GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO JULY
11TH ASSEMBLY, AGING AND LONG
TERM CARE COMMITTEE HEARING. WE
ARE ONLY HEARING ONE MEASURE
TODAY THAT I SUPPORT AS DOES THE
VICE CHAIR BEFORE WE CAN GET
STARTED. I'M GOING TO DO A
CONDENSED VERSION OF OUR
PROTOCOLS. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A
FEW DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR
WITNESS TESTIMONY TODAY IF ANY
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ROOM
WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY TODAY, I
WILL ASK YOU TO APPROACH THE
MICROPHONE AFTER SENATOR
CABALLERO PRESENTS HER BILL. WE
ALSO ACCEPTED AND TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION LETTER
PORTAL WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE, AND YOU CAN
FIND THE EMAIL FOR THE COMMITTEE
THERE AS WELL. WE WILL BE USING
A MODERATED TELEPHONE SERVICE
THROUGH WHICH ANY WITNESS CAN
ADD THEIR POSITION TO A BILL ARE
CALLING NUMBER FOR ADD ON
SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION IS
87769289. AGAIN THAT'S 8776. THE
PIN IS 131544. THAT PIN IS
1315444. ALRIGHT PLEASE CALL IN
NOW, IF YOU WISH TO USE THE
MODERATED SERVICE TO OPERATOR ON
THE LINE WILL GIVE YOU
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BE PLACED
IN Q. BASED ON WHETHER YOU
SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE BILL, IF
YOU'RE CALLING IN, PLEASE
ELIMINATE ALL BACKGROUND NOISE.
THIS INCLUDES MUTING YOUR
LIVESTREAM BROADCAST AND YOU'RE
SMART DEVICES TO REDUCE SOUND
ISSUES. IF YOU'RE HAVING ANY
PROBLEMS WITH THE MODERATED
PHONE SERVICE, YOU CAN CALL MY
CAPITAL OFFICE AT 916319. 2035
AGAIN. THAT WAS 916319203. AND
STAFF WILL BE THERE TO TRY TO
HELP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
UNDERSTANDING AS WE IMPLEMENT
METHODS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALLOW
GREATER ACCESS TO LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS FOR ALL IN OUR STATE
WITH THAT. LET'S CALL THE ROLL
TO ESTABLISH A FORUM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FAINT
HERE. IT'S HERE. TOP. HEAR HEAR
ONE CARILLO CARILLO HERE, HANEY.
WHEN ONE HERE JOE PATTERSON.
PRAYERS IS HERE, RUBIO. ALRIGHTY
SO WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITH THAT
? UM SENATOR CABALLERO, PLEASE.
PRESENT ON YOUR BILL. SB 657.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT SB 657.
I'M PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND I WANT
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR
FOR THEIR WORK, AND FOR ALL OF
THE HELP THEY HAVE GIVEN ME SP
657 WOULD REQUIRE THE
INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON
HOMELESSNESS TO COORDINATE WITH
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
AGING THE CALIFORNIA CONTINUUM
OF CARE IN THE AREA AGENCY ON
AGING TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP
RELATED RELATING TO OLDER ADULTS
AND HOMELESS NESS TO DEVELOP A
TRAINING FOR SERVICE WORKERS TO
BETTER PREPARE THEM TO ASSIST
OLDER ADULTS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. THE HIGH COST OF
HOUSING AND THE LACK OF
RETIREMENT ASSETS HAS CREATED A
CRISIS AMONG THE SENIOR
POPULATION IN CALIFORNIA,
LEADING TO THIS INCREASE, THE
OLDER ADULTS BECOME HOMELESS FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIVES
DUE TO HIGHER HOUSING, HOUSING
COSTS, MEDICAL BILLS,
EMERGENCIES AND OTHER ECONOMIC
FACTORS THAT PUT A STRAIN ON
INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON FIXED
INCOMES. SOCIAL SECURITY
BENEFITS INCREASED 5.9% LAST
YEAR, WHICH IS AN AVERAGE OF $93
PER MONTH FOR RETIRED SENIORS,
ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE LARGEST
INCREASE IN FOUR DECADES, IT IS
NOT ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN MOST RENT
INCREASES. APPROXIMATELY 40% OF
OLDER AMERICANS RELY SOLELY ON
THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME TO
PAY BILLS, WHICH AVERAGES ABOUT
$1657 A MONTH. AS CALIFORNIA
POPULATION AGES AND THE SCARCITY
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONTINUES
THE DANGER OF BECOMING HOMELESS
INCREASES FROM NOT FROM 2017 TO
2021, CALIFORNIA SENIOR
POPULATION INCREASED BY 77% BUT
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE 55 YEARS
AND OLDER WHO SOUGHT
HOMELESSNESS SERVICES INCREASED
BY 84. MORE THAN ANY OTHER AGE
GROUP, HOMELESS SHELTERS AND
PREVENTION SERVICES STAFF ARE AN
IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO ADDRESS
CALIFORNIA'S HOMELESS CRISIS.
HOWEVER THE MAJORITY OF THE
SUPPORTIVE STAFF ARE NOT TRAINED
IN THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF
OLDER ADULTS TRAINING STAFF TO
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF AGING
THAT CAN AFFECT COMMUNICATION,
MOBILITY ISSUES, ISOLATION,
HEARING LOSS, MEMORY AND MEDICAL
ISSUES IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW TO
HELP SENIORS LIVE THEIR BEST
LIFE. AND BOOST THE QUALITY OF
CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ALL
CARE SERVICES, HAVING KNOWLEDGE
OF REGIONAL SERVICES AND
RESOURCES IS NEEDED TO BETTER
ASSIST THIS VULNERABLE
POPULATION. IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY,
THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING HAS
CREATED A TRAINING ENTITLED
AGING 101 IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE REGIONAL COC AND HAS BECOME
TRAINING HAS BEGUN TRAINING
HOMELESS SERVICE STAFF TO LEARN
ABOUT THE GROWING SENIOR
POPULATION, MORE OF WHICH ARE
LIVING IN POVERTY. THE TRAINING
AIMS TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE
RELATED TO SENIORS NEEDS AND
ABILITIES TO PERFORM DAILY
ACTIVITIES. SUCH AS BATHING,
DRESSING, GROOMING, EATING AND
MOBILITY. AGE. APPROPRIATE
TRAINING ALSO PROVIDES TOOLS TO
IDENTIFY THE OLDER ADULTS LEVEL
OF DEPENDENCY TO HELP CONNECT
THEM WITH SERVICES AND RESOURCES
IN THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THAT
THAT UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS
CAN ALLOW STAFF EFFECTIVELY TO
CARE FOR SENIORS. THIS
COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP MEETS
THE MANDATE OF THE CALIFORNIA
INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON
HOMELESSNESS CREATED BY THE
GOVERNOR AND EXISTING FUNDING IS
AVAILABLE TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL
EFFORTS TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS
THROUGH HOMELESS HOUSING
ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION GRANTS
TO SUPPORT GERONTOLOGICAL
TRAINING. SB 6 57 WOULD REQUIRE
THE INTERAGENCY COUNCIL,
ACCORDING NATE WITH ALL OF THESE
AGENCIES. TO PARTNER IN THEIR
SHARED REGIONS. TO ENSURE THAT
ALL SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE WELL
TRAINED AND WELL EQUIPPED TO
ASSIST VULNERABLE OLDER ADULTS
TO ACCESS RESOURCES SERVICES AND
A PATHWAY TO GAIN A PERMANENT
HOUSING SOLUTION. UNFORTUNATELY
DO THE LAST MINUTE CHANGES ARE
WITNESSES NOT ABLE TO TESTIFY IN
PERSON TODAY AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE.
REMEMBERS KATHY MOSSBERG WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
AREA AGENCIES ON AGING, REALLY
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR AND HER
STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK ON
THIS, AND CERTAINLY YOUR STAFF
AND YOU, UM FOR ALL THE HARD
WORK AND THE AMENDMENTS, AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER
ON THIS. THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR
ME NOW? OKAY ANYONE ELSE TO ADD
ON AND SUPPORT? OR AN
OPPOSITION. ALRIGHT OPERATOR,
PLEASE OPEN THE LINE FOR
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, BUT LIMIT
YOUR SUPPORT TO NAME AND
AFFILIATION ONLY AS A REMINDER
OF COLUMN NUMBER IS 877692895
AND THE PIN IS 1315. 444. QUÊ
MADAM CHAIR AND LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT AND SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF SB 657, YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. AND MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE
NO COMMENTS IN Q. AT THIS TIME,
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY RECORD
OPPOSITION. BUT IS THERE ANYONE
HERE? AN OPPOSITION TO THE
MEASURE OPERATOR? OR IS THERE
ANYONE ONLINE OPERATOR? I MEAN,
WE HAVE NO COMMENTS IN. Q OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE ON SB 657? AWESOME.
THANK YOU. AWESOME RIVIERA.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR AND I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT THE BILL AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM,
SENATOR CAVIAR. I WANTED TO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. I PERSONALLY SEE OUR
ELDERS AND AS ONE HEALTH
INCIDENT AWAY FROM LOSING THEIR
CURRENT HOUSING, MODERNIZING HOW
WE APPROACH THIS ISSUE AS IT
RELATES TO OLDER CALIFORNIANS IS
THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO SEE
THE FASTEST GROWING POPULATION
REMAIN UNSTABLE HOUSING. I LOOK
FORWARD TO WHAT COMES OUT OF
THIS WORKING GROUP. I HAVE BEEN
INFORMED. YOU WELCOME THE
AMENDMENTS TAKEN LAST WEEK THAT
ARE REFLECTIVE OF ALL. INTEREST
HOWEVER, WITH ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATION, THE MEASURE HAS
ONE ADDITIONAL DATE CHANGE
SUGGESTED AS COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS THE TRAINING
MATERIALS AND REPORTING TO THE
LEGISLATURE WILL BE ONE YEAR
FROM THE START DATE. AND I HAVE
ACCEPTED THAT AMENDMENT. SO
THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND AGAIN. I JUST WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL BILL.
REALLY, REALLY PROUD TO MOVE
THIS FORWARD. UM IS THERE A HAVE
EMOTION? WE HAVE A SECOND SO GO
AHEAD AND CALL. OH THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED, REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
SPAIN'S INSIDE TÂM. AYE. ONE
CARILLO. ONE CAREER I HANEY.
WHEN. WHEN I JOE PATTERSON.
PATERSON. I'VE REDS AYE. RUBIO.
THANK YOU. Tð. THREE. OKAY THAT
BILL IS OUT WITH SIX. I ZERO
KNOWS WE WILL KEEP IT OPEN FOR
SOMETHING MEMBER. HANEY WILL
KEEP IT OPEN FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU.
YEAH.
YEAH, YEAH, NICE. ALRIGHT SO
SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS
BEFORE US THIS HEARING IS
ADJOURNED.