CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 499Introduced by Senator StoneFebruary 16, 2017 An act to add Section 4794 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 499, as introduced, Stone. Developmental services: regional centers.Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities. Existing law sets forth the departments and the regional centers authority to establish provider rates. Existing law prohibits certain provider rate increases, but authorizes increases to those rates as necessary to adjust employee wages to meet the state minimum wage law. The bill would require the department to increase the funding provided to a regional center to enable the regional center and the regional centers purchase-of-service vendors to fund certain costs related to minimum wage requirements.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 4794 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:4794. The department shall increase the funding provided to a regional center to enable the regional center and regional centers purchase-of-service vendors to fund all of the following costs associated with minimum wage requirements:(a) The costs necessary to comply with a statewide minimum wage requirement.(b) The costs necessary to comply with minimum wage requirements enacted by local governments that exceed the statewide minimum wage.(c) The costs necessary to increase compensation for exempt, salaried employees to comply with wage orders issued by the Industrial Welfare Commission or any other state regulatory agency.(d) Any other wage adjustments that vendors are required to make in response to minimum wage increases mandated by state or federal statutes, regulations, or other authorities.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 499Introduced by Senator StoneFebruary 16, 2017 An act to add Section 4794 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 499, as introduced, Stone. Developmental services: regional centers.Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities. Existing law sets forth the departments and the regional centers authority to establish provider rates. Existing law prohibits certain provider rate increases, but authorizes increases to those rates as necessary to adjust employee wages to meet the state minimum wage law. The bill would require the department to increase the funding provided to a regional center to enable the regional center and the regional centers purchase-of-service vendors to fund certain costs related to minimum wage requirements.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 499
Introduced by Senator StoneFebruary 16, 2017
Introduced by Senator Stone
February 16, 2017
An act to add Section 4794 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 499, as introduced, Stone. Developmental services: regional centers.
Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities. Existing law sets forth the departments and the regional centers authority to establish provider rates. Existing law prohibits certain provider rate increases, but authorizes increases to those rates as necessary to adjust employee wages to meet the state minimum wage law. The bill would require the department to increase the funding provided to a regional center to enable the regional center and the regional centers purchase-of-service vendors to fund certain costs related to minimum wage requirements.
Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities. Existing law sets forth the departments and the regional centers authority to establish provider rates. Existing law prohibits certain provider rate increases, but authorizes increases to those rates as necessary to adjust employee wages to meet the state minimum wage law.
The bill would require the department to increase the funding provided to a regional center to enable the regional center and the regional centers purchase-of-service vendors to fund certain costs related to minimum wage requirements.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 4794 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:4794. The department shall increase the funding provided to a regional center to enable the regional center and regional centers purchase-of-service vendors to fund all of the following costs associated with minimum wage requirements:(a) The costs necessary to comply with a statewide minimum wage requirement.(b) The costs necessary to comply with minimum wage requirements enacted by local governments that exceed the statewide minimum wage.(c) The costs necessary to increase compensation for exempt, salaried employees to comply with wage orders issued by the Industrial Welfare Commission or any other state regulatory agency.(d) Any other wage adjustments that vendors are required to make in response to minimum wage increases mandated by state or federal statutes, regulations, or other authorities.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 4794 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:4794. The department shall increase the funding provided to a regional center to enable the regional center and regional centers purchase-of-service vendors to fund all of the following costs associated with minimum wage requirements:(a) The costs necessary to comply with a statewide minimum wage requirement.(b) The costs necessary to comply with minimum wage requirements enacted by local governments that exceed the statewide minimum wage.(c) The costs necessary to increase compensation for exempt, salaried employees to comply with wage orders issued by the Industrial Welfare Commission or any other state regulatory agency.(d) Any other wage adjustments that vendors are required to make in response to minimum wage increases mandated by state or federal statutes, regulations, or other authorities.
SECTION 1. Section 4794 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
4794. The department shall increase the funding provided to a regional center to enable the regional center and regional centers purchase-of-service vendors to fund all of the following costs associated with minimum wage requirements:(a) The costs necessary to comply with a statewide minimum wage requirement.(b) The costs necessary to comply with minimum wage requirements enacted by local governments that exceed the statewide minimum wage.(c) The costs necessary to increase compensation for exempt, salaried employees to comply with wage orders issued by the Industrial Welfare Commission or any other state regulatory agency.(d) Any other wage adjustments that vendors are required to make in response to minimum wage increases mandated by state or federal statutes, regulations, or other authorities.
4794. The department shall increase the funding provided to a regional center to enable the regional center and regional centers purchase-of-service vendors to fund all of the following costs associated with minimum wage requirements:(a) The costs necessary to comply with a statewide minimum wage requirement.(b) The costs necessary to comply with minimum wage requirements enacted by local governments that exceed the statewide minimum wage.(c) The costs necessary to increase compensation for exempt, salaried employees to comply with wage orders issued by the Industrial Welfare Commission or any other state regulatory agency.(d) Any other wage adjustments that vendors are required to make in response to minimum wage increases mandated by state or federal statutes, regulations, or other authorities.
4794. The department shall increase the funding provided to a regional center to enable the regional center and regional centers purchase-of-service vendors to fund all of the following costs associated with minimum wage requirements:(a) The costs necessary to comply with a statewide minimum wage requirement.(b) The costs necessary to comply with minimum wage requirements enacted by local governments that exceed the statewide minimum wage.(c) The costs necessary to increase compensation for exempt, salaried employees to comply with wage orders issued by the Industrial Welfare Commission or any other state regulatory agency.(d) Any other wage adjustments that vendors are required to make in response to minimum wage increases mandated by state or federal statutes, regulations, or other authorities.
4794. The department shall increase the funding provided to a regional center to enable the regional center and regional centers purchase-of-service vendors to fund all of the following costs associated with minimum wage requirements:
(a) The costs necessary to comply with a statewide minimum wage requirement.
(b) The costs necessary to comply with minimum wage requirements enacted by local governments that exceed the statewide minimum wage.
(c) The costs necessary to increase compensation for exempt, salaried employees to comply with wage orders issued by the Industrial Welfare Commission or any other state regulatory agency.
(d) Any other wage adjustments that vendors are required to make in response to minimum wage increases mandated by state or federal statutes, regulations, or other authorities.