2009 California Welfare and Institutions Code - Section 9300-9305 :: Chapter 4. California Senior Legislature

9300.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the needs of
senior citizens for public programs in health, social services,
recreation, transportation, education, housing, cultural services,
and other appropriate areas of service can best be assessed by senior
citizens.
   (b) The Legislature also finds and declares that the California
Senior Legislature, having been in continuous service since first
provided for in 1980, and since its first session in 1981, and having
proved its usefulness in providing model legislation for older
citizens and advocating for the needs of seniors, shall be
established through this chapter and shall operate according to the
procedures set forth in this chapter.

9301.  (a) The California Senior Legislature shall be composed of
two houses, the California Senior Senate, composed of 40 members, and
the California Senior Assembly, composed of 80 members.
   (b) Members of the California Senior Legislature shall serve
two-year terms.
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), members elected or appointed
to the California Senior Legislature on or after January 1, 2006,
shall serve four-year terms.

9302.  The members of the California Senior Legislature shall be
elected or appointed, in all 33 planning and service areas in
California, according to rules developed by the California Senior
Legislature in cooperation with the California Association of Area
Agencies on Aging.

9304.  The California Senior Legislature shall have the full
authority to define its program and utilize its funds in any way
necessary to carry out the duties of this chapter, provided that no
such program or activity is in violation of state law or regulation.

9304.5.  (a) The California Senior Legislature shall enter into a
mutually agreed-upon interagency agreement with a state entity to
carry out administrative duties related to its program.
   (b) The California Senior Legislature shall identify the state
entity for purposes of subdivision (a) by May 1, 2005, in order to
meet the budget proposal cycle to achieve a transition of
responsibilities in the 2006-07 fiscal year.
   (c) This section does not preclude the California Senior
Legislature from entering into mutually agreed-upon interagency
agreements for any subsequent fiscal year.

9305.  (a) The funds for the California Senior Legislature shall be
allocated from the California Fund for Senior Citizens or private
funds directed to the Legislature for the purpose of funding
activities of the California Senior Legislature.
   (b) The California Senior Legislature may accept gifts and grants
from any source, public or private, to help perform its functions,
pursuant to Section 9304.