BILL NUMBER: SCR 74	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 28, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Correa

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2010

   Relative to senior volunteers.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 74, as amended, Correa. Senior Volunteer Month.
   This measure would declare May 2010 to be "Senior Volunteer Month"
to honor the contributions of California's senior volunteers.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Each May, Americans observe Older Americans Month and
celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of older Americans;
and
   WHEREAS, Many local governments have proclaimed May to be Older
Americans Month; and
   WHEREAS, Senior volunteers serve congregate and home-delivered
meals, engage in assisted senior activities, work for the prevention
of elder abuse, and provide health care counseling, legal assistance,
and transportation; and
   WHEREAS, Volunteer work is performed for Alzheimer's patients,
grandchildren, community organizations, schools, churches, hospitals,
and many other nonprofit organizations; and
   WHEREAS, A national survey in 1999 showed senior citizens'
volunteer work hours totaled approximately 5.5 billion hours a year
at an estimated value of $71.2 billion. Forty-five percent of seniors
reported volunteering in neighborhoods, 54 percent of senior
volunteers were either full- or part-time employed, and 45 percent of
retired seniors volunteered four or more hours weekly. Eighty-one
percent of those  individuals  over 75 years of age
volunteer when asked; and
   WHEREAS, Many local governments, nonprofit organizations, and
senior centers recognize senior volunteers once a year by providing
honorary certificates; and
   WHEREAS, Many senior volunteers are in better health and live
longer due to advancements in medical science; and
   WHEREAS, A major motivator for senior volunteers is their desire
to give back to society financially or socially; and
   WHEREAS, The 2005 White House Conference on Aging resolved to
"develop a national strategy for promoting new and meaningful
volunteer activities and civil engagements for current and future
seniors" because volunteerism is very important to the fabric of
American society; and
   WHEREAS, The 2005 White House Conference on Aging resolved to
"reauthorize the National  And   and 
Community Service Act  of 1990  to expand opportunities for
volunteer and civic engagement activities" because volunteerism
greatly assists many nonprofit organizations; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares May 2010 to be
"Senior Volunteer Month" to honor the contributions of California's
senior volunteers; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.