Bill Text: CA AB1595 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: State Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-18 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 409, Statutes of 2014. [AB1595 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB1595-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1595	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chesbro

                        FEBRUARY 3, 2014

   An act relating to developmental services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1595, as introduced, Chesbro. State Council on Developmental
Disabilities.
   Existing federal law, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance
and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, provides federal funds to assist the
state in planning, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating services
for persons with developmental disabilities and in establishing a
system to protect and advocate the legal and civil rights of persons
with developmental disabilities.
    Existing law establishes the State Council on Developmental
Disabilities to, among other things, serve as the state planning
council responsible for developing the California Developmental
Disabilities State Plan and monitoring and evaluating the
implementation of the plan.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation amending specified provisions pertaining to the
operations, structure, and responsibilities of the State Council on
Developmental Disabilities.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:
   (a) The State Council on Developmental Disabilities engages in
advocacy, capacity building, and systems change activities so that
individuals with developmental disabilities and their families are
assisted by a comprehensive system of services and supports to
achieve self-determination, independence, productivity, and inclusion
in all aspects of community life.
   (b) The council is funded through an appropriation governed by the
federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
of 2000 (Public Law 106-402)(42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.).
  SEC. 2.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation
to amend Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the Welfare
and Institutions Code, as it pertains to the operations, structure,
and responsibilities of the State Council on Developmental
Disabilities. These changes will bring state law into full compliance
with federal law in order to provide for the continued operation of
the council.