California Senate Bill SB1196 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1196AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 23, 2010 INTRODUCED BY Senator Negrete McLeod FEBRUARY 18, 2010 An act  to add Section 4474.9 to the Welfare and Institutions Code,  relating to developmental services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1196, as amended, Negrete McLeod.  State developmental centers.   Lanterman Developmental Center.  Existing law  gives   vests  the State Department of Developmental Services  with  jurisdiction over specified state  hospitals   developmental centers  , including  Fairview State Hospital and  the  Lanterman  State Hospital   Developmental Center  , to be used as  developmental centers   a developmental center  for the provision of services to people with developmental disabilities. Existing law specifies the procedure that the department is required to use in the closure of  any of these developmental centers   a developmental center  . This bill would  state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the State Department of Developmental Services, by December 31, 2010, to close the Fairview Developmental Center, the Lanterman Developmental Center, or both, and to move consumers currently housed in the closed facility or facilities either into the remaining facility or into community placements appropriate for serving their needs. The bill would further provide that the legislation would require that plans be made for the property to benefit community-based services for persons with developmental disabilities as well as the state General Fund   require plans and other public documents, and notice of public meetings or teleconferences, relative to the   proposed closure of the Lanterman Developmental Center, to be posted on the department's Internet Web site, as specified  . Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 4474.9 is added to the   Welfare and Institutions Code   , to read:   4474.9. The State Department of Developmental Services shall maximize opportunities for public involvement relative to the proposed closure of the Lanterman Developmental Center by requiring that any plans and other public documents be posted on the department' s Internet Web site no more than 72 hours after publication. In addition, the department shall post on its Internet Web site notice of any public meetings or teleconferences relative to the proposed closure of the Lanterman Developmental Center, along with public access information, no less than 72 hours prior to those public meetings or teleconferences.   SECTION 1.   It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the State Department of Developmental Services, by December 31, 2010, to close the Fairview Developmental Center, the Lanterman Developmental Center, or both, and to move consumers currently housed in the closed facility or facilities either into the remaining facility or into community placements appropriate for serving their needs. The legislation would require that plans be made for the property to benefit community-based services for persons with developmental disabilities as well as the state General Fund.