Bill Text: CA SB137 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Developmental services: regional centers.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-08-30 - Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission. [SB137 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB137-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 137	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senators Emmerson, Anderson, Beall, Liu, and Pavley

                        JANUARY 28, 2013

   An act to amend Section 4629.5 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code, relating to developmental services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 137, as introduced, Emmerson. Developmental services: regional
centers.
   Under existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities
Services Act, the State Department of Developmental Services is
authorized to contract with regional centers to provide support and
services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Existing law
requires a regional center to include specified information on its
Internet Web site for the purpose of promoting transparency and
access to public information that includes specified information.
   This bill would require that information to include specified
information about payments to vendors and to nonprofit housing
organizations.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 4629.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:
   4629.5.  (a) In addition to the requirements set forth in Section
4629, the department's contract with a regional center shall require
the regional center to adopt, maintain, and post on its Internet Web
site a board-approved policy regarding transparency and access to
public information. The transparency and public information policy
shall provide for timely public access to information, including, but
not limited to, information regarding requests for proposals and
contract awards, service provider rates, documentation related to
establishment of negotiated rates, audits, and IRS Form 990. The
transparency and public information policy shall be in compliance
with applicable law relating to the confidentiality of consumer
service information and records, including, but not limited to,
Section 4514.
   (b) To promote transparency, each regional center shall include on
its Internet Web site, as expeditiously as possible, at least all of
the following:
   (1) Regional center annual independent audits.
   (2) Biannual fiscal audits conducted by the department.
   (3) Regional center annual reports pursuant to Section 4639.5.
   (4) Contract awards, including the organization or entity awarded
the contract, and the amount and purpose of the award. 
   (5) The actual rates paid to each vendor, updated annually, except
vendors who are consumers or family members of consumers.  

   (6) Any regional center purchase of services from, or operations
funds provided to, a nonprofit housing organization outside the
request for proposals process.  
    (5) 
    (7)  Purchase of service policies. 
    (6) 
    (8)  The names, types of service, and  business
 contact information of all vendors, except  vendors who are
 consumers or family members of consumers. 
    (7) 
    (9)  Board meeting agendas and approved minutes of open
meetings of the board and all committees of the board. 
    (8) 
    (10)  Bylaws of the regional center governing board.

    (9) 
    (11)  The annual performance contract and 
year-end   yearend  performance contract entered
into with the department pursuant to this division. 
    (10) 
    (12)  The biannual Home and Community-based Services
Waiver program  review   reviews  conducted
by the department and the State Department of Health Care Services.

    (11) 
    (13)  The board-approved transparency and public
information policy. 
    (12) 
    (14)  The board-approved conflict-of-interest policy.

    (13) 
    (15)  Reports required pursuant to Section 4639.5.
   (c) The department shall establish and maintain a transparency
portal on its Internet Web site that allows consumers, families,
advocates, and others to access provider and regional center
information. Posted information on the department's Internet Web site
transparency portal shall include, but need not be limited to, all
of the following:
   (1) A link to each regional center's Internet Web site information
referenced in subdivision (b).
   (2) Biannual fiscal audits conducted by the department.
   (3) Vendor audits.
   (4) Biannual Home and Community-based Services Waiver program
reviews conducted by the department and the State Department of
Health Care Services.
   (5) Biannual targeted case management program and federal nursing
home reform program reviews conducted by the department.
   (6) Early Start  Program   program 
reviews conducted by the department.
   (7) Annual performance contract and  year-end 
 yearend  performance contract reports.