BILL NUMBER: AB 287INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Beall FEBRUARY 13, 2009 An act relating to developmental services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 287, as introduced, Beall. Persons with developmental disabilities: employment. Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, grants persons with developmental disabilities the right to receive services and supports to meet their needs. Existing law requires that the State Department of Developmental Services contract with private nonprofit corporations for the operation of regional centers to obtain services and supports for an individual with a developmental disability in accordance with his or her Individual Program Plan (IPP). This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would result in a significant increase in the number of individuals with developmental disabilities who engage in gainful employment, including integrated employment. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would result in a significant increase in the number of individuals with developmental disabilities who engage in gainful employment, including integrated employment.