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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 1744
          Author:   Brown (D), et al.
          Amended:  8/21/14 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE  :  4-0, 6/24/14
          AYES:  Beall, DeSaulnier, Liu, Wyland
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Berryhill

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  5-0, 8/14/14
          AYES:  De Le�n, Hill, Lara, Padilla, Steinberg
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Walters, Gaines

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  76-0, 5/29/14 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT :    California Department of Aging

           SOURCE  :     AARP California
                      California Caregiver Resource Centers


           DIGEST :    This bill, until January 1, 2018, requires the  
          California Department of Aging (CDA) to establish a blue-ribbon  
          task force comprised of at least 13 members, as specified, to  
          make legislative recommendations to improve services for unpaid  
          and family caregivers in California if CDA receives sufficient  
          non-state funds from private sources to implement these  
          provisions.  This bill requires the task force to prepare a  
          report of its findings and recommendations and provide it to the  
          Legislature on or before July 1, 2017, and makes related  
          findings and declarations.
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           Senate Floor Amendments  of 8/21/14 make a technical change and  
          include uncodified language providing a title for this bill and  
          stating legislative findings.

           ANALYSIS  :    

          Existing law:

          1. Establishes the Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act, which  
             reflects the policy mandates and directives of the Older  
             Americans Act of 1965, and sets forth the state's commitment  
             to its older population and other populations served by the  
             programs administered by CDA. 

          2. Establishes the California Commission on Aging (Commission),  
             with 25 appointees, as designated, and staggered three-year  
             terms, and tasks the Commission with duties, as specified. 

          This bill

          1.States this bill shall be known, and may be cited, as the  
            California Caregiver Act of 2014.

          2.Requires the CDA to establish a task force if it receives  
            sufficient non-state funds from private sources.

          3.Requires the task force to be composed of the Director of CDA  
            and 12 additional members, with specified backgrounds.

          4.Requires the task force consider specific issues relating to  
            unpaid caregiving and make recommendations to the Legislature  
            on or before July 1, 2016.

          5.Makes various legislative findings and declarations related to  
            family caregivers. 

           Background
           
           Aging population  .  Nationally, according to the U.S.  
          Administration on Aging (AoA), 40 million adults were aged 65 or  
          older in 2009, the latest year for which data is available, or  
          about one in every eight Americans.  By 2030, the AoA  
          calculated, there will be about 72.1 million older persons, more  

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          than twice their number in 2000.  People aged 65 or older  
          represented 12.4% of the population in the year 2000 but are  
          expected to grow to be 19% of the population by 2030.  

          According to data on CDA's Internet Web site, California's aging  
          population has one of the nation's fastest growth rates among  
          the elderly.  In California, the elderly population is expected  
          to grow more than twice as fast as the total population and this  
          growth will vary by region. 

           Family caregivers  .  A 2011 report issued by the AARP Public  
          Policy Institute noted that about 42 million family caregivers  
          in the United States provided care to an adult with limitations  
          in daily activities in 2009, and nearly 62 million provided care  
          at some point during the year.  The estimated economic value of  
          their unpaid contributions was approximately $450 billion in  
          2009, according to the report, based on an average of 18.4 hours  
          of care per week at an average value of $11.16 per hour.

          According to data from the Centers for Disease Control Web site,  
          unpaid caregivers provided an estimated 90% of the long-term  
          care in 2008.  The typical caregiver is a 46 year old woman with  
          some college experience who provides more than 20 hours of care  
          each week to his/her mother.  Just over half of caregivers who  
          said their health had gotten worse due to caregiving also said  
          the decline in their health has affected their ability to  
          provide care.

          According to the AARP survey, "Valuing the Invaluable," one in  
          five women reported that caregiving strains their household  
          finances and that 42% of caregivers spend more than $5,000 a  
          year on caregiving expenses.  However, one of the more  
          significant impacts on caregiving is the emotional and physical  
          toll on caregivers. 

          "An extensive body of research finds that providing care to a  
          chronically ill family member or close friend can have profound  
          negative effects on the caregiver's own physical and  
          psychological health, increase social isolation and adversely  
          impact quality of life and well-being.  More than two-thirds of  
          family caregivers responding to an online survey said that  
          caring for a loved one was their number one source of stress,  
          ahead of the economic downturn and other family health  
          problems."

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           Caregiver resource centers  .  Every year, California's nonprofit  
          Caregiver Resource Centers serve more than 14,000 families and  
          caregivers of adults affected by chronic and debilitating health  
          conditions including dementia, Alzheimer's disease,  
          cerebrovascular diseases (such as stroke or aneurysms),  
          degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, Huntington's and  
          multiple sclerosis, or traumatic brain injury among many others.  


          A 2012 report issued by the Commission, noted that the state  
          faces serious caregiver challenges in today's economic climate.   
          As budgets are cut at the state level, state policies are moving  
          rapidly toward providing more services to frail elders in the  
          home, according to the report, entitled "Celebrating Caregiving  
          in California."  The Commission cautioned that policymakers must  
          weigh the value of protecting the interest of family caregivers  
          against the cost of institutionalization.

           Related legislation
           
          AB 753 (Lowenthal, Chapter 708, Statutes of 2013) requires the  
          Department of Health Care Services to contract directly with  
          nonprofit caregiver resource centers to provide direct services  
          to caregivers of cognitively impaired adults, including  
          specialized information, family consultation, respite care,  
          short-term counseling, and support groups. 

          AB 491 (Alquist Chapter 339, Statutes of 2008) required DPH to  
          establish an Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory  
          Committee, appoint members, and develop recommendations about  
          various policy issues related to Alzheimer's disease.

           FISCAL EFFECT :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No

          According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, one-time costs  
          up to $300,000 to provide staff support to the task force and  
          reimburse travel expenses for task force members by CDA.  
          (General Fund and private funds).  Staff anticipates that CDA  
          may need up to two staff positions to support the task force and  
          about $25,000 to reimburse travel costs.

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  8/22/14)

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          AARP California (co-source)
          California Caregiver Resource Centers (co-source)
          Advisory Council -San Francisco Commission on Aging 
          Alzheimer's Association
          Area 4 Agency on Aging 
          California Assisted Living Association 
          California Association of Adult Day Services
          California Association of Area Agencies on Aging 
          California Caregiver Resource Center - Orange County
          California Commission on Aging
          California Long-Term Care Ombudsman Association
          California Senior Legislature
          California State Retirees
          Congress of California Seniors
          Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center
          Family Caregiver Alliance
          Health Projects Center
          Orange County Aging Services Collaborative
          San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services
          SEIU California
          Southern Caregiver Resource Center
          United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930

           OPPOSITION  :    (Verified  8/22/14)

          Department of Finance

           ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT  :    The author's office states that this  
          bill provides family caregivers and our state invaluable data  
          and information as we move forward in addressing family  
          caregiving and long-term support services.  The author's office  
          states this bill was modeled after SB 491 (Alquist, Chapter 339,  
          Statutes of 2008) which established the Alzheimer's Disease and  
          Related Disorders Advisory Committee.

           ARGUMENTS IN OPPOSITION  :    The Department of Finance (DOF) is  
          opposed to this bill because they state it is unnecessary and  
          results in new state costs.  DOF states that while this bill  
          would assist in the development of an inventory of resources  
          available to family caregivers, consolidated resources are  
          already available through the CDA Caregiver Resource Centers and  
          various family caregiver advocacy organizations and Internet Web  
          sites.

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           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  76-0, 5/29/14
          AYES:  Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Bigelow, Bloom,  
            Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian  
            Calderon, Campos, Chau, Ch�vez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley,  
            Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier,  
            Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell,  
            Gray, Grove, Hagman, Roger Hern�ndez, Holden, Jones,  
            Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein,  
            Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian,  
            Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. P�rez, V.  
            Manuel P�rez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas,  
            Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron,  
            Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, Atkins
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Donnelly, Hall, Harkey, Vacancy


          JL:d:n  8/22/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

                           SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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