Assembly Bill No. 2719 CHAPTER 202 An act to amend Section 9015 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to aging. [ Approved by Governor August 24, 2018. Filed with Secretary of State August 24, 2018. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2719, Irwin. Aging. Existing law requires the California Department of Aging to administer the federal Older Americans 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. Existing law requires the department, in allocating specified state and federal funding to older individuals, to ensure that priority consideration is given to elderly individuals identified as in greatest economic or social need. Existing law defines greatest social need for purposes of the act to mean the need caused by noneconomic factors, that include physical and mental disabilities, language barriers, cultural or social isolation, including that caused by racial and ethnic status, that restrict an individuals ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her capacity to live independently. This bill would revise this definition to include cultural or social isolation caused by sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe 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 that restrict an individuals ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her 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, gender identity, or gender expression.
Assembly Bill No. 2719 CHAPTER 202 An act to amend Section 9015 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to aging. [ Approved by Governor August 24, 2018. Filed with Secretary of State August 24, 2018. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2719, Irwin. Aging. Existing law requires the California Department of Aging to administer the federal Older Americans 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. Existing law requires the department, in allocating specified state and federal funding to older individuals, to ensure that priority consideration is given to elderly individuals identified as in greatest economic or social need. Existing law defines greatest social need for purposes of the act to mean the need caused by noneconomic factors, that include physical and mental disabilities, language barriers, cultural or social isolation, including that caused by racial and ethnic status, that restrict an individuals ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her capacity to live independently. This bill would revise this definition to include cultural or social isolation caused by sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Assembly Bill No. 2719
CHAPTER 202
An act to amend Section 9015 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to aging.
[ Approved by Governor August 24, 2018. Filed with Secretary of State August 24, 2018. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2719, Irwin. Aging.
Existing law requires the California Department of Aging to administer the federal Older Americans 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. Existing law requires the department, in allocating specified state and federal funding to older individuals, to ensure that priority consideration is given to elderly individuals identified as in greatest economic or social need. Existing law defines greatest social need for purposes of the act to mean the need caused by noneconomic factors, that include physical and mental disabilities, language barriers, cultural or social isolation, including that caused by racial and ethnic status, that restrict an individuals ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her capacity to live independently. This bill would revise this definition to include cultural or social isolation caused by sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
Existing law requires the California Department of Aging to administer the federal Older Americans 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. Existing law requires the department, in allocating specified state and federal funding to older individuals, to ensure that priority consideration is given to elderly individuals identified as in greatest economic or social need. Existing law defines greatest social need for purposes of the act to mean the need caused by noneconomic factors, that include physical and mental disabilities, language barriers, cultural or social isolation, including that caused by racial and ethnic status, that restrict an individuals ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her capacity to live independently.
This bill would revise this definition to include cultural or social isolation caused by sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
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 that restrict an individuals ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her 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, gender identity, or gender expression.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## 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 that restrict an individuals ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her 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, gender identity, or gender expression.
SECTION 1. Section 9015 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
9015. Greatest social need means the need caused by noneconomic factors that restrict an individuals ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her 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, gender identity, or gender expression.
9015. Greatest social need means the need caused by noneconomic factors that restrict an individuals ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her 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, gender identity, or gender expression.
9015. Greatest social need means the need caused by noneconomic factors that restrict an individuals ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her 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, gender identity, or gender expression.
9015. Greatest social need means the need caused by noneconomic factors that restrict an individuals ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her 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, gender identity, or gender expression.