SECTIONS 9300-9305

9300.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the needs ofsenior citizens for public programs in health, social services,recreation, transportation, education, housing, cultural services,and other appropriate areas of service can best be assessed by seniorcitizens. (b) The Legislature also finds and declares that the CaliforniaSenior Legislature, having been in continuous service since firstprovided for in 1980, and since its first session in 1981, and havingproved its usefulness in providing model legislation for oldercitizens and advocating for the needs of seniors, shall beestablished through this chapter and shall operate according to theprocedures set forth in this chapter.9301.  (a) The California Senior Legislature shall be composed oftwo houses, the California Senior Senate, composed of 40 members, andthe California Senior Assembly, composed of 80 members. (b) Members of the California Senior Legislature shall servetwo-year terms. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), members elected or appointedto the California Senior Legislature on or after January 1, 2006,shall serve four-year terms.9302.  The members of the California Senior Legislature shall beelected or appointed, in all 33 planning and service areas inCalifornia, according to rules developed by the California SeniorLegislature in cooperation with the California Association of AreaAgencies on Aging.9304.  The California Senior Legislature shall have the fullauthority to define its program and utilize its funds in any waynecessary to carry out the duties of this chapter, provided that nosuch program or activity is in violation of state law or regulation.9304.5.  (a) The California Senior Legislature shall enter into amutually agreed-upon interagency agreement with a state entity tocarry out administrative duties related to its program. (b) The California Senior Legislature shall identify the stateentity for purposes of subdivision (a) by May 1, 2005, in order tomeet the budget proposal cycle to achieve a transition ofresponsibilities in the 2006-07 fiscal year. (c) This section does not preclude the California SeniorLegislature from entering into mutually agreed-upon interagencyagreements for any subsequent fiscal year.9305.  (a) The funds for the California Senior Legislature shall beallocated from the California Fund for Senior Citizens or privatefunds directed to the Legislature for the purpose of fundingactivities of the California Senior Legislature. (b) The California Senior Legislature may accept gifts and grantsfrom any source, public or private, to help perform its functions,pursuant to Section 9304.