Caroline Menjivar
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 20
Author
Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (act) , requires the State Department of Developmental Services to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Under existing law, the regional centers purchase needed services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities through approved service providers, or arrange for their provision through other publicly funded agencies. The services and supports to be provided to a regional center consumer are contained in an individual program plan (IPP) , which is developed by the planning team according to specified procedures. Existing law requires the department to establish and implement a statewide Self-Determination Program to provide participants and their families, within an individual budget, increased flexibility and choice, and greater control over decisions, resources, and needed and desired services and supports to implement their IPP, in accordance with prescribed requirements. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to provide more statewide uniformity and consistency and promote equity in the administrative practices and services of regional centers, consistent with the act. This bill, the Advancing Equity and Access in the Self-Determination Program Act, would require the department, by January 1, 2026, to establish statewide standardized processes and procedures for the Self-Determination Program, as specified, and to ensure that those processes and procedures are applied consistently by regional centers and that they make measurable improvements towards achieving equitable enrollment by race, ethnicity, and regional center. The bill would require deviation from the standardized processes and procedures to be approved by the department. Existing law provides participants with a choice of financial management services providers who assist the participant to manage and direct the distribution of funds contained in the individual budget, and ensure that the participant has the financial resources to implement their IPP throughout the year. This bill would, subject to eligibility for federal funding, require regional centers to ensure that participant choice of providers is respected and that the full cost of the participant's provider is included in the participant's spending plan, as specified. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 4685.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by SB 1463 to be operative only if this bill and SB 1463 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Vetoed by the Governor.
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 15).
July 2 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
June 26 hearing postponed by committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4210.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3978.) (May 16).
Set for hearing May 16.
April 15 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 15.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3428.) (April 1).
Set for hearing April 1.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1281 | HTML |
| 02/15/24 - Introduced | |
| 04/08/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/16/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/19/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/22/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/06/24 - Enrolled |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/28/24- Senate Human Services | |
| 04/12/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/16/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/18/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/09/24- Assembly Human Services | |
| 06/28/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/21/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/23/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/31/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | PDF PDF |
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