Bill Text: CA SB1341 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 1341 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: CalWORKs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2020-08-29 - Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4439.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. [SB1341 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB1341-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1341

Introduced by Senator Hurtado

February 21, 2020

An act to amend Section 4695 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1341, as introduced, Hurtado. Developmental services: residential facility staff training.

Existing law requires the State Department of Developmental Services to license and regulate residential facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities. Under existing law, the department must offer for college credit, in conjunction with community colleges electing to participate, a uniform statewide training program for directors or licensees of residential facilities serving individuals with developmental disabilities.

This bill requires the department to offer these training program courses in all threshold languages, as defined.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 4695 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:

4695.

~~The~~ (a) The State Department of Developmental Services shall offer, through the regional centers, in conjunction with community colleges ~~which~~ that elect to participate, a Direct Support Professionals (DSP) training program, which is a uniform statewide training program for directors or licensees of residential facilities serving persons with developmental disabilities. The training program shall be at the college level, and shall be given for college credits.

(a) The department shall offer the DSP training program courses in all threshold languages, as defined by paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 1810.410 of Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations.