CA AB 1147
Title: Disability Equity and Accountability Act of 2023.
Author: Eduardo Garcia
Summary
AB 1147, as amended, Addis. Disability Equity and Accountability Act of 2023. The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act makes the State Department of Developmental Services responsible for providing various services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities, and for ensuring the appropriateness and quality of those services and supports. Pursuant to that law, the department contracts with regional centers to provide services and supports to persons with developmental disabilities.This bill would enact the Disability Equity and Accountability Act of 2023, which would make various changes to the act for purposes including providing increased oversight of regional center operations and performance. The bill would require an evaluation of regional center performance by the department, which would be implemented using a common set of performance measures. The bill would require the department to establish standards, consisting of benchmarks above which indicate good performance and minimum benchmarks below which a regional center shall undertake efforts to improve, for these performance measures, as specified, by July 1, 2025. The bill would require the department, in consultation with stakeholders, including consumers and family members, to annually establish, update, and review these benchmarks.Existing law requires the department, in consultation with stakeholders, to identify a valid and reliable quality assurance instrument that assesses consumer and family satisfaction, provision of services in a linguistically and competent manner, and personal outcomes, as specified.This bill would require the department by March 1, 2025, to advise the Legislature describing the extent to which the requirements of this section have been met, including the surveying of all consumers, including those who have not purchased services, and providing specific steps and the schedule by which these requirements will be met.Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the individual program plan (IPP) and provision of services and supports by the regional center system is centered on the individual and the family of the individual with developmental disabilities and takes into account the needs and preferences of the individual and the family, as prescribed. Existing law requires an IPP to be developed for any person who, following intake and assessment, is found to be eligible for regional center services, and requires these plans to be completed within 60 days of the completion of the assessment, as specified.This bill also would declare the intent of the Legislature to ensure that goals in any plan allow for innovation and nontraditional service delivery, as specified. The bill would require the service coordinator, as part of the initial IPP meeting and each review of the IPP, as specified, to provide the consumer or, if appropriate, their parents, legal guardian, conservator, or authorized representative, oral and written information about the Self-Determination Program, as prescribed. The bill would require the regional center service coordinator to provide specified information regarding the program within 5 business days of the consumer expressing interest.The bill would revise the criteria applicable to regional center governing boards with which the state contracts, including with respect to training and ongoing support, and executive director performance standards. The bill would require the department to establish and adopt a grievance procedure for governing board members, as specified. The bill also would, beginning on January 1, 2025, make regional centers subject to requirements of the California Public Records Act. Notwithstanding any other law, the bill would require access to records regarding an applicant for, or recipient of, services to be provided, upon request, to the applicant, recipient, or their authorized representative, as specified, unless expressly prohibited by law.T
Status
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Menjivar.
Bill Documents
CA AB 1147 - 09/01/23 - Amended Senate
09/01/23 - CA AB 1147 (09/01/23 - Amended Senate)
CA AB 1147 - 07/13/23 - Amended Senate
07/13/23 - CA AB 1147 (07/13/23 - Amended Senate)
CA AB 1147 - 07/10/23 - Amended Senate
07/10/23 - CA AB 1147 (07/10/23 - Amended Senate)
CA AB 1147 - 05/19/23 - Amended Assembly
05/19/23 - CA AB 1147 (05/19/23 - Amended Assembly)
CA AB 1147 - 04/11/23 - Amended Assembly
04/11/23 - CA AB 1147 (04/11/23 - Amended Assembly)
CA AB 1147 - 04/11/23 - Amended Assembly
04/11/23 - CA AB 1147 (04/11/23 - Amended Assembly)
CA AB 1147 - 03/27/23 - Amended Assembly
03/27/23 - CA AB 1147 (03/27/23 - Amended Assembly)
CA AB 1147 - 03/27/23 - Amended Assembly
03/27/23 - CA AB 1147 (03/27/23 - Amended Assembly)
CA AB 1147 - 02/16/23 - Introduced
02/16/23 - CA AB 1147 (02/16/23 - Introduced)
CA AB 1147 - 02/16/23 - Introduced
02/16/23 - CA AB 1147 (02/16/23 - Introduced)