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Measure AB 1068
Authors Bains  
Coauthors: Cervantes  
Subject Emergency services available during natural disasters.
Relating To relating to older adults.
Title An act to add and repeal Section 9114.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to older adults.
Last Action Dt 2025-07-01
State Amended Senate
Status In Committee Process
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
Leginfo Link Bill
Actions
2025-08-29     In committee: Held under submission.
2025-08-18     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-08     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-01     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-07-01     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-06-11     Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and G.O.
2025-06-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1875.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-07     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-29     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
2025-04-23     Coauthors revised.
2025-04-07     Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C.
2025-04-03     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-10     Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C and E.M.
2025-02-21     From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20     Read first time. To print.
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Amended Senate     2025-07-01
Amended Assembly     2025-04-03
Introduced     2025-02-20
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			<html:p> No later than July 1, 2026, this bill would require the Secretary of CalHHS, in coordination with various state departments, offices, and other entities, as specified, to develop a working group to make recommendations regarding the evacuation and sheltering needs of older adults and persons with disabilities living in long-term care facilities during natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies. The bill would require the Secretary of CalHHS to submit the recommendations no later than July 1, 2027, and would repeal that requirement on January 1, 2030.</html:p>
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								No later than July 1, 2026, the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency shall develop a working group to make recommendations regarding the best policies and practices for the evacuation and sheltering needs of older adults and persons with disabilities living in long-term care facilities during emergencies, including, but not limited to, mutual aid evacuations, in coordination with all of the following:
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								The California Department of Aging.
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								The California Department of Rehabilitation.
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								The Emergency Medical Services Authority.
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								The Office of Emergency Services.
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								The Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
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								The State Department of Public Health.
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								Stakeholders representing long-term care facility operators, staff, and residents, local government, foundations, and
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								No later than July 1, 2027, the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency shall submit the recommendations of the workgroup to the Office of the Governor and to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the identification of statutory and regulatory changes that are needed to implement the evacuation and sheltering needs of older adults and persons with disabilities living in long-term care facilities.
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								 Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law, the Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act, establishes, among others, the California Department of Aging in the California Health and Human Services Agency, also known as CalHHS and headed by the Secretary of CalHHS, and sets forth its mission to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or least restrictive homelike environments. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of long-term health care facilities, including skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires, among other things, the department to administer the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program. No later than July 1, 2026, this bill would require the Secretary of CalHHS, in coordination with various state departments, offices, and other entities, as specified, to develop a working group to make recommendations regarding the evacuation and sheltering needs of older adults and persons with disabilities living in long-term care facilities during natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies. The bill would require the Secretary of CalHHS to submit the recommendations no later than July 1, 2027, and would repeal that requirement on January 1, 2030.