This measure would recognize the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of Californias community-based developmental services system, and would reaffirm the commitment of the Legislature to support this system. This measure would declare the importance of ensuring a sustainable system that protects the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities.

This measure would recognize the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of Californias community-based developmental services system, and would reaffirm the commitment of the Legislature to support this system. This measure would declare the importance of ensuring a sustainable system that protects the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities.

This measure would recognize the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of Californias community-based developmental services system, and would reaffirm the commitment of the Legislature to support this system. This measure would declare the importance of ensuring a sustainable system that protects the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities.

This measure would recognize the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of Californias community-based developmental services system, and would reaffirm the commitment of the Legislature to support this system. This measure would declare the importance of ensuring a sustainable system that protects the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities.

This measure would recognize the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of Californias community-based developmental services system, and would reaffirm the commitment of the Legislature to support this system. This measure would declare the importance of ensuring a sustainable system that protects the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities.

WHEREAS, Fifty years ago, the State of California piloted a new approach to serving individuals with developmental disabilities by enacting a bold new direction in public-private partnership that fundamentally changed and dramatically improved the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, and that would become a model for the nation; and

WHEREAS, That partnership model was based on the premise that the services required of a regional center are of such a special and unique nature that they could not be satisfactorily provided by state agencies and thus required private nonprofit entities to contract with the state to meet the unique needs of the different geographic regions; and

WHEREAS, In 1965, Assembly Bill 691 established a pilot program that created two regional centers in 1966, one at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, later named Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center, and another at San Francisco Aid Retarded Children, Inc., later named Golden Gate Regional Center, with the Regional Center of the East Bay formed later from the latter projects eastern region; and

WHEREAS, The pilot program was so successful that it was turned into a permanent statewide program in 1969 by Assembly Bill 225, known as the Lanterman Mental Retardation Services Act; and

WHEREAS, In 1973, Assembly Bill 846 recast the act as the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act and proposed expansion of eligibility for regional center services to individuals with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism, among other developmental disabilities; and

WHEREAS, In 1977, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act was passed, enumerating various rights to individuals with developmental disabilities, enshrining the role of regional centers as advocates for those rights, and creating an individualized planning process that forms the core of the uniquely tailored services and supports that each participating individual receives; and

WHEREAS, Regional centers provide service coordination to ensure that the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities are met using a combination of natural supports, generic services, and the purchase of vendored services; and

WHEREAS, Community-based service providers offer an array of services in each community to meet the unique needs of every individual with a developmental disability, doing so at significant cost savings to the State of California when compared to the cost of institutional care; and

WHEREAS, Californias network of regional centers and service providers serve nearly 300,000 individuals with developmental disabilities who, as a result of the service, are able to live, work, grow, and thrive in the community; and

WHEREAS, Years of underfunding have reduced access to needed services and supports, have threatened the sustainability of the system as a whole, have strained families, and have reduced the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities; and

WHEREAS, The active support and leadership of the Legislature is a critical component of any and all efforts to reinvigorate and renew the community-based developmental services system; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby recognizes the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of Californias community-based developmental services system; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature declares the importance of ensuring a sustainable system that protects the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities and their full inclusion into community life; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature reaffirms its commitment to defend, support, and advance the community-based developmental services system; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

WHEREAS, Fifty years ago, the State of California piloted a new approach to serving individuals with developmental disabilities by enacting a bold new direction in public-private partnership that fundamentally changed and dramatically improved the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, and that would become a model for the nation; and

WHEREAS, That partnership model was based on the premise that the services required of a regional center are of such a special and unique nature that they could not be satisfactorily provided by state agencies and thus required private nonprofit entities to contract with the state to meet the unique needs of the different geographic regions; and

WHEREAS, In 1965, Assembly Bill 691 established a pilot program that created two regional centers in 1966, one at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, later named Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center, and another at San Francisco Aid Retarded Children, Inc., later named Golden Gate Regional Center, with the Regional Center of the East Bay formed later from the latter projects eastern region; and

WHEREAS, The pilot program was so successful that it was turned into a permanent statewide program in 1969 by Assembly Bill 225, known as the Lanterman Mental Retardation Services Act; and

WHEREAS, In 1973, Assembly Bill 846 recast the act as the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act and proposed expansion of eligibility for regional center services to individuals with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism, among other developmental disabilities; and

WHEREAS, In 1977, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act was passed, enumerating various rights to individuals with developmental disabilities, enshrining the role of regional centers as advocates for those rights, and creating an individualized planning process that forms the core of the uniquely tailored services and supports that each participating individual receives; and

WHEREAS, Regional centers provide service coordination to ensure that the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities are met using a combination of natural supports, generic services, and the purchase of vendored services; and

WHEREAS, Community-based service providers offer an array of services in each community to meet the unique needs of every individual with a developmental disability, doing so at significant cost savings to the State of California when compared to the cost of institutional care; and

WHEREAS, Californias network of regional centers and service providers serve nearly 300,000 individuals with developmental disabilities who, as a result of the service, are able to live, work, grow, and thrive in the community; and

WHEREAS, Years of underfunding have reduced access to needed services and supports, have threatened the sustainability of the system as a whole, have strained families, and have reduced the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities; and

WHEREAS, The active support and leadership of the Legislature is a critical component of any and all efforts to reinvigorate and renew the community-based developmental services system; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby recognizes the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of Californias community-based developmental services system; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature declares the importance of ensuring a sustainable system that protects the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities and their full inclusion into community life; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature reaffirms its commitment to defend, support, and advance the community-based developmental services system; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

WHEREAS, Fifty years ago, the State of California piloted a new approach to serving individuals with developmental disabilities by enacting a bold new direction in public-private partnership that fundamentally changed and dramatically improved the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, and that would become a model for the nation; and

WHEREAS, That partnership model was based on the premise that the services required of a regional center are of such a special and unique nature that they could not be satisfactorily provided by state agencies and thus required private nonprofit entities to contract with the state to meet the unique needs of the different geographic regions; and

WHEREAS, In 1965, Assembly Bill 691 established a pilot program that created two regional centers in 1966, one at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, later named Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center, and another at San Francisco Aid Retarded Children, Inc., later named Golden Gate Regional Center, with the Regional Center of the East Bay formed later from the latter projects eastern region; and

WHEREAS, The pilot program was so successful that it was turned into a permanent statewide program in 1969 by Assembly Bill 225, known as the Lanterman Mental Retardation Services Act; and

WHEREAS, In 1973, Assembly Bill 846 recast the act as the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act and proposed expansion of eligibility for regional center services to individuals with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism, among other developmental disabilities; and

WHEREAS, In 1977, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act was passed, enumerating various rights to individuals with developmental disabilities, enshrining the role of regional centers as advocates for those rights, and creating an individualized planning process that forms the core of the uniquely tailored services and supports that each participating individual receives; and

WHEREAS, Regional centers provide service coordination to ensure that the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities are met using a combination of natural supports, generic services, and the purchase of vendored services; and

WHEREAS, Community-based service providers offer an array of services in each community to meet the unique needs of every individual with a developmental disability, doing so at significant cost savings to the State of California when compared to the cost of institutional care; and

WHEREAS, Californias network of regional centers and service providers serve nearly 300,000 individuals with developmental disabilities who, as a result of the service, are able to live, work, grow, and thrive in the community; and

WHEREAS, Years of underfunding have reduced access to needed services and supports, have threatened the sustainability of the system as a whole, have strained families, and have reduced the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities; and

WHEREAS, The active support and leadership of the Legislature is a critical component of any and all efforts to reinvigorate and renew the community-based developmental services system; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby recognizes the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of Californias community-based developmental services system; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature declares the importance of ensuring a sustainable system that protects the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities and their full inclusion into community life; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature reaffirms its commitment to defend, support, and advance the community-based developmental services system; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

WHEREAS, Fifty years ago, the State of California piloted a new approach to serving individuals with developmental disabilities by enacting a bold new direction in public-private partnership that fundamentally changed and dramatically improved the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, and that would become a model for the nation; and

WHEREAS, That partnership model was based on the premise that the services required of a regional center are of such a special and unique nature that they could not be satisfactorily provided by state agencies and thus required private nonprofit entities to contract with the state to meet the unique needs of the different geographic regions; and

WHEREAS, In 1965, Assembly Bill 691 established a pilot program that created two regional centers in 1966, one at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, later named Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center, and another at San Francisco Aid Retarded Children, Inc., later named Golden Gate Regional Center, with the Regional Center of the East Bay formed later from the latter projects eastern region; and

WHEREAS, The pilot program was so successful that it was turned into a permanent statewide program in 1969 by Assembly Bill 225, known as the Lanterman Mental Retardation Services Act; and

WHEREAS, In 1973, Assembly Bill 846 recast the act as the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act and proposed expansion of eligibility for regional center services to individuals with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism, among other developmental disabilities; and

WHEREAS, In 1977, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act was passed, enumerating various rights to individuals with developmental disabilities, enshrining the role of regional centers as advocates for those rights, and creating an individualized planning process that forms the core of the uniquely tailored services and supports that each participating individual receives; and

WHEREAS, Regional centers provide service coordination to ensure that the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities are met through using a combination of natural supports, generic services, and the purchase of vendored services; and

WHEREAS, Community-based service providers offer an array of services in each community to meet the unique needs of every individual with a developmental disability, doing so at significant cost savings to the State of California when compared to the cost of institutional care; and

WHEREAS, Californias network of regional centers and service providers serve nearly 300,000 individuals with developmental disabilities who, as a result of the service, are able to live, work, grow, and thrive in the community; and

WHEREAS, Years of underfunding have reduced access to needed services and supports, have threatened the sustainability of the system as a whole, have strained families, and have reduced the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities; and

WHEREAS, The active support and leadership of the Legislature is a critical component of any and all efforts to reinvigorate and renew the community-based developmental services system; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby recognizes the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of Californias community-based developmental services system; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature declares the importance of ensuring a sustainable system that protects the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities and their full inclusion into community life; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature reaffirms its commitment to defend, support, and advance the community-based developmental services system; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

WHEREAS, Fifty years ago, the State of California piloted a new approach to serving individuals with developmental disabilities by enacting a bold new direction in public-private partnership that fundamentally changed and dramatically improved the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, and that would become a model for the nation; and

WHEREAS, That partnership model was based on the premise that the services required of a regional center are of such a special and unique nature that they could not be satisfactorily provided by state agencies and thus required private nonprofit entities to contract with the state to meet the unique needs of the different geographic regions; and

WHEREAS, In 1965, Assembly Bill 691 established a pilot program that created two regional centers in 1966, one at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, later named Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center, and another at San Francisco Aid Retarded Children, Inc., later named Golden Gate Regional Center, with the Regional Center of the East Bay formed later from the latter projects eastern region; and

WHEREAS, The pilot program was so successful that it was turned into a permanent statewide program in 1969 by Assembly Bill 225, known as the Lanterman Mental Retardation Services Act; and

WHEREAS, In 1973, Assembly Bill 846 recast the act as the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act and proposed expansion of eligibility for regional center services to individuals with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism, among other developmental disabilities; and

WHEREAS, In 1977, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act was passed, enumerating various rights to individuals with developmental disabilities, enshrining the role of regional centers as advocates for those rights, and creating an individualized planning process that forms the core of the uniquely tailored services and supports that each participating individual receives; and

WHEREAS, Regional centers provide service coordination to ensure that the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities are met through a combination of natural supports, generic services, and the purchase of vendored services; and

WHEREAS, Community-based service providers offer an array of services in each community to meet the unique needs of every individual with a developmental disability, doing so at significant cost savings to the State of California when compared to the cost of institutional care; and

WHEREAS, Californias network of regional centers and service providers serve nearly 300,000 individuals with developmental disabilities who, as a result of the service, are able to live, work, grow, and thrive in the community; and

WHEREAS, Years of underfunding have reduced access to needed services and supports, have threatened the sustainability of the system as a whole, have strained families, and have reduced the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities; and

WHEREAS, The active support and leadership of the Legislature is a critical component of any and all efforts to reinvigorate and renew the community-based developmental services system; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby recognizes the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of Californias community-based developmental services system; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature declares the importance of ensuring a sustainable system that protects the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities and their full inclusion into community life; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature reaffirms its commitment to defend, support, and advance the community-based developmental services system; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 

Bill No: SCR 98

Author: Beall (D) and De León (D), et al.

Amended: 6/30/16

Vote: 21

SENATE FLOOR: 38-0, 3/14/16

AYES: Allen, Anderson, Bates, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Cannella, De León, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall, Hancock, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen, Nielsen, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Stone, Vidak, Wieckowski, Wolk

NO VOTE RECORDED: Lara, Runner

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 6/30/16

SUBJECT: California’s community-based developmental services system: 50th anniversary

SOURCE: Association of Regional Center Agencies

DIGEST:

This resolution recognizes the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of California’s community-based developmental services system, and reaffirms the commitment of the Legislature to support this system. This measure also declares the importance of ensuring a sustainable system that protects the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities.

Assembly Amendments make a technical change and add co-authors.

ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:

1. Fifty years ago, the State of California piloted a new approach to serving individuals with developmental disabilities by enacting a bold new direction in public-private partnership that fundamentally changed and dramatically improved the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, and that would become a model for the nation. That partnership model was based on the premise that the services required of a regional center are of such a special and unique nature that they could not be satisfactorily provided by state agencies and thus required private nonprofit entities to contract with the state to meet the unique needs of the different geographic regions.
2. Regional centers provide service coordination to ensure that the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities are met using a combination of natural supports, generic services, and the purchase of vendored services.
3. California’s network of regional centers and service providers serve nearly 300,000 individuals with developmental disabilities who, as a result of the service, are able to live, work, grow, and thrive in the community.
4. Years of underfunding have reduced access to needed services and supports, have threatened the sustainability of the system as a whole, have strained families, and have reduced the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities.
5. The active support and leadership of the Legislature is a critical component of any and all efforts to reinvigorate and renew the community-based developmental services system.

This resolution recognizes the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of California’s community-based developmental services system, declares the importance of ensuring a sustainable system that protects the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities and their full inclusion into community life, and reaffirms the Legislatures commitment to defend, support, and advance the community-based developmental services system.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 8/1/16)

Association of Regional Center Agencies (source)

East Bay Developmental Disabilities Legislative Coalition

State Council on Developmental Disabilities

The Arc

United Cerebral Palsy California Collaboration

OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/1/16)

None received

Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520

8/4/16 14:20:13

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SENATE THIRD READING

STR Bill Id:SCR 98

Author:(Beall and De León)

As Amended Ver:March 31, 2016

Majority vote

SENATE VOTE: 38-0

SUMMARY: Recognizes the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of California's community-based developmental services system, and would reaffirm the commitment of the Legislature to support this system. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:

1. Fifty years ago, the State of California piloted a new approach to serving individuals with developmental disabilities by enacting a bold new direction in public-private partnership that fundamentally changed and dramatically improved the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, and that would become a model for the nation. That partnership model was based on the premise that the services required of a regional center are of such a special and unique nature that they could not be satisfactorily provided by state agencies and thus required private nonprofit entities to contract with the state to meet the unique needs of the different geographic regions.
2. Regional centers provide service coordination to ensure that the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities are met using a combination of natural supports, generic services, and the purchase of vendor services.
3. California's network of regional centers and service providers serve nearly 300,000 individuals with developmental disabilities who, as a result of the service, are able to live, work, grow, and thrive in the community.
4. Years of underfunding have reduced access to needed services and supports, have threatened the sustainability of the system as a whole, have strained families, and have reduced the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities.
5. The active support and leadership of the Legislature is a critical component of any and all efforts to reinvigorate and renew the community-based developmental services system.

FISCAL EFFECT: None

Analysis Prepared by: Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0002729

Date of Hearing: April 11, 2016

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON

, Chair

SBPCA Bill Id:

Author:() – As Ver:March 31, 2016

SENATE VOTE: 38-0

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY: Recognizes the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of California's community-based developmental services system, and would reaffirm the commitment of the Legislature to support this system. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:

1. Fifty years ago, the State of California piloted a new approach to serving individuals with developmental disabilities by enacting a bold new direction in public-private partnership that fundamentally changed and dramatically improved the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, and that would become a model for the nation. That partnership model was based on the premise that the services required of a regional center are of such a special and unique nature that they could not be satisfactorily provided by state agencies and thus required private nonprofit entities to contract with the state to meet the unique needs of the different geographic regions.
2. Regional centers provide service coordination to ensure that the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities are met using a combination of natural supports, generic services, and the purchase of vendored services.
3. California’s network of regional centers and service providers serve nearly 300,000 individuals with developmental disabilities who, as a result of the service, are able to live, work, grow, and thrive in the community.
4. Years of underfunding have reduced access to needed services and supports, have threatened the sustainability of the system as a whole, have strained families, and have reduced the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities.
5. The active support and leadership of the Legislature is a critical component of any and all efforts to reinvigorate and renew the community-based developmental services system.

FISCAL EFFECT: None

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:

Support

Association of Regional Center Agencies (ARCA)

Opposition

None on file

Analysis Prepared by:

 THIRD READING 

Bill No: SCR 98

Author: Beall (D) and De León (D), et al.

Introduced: 1/15/16

Vote: 21

SUBJECT: California’s community-based developmental services system: 50th anniversary

SOURCE: Association of Regional Center Agencies

DIGEST:

This resolution recognizes the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of California’s community-based developmental services system, and reaffirms the commitment of the Legislature to support this system.

ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:

1. Fifty years ago, the State of California piloted a new approach to serving individuals with developmental disabilities by enacting a bold new direction in public-private partnership that fundamentally changed and dramatically improved the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, and that would become a model for the nation. That partnership model was based on the premise that the services required of a regional center are of such a special and unique nature that they could not be satisfactorily provided by state agencies and thus required private nonprofit entities to contract with the state to meet the unique needs of the different geographic regions.
2. Regional centers provide service coordination to ensure that the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities are met through a combination of natural supports, generic services, and the purchase of vendored services.
3. California’s network of regional centers and service providers serve nearly 300,000 individuals with developmental disabilities who, as a result of the service, are able to live, work, grow, and thrive in the community.
4. Years of underfunding have reduced access to needed services and supports, have threatened the sustainability of the system as a whole, have strained families, and have reduced the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities.
5. The active support and leadership of the Legislature is a critical component of any and all efforts to reinvigorate and renew the community-based developmental services system.

This resolution recognizes the year of 2016 as the 50th anniversary of California’s community-based developmental services system, declares the importance of ensuring a sustainable system that protects the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities and their full inclusion into community life, and reaffirms the Legislatures commitment to defend, support, and advance the community-based developmental services system.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 1/27/16)

Association of Regional Center Agencies (source)

OPPOSITION: (Verified 1/27/16)

None received

Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520

1/29/16 11:24:24

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