Bill Text: CA AB627 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 627 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Developmental services: regional centers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-08-30 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB627 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB627-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 627

Introduced by Assembly Member Frazier

February 15, 2019

An act to amend Section 4502 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 627, as introduced, Frazier. Developmental services.

Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that persons with developmental disabilities have certain rights, including a right to prompt medical care and treatment and a right to be free from harm.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 4502 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:

4502.

(a) Persons with developmental disabilities have the same legal rights and responsibilities guaranteed to all other individuals by the ~~United States Constitution and laws and the Constitution and laws of the State of California.~~ California and United States Constitutions, federal law, and state law. An otherwise qualified person by reason of having a developmental disability shall not be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination ~~under~~ under, any program or activity that receives public funds.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that persons with developmental disabilities shall have rights including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) A right to treatment and habilitation services and supports in the least restrictive environment. Treatment and habilitation services and supports should foster the developmental potential of the person and be directed toward the achievement of the most independent, productive, and normal lives possible. ~~Such~~ These services shall protect the personal liberty of the individual and shall be provided with the least restrictive conditions necessary to achieve the purposes of the treatment, services, or supports.

(2) A right to dignity, privacy, and humane care. To the maximum extent possible, treatment, services, and supports shall be provided in natural community settings.

(3) A right to participate in an appropriate program of publicly supported education, regardless of degree of disability.

(4) A right to prompt medical care and treatment.

(5) A right to religious freedom and practice.

(6) A right to social interaction and participation in community activities.

(7) A right to physical exercise and recreational opportunities.

(8) A right to be free from harm, including unnecessary physical restraint, or isolation, excessive medication, abuse, or neglect.

(9) A right to be free from hazardous procedures.

(10) A right to make choices in their own lives, including, but not limited to, where and with whom they live, their relationships with people in their community, the way they spend their time, including education, employment, and leisure, the pursuit of their personal future, and program planning and implementation.

(11) A right to a prompt investigation of any alleged abuse against them.