AB 2014 [CDR OPPOSE] Berg Consolidation of Disability in Aging Departments

AB 2014, as amended, Berg Programs for the seniors and
independent adults.
Existing law provides various services to persons with
disabilities and seniors, which are overseen by the State Department
of Social Services, including the In-Home Supportive Services
Program, the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act,
and the development of guidelines in the implementation of local
adult protective services programs, to assist them in living in the
community instead of being placed in a facility. Existing law also
vests in the Department of Rehabilitation the responsibility and
authority for the encouragement of the planning, development, and
funding of independent living centers. Existing law also establishes
various programs under the jurisdiction of the California Department
of Aging, including, but not limited to, the California Adult Day
Health Care program.
This bill would rename the California Department of Aging the
California Department of Adult and Aging Services and would transfer
responsibility for the above-described programs to the California
Department of Adult and Aging Services.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.

CDR OPPOSES the consolidation of hard won disability services into the department of Aging.