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Committee advances bill to ensure area agencies on aging can access emergency shelters
Summary
AB 1069 would require local Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and Aging and Disability Resource Connections (ADRCs) to have access to emergency shelters to provide continuity of services to older adults and people with disabilities during evacuations; the committee passed the bill and will send it to Emergency Management.
Assemblymember Doctor Banes also introduced AB 1069 to permit Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and Aging and Disability Resource Connections (ADRCs) to access emergency shelters during disasters so they can offer services such as nutrition, medical supplies, legal help and care navigation.
Witnesses emphasized that AAAs and ADRCs currently have…
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