California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 15610.02

WIC § 15610.02 Effective Jul 16, 2021Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 11 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1)The adult protective services program (program), established by the Legislature as a statewide program in 1998, is a critical component of the state’s safety net for vulnerable adults.

(2)The population served by the county-run, state-overseen program has grown and changed significantly since the program’s inception and will continue to do so at a rapid pace, given the increasing number of older adults in California. California’s over-65 years of age population is expected to be 87 percent higher in 2030 than in 2012, an increase of more than 4,000,000 people. The population over 85 years of age will increase at an even faster rate, with 489 percent growth between 2010 and 2060.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 62. (AB 135) Effective July 16, 2021.