Public social services: support for older and aging immigrants.

Assembly Member Carrillo's legislation establishes a stakeholder panel to develop recommendations for supporting California residents aged 55 and older who are immigrants, regardless of immigration status. The California Department of Aging and State Department of Social Services would jointly oversee this panel, which includes representatives from nonprofit organizations, healthcare providers serving rural and under-resourced communities, and social services administrators.

The panel must examine issues including access to social services, housing, healthcare services, and language assistance. It may incorporate input from clinics, researchers, housing advocates, and other subject matter experts, with academic institutions potentially contracted to provide additional research support. The departments must convene the panel's first meeting within 90 days of receiving funding for this initiative.

By July 2028, the panel must present findings and recommendations to both departments on implementing programs and policies for this population. The departments would then submit these recommendations to the Legislature by December 2028 and incorporate them into California's Master Plan for Aging. The provisions creating this process would expire on January 1, 2029, and implementation remains contingent on legislative appropriation of necessary funds.