CA SB547

Creates the Statewide Aging and Long-Term Care Services Coordinating Council chaired by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services, comprising heads of 22 state departments and offices.

Requires the council to develop a state aging and long-term care services strategic plan addressing population needs for 2020, 2025, and 2030, with clear benchmarks, timelines, and cost-benefit analyses for each goal.

Strategic plan must address integration of services, long-term care financing, managed care expansion, elder justice, caregiver support, workforce development, affordable housing, and alignment with federal Administration for Community Living programs.

Strategic plan must be submitted to the Legislature by July 1, 2018, and shall incorporate input from experts, researchers, service providers, consumer advocates, stakeholders, rural and urban communities, and the California Task Force on Family Caregiving.

Authorizes the Secretary to accept grants and donations, including in-kind contributions, to support the council's operation and strategic plan development.