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Established by state law, the mission of the
California Senior Legislature
is to help preserve and enhance the quality of life for older Californians and their families.


The Joint Rules Committee of the CSL will meet June 16 and 17 in Sacramento.  Agendas are posted on the meetings page.


CSL has a new Newsletter!  Here's issue 7 of Hey, CSL What's Up?!!  You'll find links to earlier issues on the "Interesting Information" page.


Californians filing their tax returns late can still make contributions to CSL by specifying an amount on line 52 of your California tax return - it's identified as CA Fund for Senior Citizens on forms 540 and 540A, and California Fund for Senior Citizens on form 540 2EZ.

This is how CSL gets most of its funding!  Here's a flyer!  Here's a poster!

Checkoff California is publicizing these contributions!  And - here's a letter from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger designating March as Checkoff California Month.

The 2007 Annual Legislative Session of the California Senior Legislature is now history.  Here is the Top Ten List for the session!  The text of all proposals that were passed at the annual session is now posted.

The following proposals from CSL sessions are currently active in the legislature:
Bill Author Proposal Author Subject Committee Hearing
SB 692 Ashburn SP-2 ('06) Fromm IHSS Background Checks Chaptered  
SB 977 Correa AP-19 ('06) Trotter Senior Facilities Enrolled  
SB 1058 Alquist AP-13 Fingold Infection Control Senate/concurrence  
AB 1765 Blakeslee AP-12 ('06) Loh Elder Abuse Reporting Failed  
AB 1900 Nava AP-22 Tucker Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse [Amended to new purpose]
AB 2051 Anderson AP-28 Krohn Elder Abuse: Offender Registry Failed  
AB 2100 Wolk AP-4 Krohn Elder Abuse Enrolled  
AB 2139 De La Torre AP-2 L. Young IHSS Provider Auto Insurance Assembly/concurrence  
AB 2160 Carter SP-18 Messler Mello-Granlund Older Americans Act Enrolled  
AB 2229 Huffman SP-16 Wright Oral Hygiene Failed  
AB 2516 Mendoza AP-10 Monck Electronic Prescription Writing Failed  
AB 2521 Portantino AP-12 Serrin Shared Housing Housing & Comm. Dev.  
SJR 12 Simitian AFP-1('04) Karr Elder Abuse Prevention Postage Chaptered  
ACR 111 Huffman SP-29 Kim-Selby Senior Volunteers Chaptered  
AJR 21 Portantino AP-12 Serrin Shared Housing To enrollment  
AJR 31 Jones AFP-7 Loh Gov't Negotiated Drug Prices Chaptered  


 In 1980, the State Legislature requested the California Commission on Aging to develop a forum through which older Californians could develop their legislative priorities.

The California Senior Legislature (CSL) was established in 1981.  It is a nonpartisan, volunteer organization made up of 120 elected members.

The 40 Senior Senators and 80 Senior Assembly Members are elected by their peers (persons 60 years of age and older) to represent seniors throughout the State.

Each October, the CSL meets in Sacramento to convene a model legislative session in the chambers and hearing rooms of the State Capitol.  The CSL members participate in hearing testimony, debating issues, and voting to approve or disapprove up to 120 legislative proposals.

Senior Legislators seek State lawmakers to author at least 10 of the Session's priority proposals. They then work throughout the year to ensure adoption of these measures.

The CSL is NOT funded by taxes, but by contributions.

The CSL operates under the rules of the Bagley-Keene Act of 2004.

California Senior Legislature
1020 N Street, Room 513
Sacramento, CA  95814
916-552-8056
fax 916-552-8013

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08/27/08