Department of Aging › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9114.

9114. The department may, where necessary to ensure the continued provision of services or program operation, advance available state funds to an area agency on aging in an amount up to one-sixth of the annual state and federal allocation to the area agency on aging.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)