CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1417Introduced by Assembly Member FrazierFebruary 19, 2021 An act to add Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 78264) to Chapter 2 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1417, as introduced, Frazier. Community colleges: providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities: model curriculum for certification program.Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The board of governors appoints the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to serve as the chief executive officer of the segment. The California Community Colleges comprises 116 campuses operated by community college districts throughout the state.This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the need in this state for well-trained providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities. The bill would require the chancellors office to develop a model curriculum for a certification program for providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities, designed to be offered at community college campuses where there is sufficient student interest and a properly qualified faculty to sustain such a program. The bill would require the chancellors office, in developing the model curriculum, to consult with individuals and organizations with expertise in the provision of care for individuals with developmental disabilities and the training of practitioners for that task.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. Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 78264) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: Article 3.6. Providers of Care for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities78264. (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(A) There is a great need in this state for well-trained providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities.(B) Providing care for Californias population of individuals with developmental disabilities is a difficult job that requires a practitioner to possess unique and specific skills in order to provide the high-quality care that these individuals deserve.(2) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to enable the California Community Colleges system to create a certification program to establish a pathway for persons interested in these careers to obtain the necessary preparation.(b) The Chancellors Office of the California Community Colleges shall develop a model curriculum for a certification program for providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities. This model curriculum shall be designed to be offered at community college campuses where there is sufficient student interest and a properly qualified faculty to sustain such a program. In developing the model curriculum, the chancellors office shall consult with individuals and organizations with expertise in the provision of care for individuals with developmental disabilities and the training of practitioners for that task.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1417Introduced by Assembly Member FrazierFebruary 19, 2021 An act to add Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 78264) to Chapter 2 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1417, as introduced, Frazier. Community colleges: providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities: model curriculum for certification program.Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The board of governors appoints the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to serve as the chief executive officer of the segment. The California Community Colleges comprises 116 campuses operated by community college districts throughout the state.This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the need in this state for well-trained providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities. The bill would require the chancellors office to develop a model curriculum for a certification program for providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities, designed to be offered at community college campuses where there is sufficient student interest and a properly qualified faculty to sustain such a program. The bill would require the chancellors office, in developing the model curriculum, to consult with individuals and organizations with expertise in the provision of care for individuals with developmental disabilities and the training of practitioners for that task.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1417
Introduced by Assembly Member FrazierFebruary 19, 2021
Introduced by Assembly Member Frazier
February 19, 2021
An act to add Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 78264) to Chapter 2 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1417, as introduced, Frazier. Community colleges: providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities: model curriculum for certification program.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The board of governors appoints the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to serve as the chief executive officer of the segment. The California Community Colleges comprises 116 campuses operated by community college districts throughout the state.This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the need in this state for well-trained providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities. The bill would require the chancellors office to develop a model curriculum for a certification program for providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities, designed to be offered at community college campuses where there is sufficient student interest and a properly qualified faculty to sustain such a program. The bill would require the chancellors office, in developing the model curriculum, to consult with individuals and organizations with expertise in the provision of care for individuals with developmental disabilities and the training of practitioners for that task.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The board of governors appoints the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to serve as the chief executive officer of the segment. The California Community Colleges comprises 116 campuses operated by community college districts throughout the state.
This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the need in this state for well-trained providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities. The bill would require the chancellors office to develop a model curriculum for a certification program for providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities, designed to be offered at community college campuses where there is sufficient student interest and a properly qualified faculty to sustain such a program. The bill would require the chancellors office, in developing the model curriculum, to consult with individuals and organizations with expertise in the provision of care for individuals with developmental disabilities and the training of practitioners for that task.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 78264) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: Article 3.6. Providers of Care for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities78264. (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(A) There is a great need in this state for well-trained providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities.(B) Providing care for Californias population of individuals with developmental disabilities is a difficult job that requires a practitioner to possess unique and specific skills in order to provide the high-quality care that these individuals deserve.(2) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to enable the California Community Colleges system to create a certification program to establish a pathway for persons interested in these careers to obtain the necessary preparation.(b) The Chancellors Office of the California Community Colleges shall develop a model curriculum for a certification program for providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities. This model curriculum shall be designed to be offered at community college campuses where there is sufficient student interest and a properly qualified faculty to sustain such a program. In developing the model curriculum, the chancellors office shall consult with individuals and organizations with expertise in the provision of care for individuals with developmental disabilities and the training of practitioners for that task.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 78264) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: Article 3.6. Providers of Care for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities78264. (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(A) There is a great need in this state for well-trained providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities.(B) Providing care for Californias population of individuals with developmental disabilities is a difficult job that requires a practitioner to possess unique and specific skills in order to provide the high-quality care that these individuals deserve.(2) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to enable the California Community Colleges system to create a certification program to establish a pathway for persons interested in these careers to obtain the necessary preparation.(b) The Chancellors Office of the California Community Colleges shall develop a model curriculum for a certification program for providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities. This model curriculum shall be designed to be offered at community college campuses where there is sufficient student interest and a properly qualified faculty to sustain such a program. In developing the model curriculum, the chancellors office shall consult with individuals and organizations with expertise in the provision of care for individuals with developmental disabilities and the training of practitioners for that task.
SECTION 1. Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 78264) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:
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Article 3.6. Providers of Care for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities78264. (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(A) There is a great need in this state for well-trained providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities.(B) Providing care for Californias population of individuals with developmental disabilities is a difficult job that requires a practitioner to possess unique and specific skills in order to provide the high-quality care that these individuals deserve.(2) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to enable the California Community Colleges system to create a certification program to establish a pathway for persons interested in these careers to obtain the necessary preparation.(b) The Chancellors Office of the California Community Colleges shall develop a model curriculum for a certification program for providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities. This model curriculum shall be designed to be offered at community college campuses where there is sufficient student interest and a properly qualified faculty to sustain such a program. In developing the model curriculum, the chancellors office shall consult with individuals and organizations with expertise in the provision of care for individuals with developmental disabilities and the training of practitioners for that task.
Article 3.6. Providers of Care for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities78264. (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(A) There is a great need in this state for well-trained providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities.(B) Providing care for Californias population of individuals with developmental disabilities is a difficult job that requires a practitioner to possess unique and specific skills in order to provide the high-quality care that these individuals deserve.(2) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to enable the California Community Colleges system to create a certification program to establish a pathway for persons interested in these careers to obtain the necessary preparation.(b) The Chancellors Office of the California Community Colleges shall develop a model curriculum for a certification program for providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities. This model curriculum shall be designed to be offered at community college campuses where there is sufficient student interest and a properly qualified faculty to sustain such a program. In developing the model curriculum, the chancellors office shall consult with individuals and organizations with expertise in the provision of care for individuals with developmental disabilities and the training of practitioners for that task.
Article 3.6. Providers of Care for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities
Article 3.6. Providers of Care for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities
78264. (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(A) There is a great need in this state for well-trained providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities.(B) Providing care for Californias population of individuals with developmental disabilities is a difficult job that requires a practitioner to possess unique and specific skills in order to provide the high-quality care that these individuals deserve.(2) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to enable the California Community Colleges system to create a certification program to establish a pathway for persons interested in these careers to obtain the necessary preparation.(b) The Chancellors Office of the California Community Colleges shall develop a model curriculum for a certification program for providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities. This model curriculum shall be designed to be offered at community college campuses where there is sufficient student interest and a properly qualified faculty to sustain such a program. In developing the model curriculum, the chancellors office shall consult with individuals and organizations with expertise in the provision of care for individuals with developmental disabilities and the training of practitioners for that task.
78264. (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:
(A) There is a great need in this state for well-trained providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities.
(B) Providing care for Californias population of individuals with developmental disabilities is a difficult job that requires a practitioner to possess unique and specific skills in order to provide the high-quality care that these individuals deserve.
(2) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to enable the California Community Colleges system to create a certification program to establish a pathway for persons interested in these careers to obtain the necessary preparation.
(b) The Chancellors Office of the California Community Colleges shall develop a model curriculum for a certification program for providers of care for individuals with developmental disabilities. This model curriculum shall be designed to be offered at community college campuses where there is sufficient student interest and a properly qualified faculty to sustain such a program. In developing the model curriculum, the chancellors office shall consult with individuals and organizations with expertise in the provision of care for individuals with developmental disabilities and the training of practitioners for that task.