Older adults: emergency shelters.
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Fiscal committee
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill creates a process for ensuring older adults and people with disabilities receive support during emergencies. It requires county welfare directors, in coordination with local emergency planning agencies, to establish a memorandum of understanding with Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), Independent Living Centers (ILCs), or Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) programs to allow access to emergency shelters. This aims to guarantee continuous services and necessary support for vulnerable populations during disaster events.
Key provisions
- Requires county welfare directors to coordinate with local emergency planning agencies.
- Mandates the establishment of memoranda of understanding between county welfare directors and AAAs, ILCs, or ADRCs.
- Allows AAAs, ILCs, or ADRCs access to emergency shelters during active events.
- Defines ‘emergency shelter’ for the purpose of this legislation.
- References the State Emergency Plan and its associated definitions.
- Addresses potential state-mandated local programs and outlines reimbursement procedures.
Who is affected
- Older adults
- People with disabilities
- County welfare directors
- Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs)
- Independent Living Centers (ILCs)
Notable changes
- Establishes a new requirement for emergency shelter access for older adults and people with disabilities.
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