BILL NUMBER: ACR 111	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Huffman
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Berg)

                        MARCH 3, 2008

   Relative to Senior Volunteer Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 111, as introduced, Huffman. Senior Volunteer Month.
   This measure would recognize the month of May 2008 as Senior
Volunteer Month to honor the contributions of California 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 as Older
Americans Month; and
   WHEREAS, Senior volunteers serve congregate and home delivered
meals, engage in assisted senior center 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 disease
patients, grandchildren, community organizations, schools, churches,
hospitals, and many other nonprofit organizations; and
   WHEREAS, A 1999 national survey showed senior citizen volunteer
work hours totaled approximately 5.5 billion hours per year for a
$71.2 billion dollar value; and
   WHEREAS, Of the senior citizens surveyed in the 1999 national
survey, 45 percent reported volunteering in neighborhoods, 54 percent
reported either full or part time employment, 45 percent of the
retired seniors reported volunteering four or more hours per week,
and 81 percent of those over 75 years of age reported volunteering
when asked; and
   WHEREAS, The 2005 White House Conference on Aging resolved to
reauthorize the National and Community Service Act to expand
opportunities for volunteer and civil 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 of the State of California
recognizes May 2008 as Senior Volunteer Month to honor the
contributions of California senior volunteers; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.