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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair

                                          SB 529 (Correa)
          
          Hearing Date: 1/19/12           Amended: 1/12/12
          Consultant: Jennifer Douglas    Policy Vote: Human Services 5-0
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          BILL SUMMARY: SB 529 would require the California Health and 
          Human Services Agency in cooperation with the University of 
          California to update the "Strategic Plan for an Aging California 
          Population."  This bill requires the plan to be updated by 
          January 1, 2014, and periodically thereafter.  
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2012-13      2013-14       2014-15     Fund
           Update and expand      $100 to $300                     Private
            existing plan        
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          STAFF COMMENTS: SUSPENSE FILE.  AS PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED.
          
          Existing law (Welfare and Institution Code 9101.5) required the 
          California Health and Human Services Agency to prepare a Long 
          Range Strategic Plan on Aging and to consult the California 
          Commission on Aging and the California Council on Gerontology 
          and Geriatrics in its development.  The legislation (Ch. 948, 
          Stats. 1999) appropriated $125,000 in funding to the University 
          of California to support the initial plan development by 
          providing information and analysis.  Total costs were estimated 
          to be up to $400,000.  The report was released in 2003 and set 
          forth almost 600 policy and action recommendations, including 
          the areas of: Transportation; Housing and Assisted Living; 
          Health and Long Term Care; and Infrastructure.

          SB 529 requires the plan to be updated by January 1, 2014, and 
          periodically thereafter.  A preliminary estimate suggests the 
          cost to update the plan may range from $100,000 to $300,000.  
          The cost of updating the plan periodically in the future will 
          vary from minor to significant based on the frequency of the 
          updates, changes in policy and the availability of current data.









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          Proposed author amendments would delete the University of 
          California from the provisions of the bill and require that no 
          state funds be appropriated to update existing long-term care 
          strategic plans.  Affected state agencies and departments would 
          not be required to undertake any tasks required in SB 529 unless 
          they receive federal or private funds.