Opinion No. (2000)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE CATHIE WRIGHT, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: May an individual simultaneously serve as a member of the California Commission on Aging, the California Senior Legislature, and the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council of California? CONCLUSION An individual may simultaneously serve as a member of the California Commission on Aging, the California Senior Legislature, and the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council of California. ANALYSIS The Legislature has enacted a comprehensive statutory scheme, the Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act (Welf. Inst. Code, §§ 9000 - 9757.5 ; "Act"), 1 to help fulfill "the state's commitment to its older population and other populations served by the programs administered by the California Department of Aging" (§ 9000 ). The Act's provisions cover, among other aspects, the duties and responsibilities of the California Commission on Aging (§§ 9200 - 9206 ; "CCOA"), the California Senior Legislature (§§ 9300 - 9305 ; "CSL"), and the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council of California…