BILL NUMBER: AB 1737INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Carter FEBRUARY 16, 2012 An act to amend Section 9015 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to aging. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1737, as introduced, Carter. Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act. Existing law requires the California Department of Aging to administer the federal Older American's Act in California and the Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act, and imposes various functions and duties on the department with respect to the administration and development of programs for older individuals. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to those provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 9015 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read: 9015. "Greatest social need" means the need caused by noneconomic factors,thatwhich include physical and mental disabilities, language barriers, cultural or social isolation, including that caused by racial and ethnic status (for example, Black, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian American), that restrict an individual's ability to perform normal daily tasks orthatthreaten his or her capacity to live independently.