(a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a great disparity in the method by which the federal Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. § 3001, et seq.) and General Fund moneys are distributed to the 33 area agencies on aging in this state.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to correct these inequities in funding for nutrition and social service programs. It is further the intent of the Legislature that correction of these inequities be accomplished with minimal disruption to existing program services.

(c) The department, in consultation with the commission, the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council of California, the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and representatives of provider groups, shall review the existing intrastate funding formula, established pursuant to Section 9112, for the allocation of state and federal funds provided for programs under Title III of the federal Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. § 3021 et seq.). The department shall update the formula in accordance with federal regulations and shall submit a report thereon to the chairperson of the fiscal committee of each house of the Legislature and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, no later than December 1, 1986. Changes to the intrastate funding formula may only be made by the Legislature.

(d) The department and commission shall hold hearings and present alternative criteria for public input relative to the funding formula provided for under subdivision (a).

(e) The department, based upon analysis and testimony provided for pursuant to subdivision (d), and information provided by the public, shall develop an implementation plan with cost factors to achieve parity amongst the area agencies on aging in California.

(f) The department shall ensure that priority consideration shall be given to criteria that reflect the state’s intent to target services to those in greatest economic or social need, including, but not limited to, the low-income, non-English speaking, minority, and frail elderly.

(g) The department shall report to the Legislature on the activities provided for in this section no later than December 1, 1986.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)