Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2480Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 17, 2022 An act to add and repeal Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 19510) to of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to rehabilitation services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2480, as amended, Arambula. Rehabilitation services: persons with vision loss.Existing law provides for various services for persons who are blind, including authorization for the Department of Rehabilitation to establish orientation centers for the blind that provide services for personal and vocational training, and to appoint counselor-teachers to provide individual guidance and training that will enable them to adjust to daily living in the home and the community.This bill would, until January 1, 2026, subject to an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act, require the department to establish pilot projects in at least 6 counties to provide services to adults who are blind or have low vision to enable them to transition to the community from institutional settings or to avoid placement in an institutional setting. The bill would require the department to award grants to private organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving adults who are blind or have low vision, and would specify the services that may be provided by those grantees, including orientation and mobility services and daily living skills instruction. The bill would require participating organizations to report specified information to the department and the Legislature no later than December 31, 2025.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. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Persons who lose all or most of their vision, especially those who lose vision later in life, face a variety of challenges, including job loss, depression and isolation, social stigma, and an inability to undertake tasks of daily living.(b) In many cases, these individuals leave their homes and communities and are placed in nursing facilities or other institutional settings. Estimates indicate that as much as 50 percent of those persons residing in nursing facility placements have some level of significant vision loss.(c) Programs exist in California to provide goods and services to persons with vision loss that enable them to acquire the skills they need to remain in the community and live independently and productively. However, it is estimated that funding for these programs only meets approximately 3 percent of the need for the services they provide.(d) Funding for these programs is exclusively federal in nature and totals approximately $3,000,000 statewide.(e) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to begin to address the ever-increasing unmet need for services to adults with vision loss.SEC. 2. Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 19510) is added to Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: Article 1.5. Services for Persons with Vision Loss19510. (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the Department of Rehabilitation shall establish pilot projects in at least six counties to provide services to adults who are blind or have low vision to enable them to transition to the community from institutional settings or to avoid placement in an institutional setting. The department shall establish pilot projects in at least one county from the northern, central, and southern regions of the state, and shall take into account representation of urban, rural, and suburban areas.(b) To implement the pilot projects, the department shall award grants to private organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving adults who are blind or have low vision.(c) Services to be provided by private organizations awarded a grant pursuant to this article may include, but are not limited to, the provision of technology and technology training, orientation and mobility services, daily living skills instruction, and peer support and other mental health services.(d) Pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government code, each participating organization shall report to the department and the Legislature no later than December 31, 2025 the following information:(1) Methods for outreach to those who are blind or have low vision.(2) The number of active participants in the pilot program.(3) The types of services provided.(4) The types of service providers other than the organization awarded a grant.(5) Challenges faced in outreach.(6) An assessment of additional needs of transitional services targeted toward those who are blind or have low vision.(e) This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2480Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 17, 2022 An act to add and repeal Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 19510) to of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to rehabilitation services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2480, as amended, Arambula. Rehabilitation services: persons with vision loss.Existing law provides for various services for persons who are blind, including authorization for the Department of Rehabilitation to establish orientation centers for the blind that provide services for personal and vocational training, and to appoint counselor-teachers to provide individual guidance and training that will enable them to adjust to daily living in the home and the community.This bill would, until January 1, 2026, subject to an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act, require the department to establish pilot projects in at least 6 counties to provide services to adults who are blind or have low vision to enable them to transition to the community from institutional settings or to avoid placement in an institutional setting. The bill would require the department to award grants to private organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving adults who are blind or have low vision, and would specify the services that may be provided by those grantees, including orientation and mobility services and daily living skills instruction. The bill would require participating organizations to report specified information to the department and the Legislature no later than December 31, 2025.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022
Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2480
Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 17, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Arambula
February 17, 2022
An act to add and repeal Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 19510) to of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to rehabilitation services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2480, as amended, Arambula. Rehabilitation services: persons with vision loss.
Existing law provides for various services for persons who are blind, including authorization for the Department of Rehabilitation to establish orientation centers for the blind that provide services for personal and vocational training, and to appoint counselor-teachers to provide individual guidance and training that will enable them to adjust to daily living in the home and the community.This bill would, until January 1, 2026, subject to an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act, require the department to establish pilot projects in at least 6 counties to provide services to adults who are blind or have low vision to enable them to transition to the community from institutional settings or to avoid placement in an institutional setting. The bill would require the department to award grants to private organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving adults who are blind or have low vision, and would specify the services that may be provided by those grantees, including orientation and mobility services and daily living skills instruction. The bill would require participating organizations to report specified information to the department and the Legislature no later than December 31, 2025.
Existing law provides for various services for persons who are blind, including authorization for the Department of Rehabilitation to establish orientation centers for the blind that provide services for personal and vocational training, and to appoint counselor-teachers to provide individual guidance and training that will enable them to adjust to daily living in the home and the community.
This bill would, until January 1, 2026, subject to an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act, require the department to establish pilot projects in at least 6 counties to provide services to adults who are blind or have low vision to enable them to transition to the community from institutional settings or to avoid placement in an institutional setting. The bill would require the department to award grants to private organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving adults who are blind or have low vision, and would specify the services that may be provided by those grantees, including orientation and mobility services and daily living skills instruction. The bill would require participating organizations to report specified information to the department and the Legislature no later than December 31, 2025.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Persons who lose all or most of their vision, especially those who lose vision later in life, face a variety of challenges, including job loss, depression and isolation, social stigma, and an inability to undertake tasks of daily living.(b) In many cases, these individuals leave their homes and communities and are placed in nursing facilities or other institutional settings. Estimates indicate that as much as 50 percent of those persons residing in nursing facility placements have some level of significant vision loss.(c) Programs exist in California to provide goods and services to persons with vision loss that enable them to acquire the skills they need to remain in the community and live independently and productively. However, it is estimated that funding for these programs only meets approximately 3 percent of the need for the services they provide.(d) Funding for these programs is exclusively federal in nature and totals approximately $3,000,000 statewide.(e) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to begin to address the ever-increasing unmet need for services to adults with vision loss.SEC. 2. Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 19510) is added to Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: Article 1.5. Services for Persons with Vision Loss19510. (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the Department of Rehabilitation shall establish pilot projects in at least six counties to provide services to adults who are blind or have low vision to enable them to transition to the community from institutional settings or to avoid placement in an institutional setting. The department shall establish pilot projects in at least one county from the northern, central, and southern regions of the state, and shall take into account representation of urban, rural, and suburban areas.(b) To implement the pilot projects, the department shall award grants to private organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving adults who are blind or have low vision.(c) Services to be provided by private organizations awarded a grant pursuant to this article may include, but are not limited to, the provision of technology and technology training, orientation and mobility services, daily living skills instruction, and peer support and other mental health services.(d) Pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government code, each participating organization shall report to the department and the Legislature no later than December 31, 2025 the following information:(1) Methods for outreach to those who are blind or have low vision.(2) The number of active participants in the pilot program.(3) The types of services provided.(4) The types of service providers other than the organization awarded a grant.(5) Challenges faced in outreach.(6) An assessment of additional needs of transitional services targeted toward those who are blind or have low vision.(e) This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Persons who lose all or most of their vision, especially those who lose vision later in life, face a variety of challenges, including job loss, depression and isolation, social stigma, and an inability to undertake tasks of daily living.(b) In many cases, these individuals leave their homes and communities and are placed in nursing facilities or other institutional settings. Estimates indicate that as much as 50 percent of those persons residing in nursing facility placements have some level of significant vision loss.(c) Programs exist in California to provide goods and services to persons with vision loss that enable them to acquire the skills they need to remain in the community and live independently and productively. However, it is estimated that funding for these programs only meets approximately 3 percent of the need for the services they provide.(d) Funding for these programs is exclusively federal in nature and totals approximately $3,000,000 statewide.(e) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to begin to address the ever-increasing unmet need for services to adults with vision loss.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Persons who lose all or most of their vision, especially those who lose vision later in life, face a variety of challenges, including job loss, depression and isolation, social stigma, and an inability to undertake tasks of daily living.(b) In many cases, these individuals leave their homes and communities and are placed in nursing facilities or other institutional settings. Estimates indicate that as much as 50 percent of those persons residing in nursing facility placements have some level of significant vision loss.(c) Programs exist in California to provide goods and services to persons with vision loss that enable them to acquire the skills they need to remain in the community and live independently and productively. However, it is estimated that funding for these programs only meets approximately 3 percent of the need for the services they provide.(d) Funding for these programs is exclusively federal in nature and totals approximately $3,000,000 statewide.(e) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to begin to address the ever-increasing unmet need for services to adults with vision loss.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
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(a) Persons who lose all or most of their vision, especially those who lose vision later in life, face a variety of challenges, including job loss, depression and isolation, social stigma, and an inability to undertake tasks of daily living.
(b) In many cases, these individuals leave their homes and communities and are placed in nursing facilities or other institutional settings. Estimates indicate that as much as 50 percent of those persons residing in nursing facility placements have some level of significant vision loss.
(c) Programs exist in California to provide goods and services to persons with vision loss that enable them to acquire the skills they need to remain in the community and live independently and productively. However, it is estimated that funding for these programs only meets approximately 3 percent of the need for the services they provide.
(d) Funding for these programs is exclusively federal in nature and totals approximately $3,000,000 statewide.
(e) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to begin to address the ever-increasing unmet need for services to adults with vision loss.
SEC. 2. Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 19510) is added to Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: Article 1.5. Services for Persons with Vision Loss19510. (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the Department of Rehabilitation shall establish pilot projects in at least six counties to provide services to adults who are blind or have low vision to enable them to transition to the community from institutional settings or to avoid placement in an institutional setting. The department shall establish pilot projects in at least one county from the northern, central, and southern regions of the state, and shall take into account representation of urban, rural, and suburban areas.(b) To implement the pilot projects, the department shall award grants to private organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving adults who are blind or have low vision.(c) Services to be provided by private organizations awarded a grant pursuant to this article may include, but are not limited to, the provision of technology and technology training, orientation and mobility services, daily living skills instruction, and peer support and other mental health services.(d) Pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government code, each participating organization shall report to the department and the Legislature no later than December 31, 2025 the following information:(1) Methods for outreach to those who are blind or have low vision.(2) The number of active participants in the pilot program.(3) The types of services provided.(4) The types of service providers other than the organization awarded a grant.(5) Challenges faced in outreach.(6) An assessment of additional needs of transitional services targeted toward those who are blind or have low vision.(e) This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 2. Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 19510) is added to Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
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Article 1.5. Services for Persons with Vision Loss19510. (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the Department of Rehabilitation shall establish pilot projects in at least six counties to provide services to adults who are blind or have low vision to enable them to transition to the community from institutional settings or to avoid placement in an institutional setting. The department shall establish pilot projects in at least one county from the northern, central, and southern regions of the state, and shall take into account representation of urban, rural, and suburban areas.(b) To implement the pilot projects, the department shall award grants to private organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving adults who are blind or have low vision.(c) Services to be provided by private organizations awarded a grant pursuant to this article may include, but are not limited to, the provision of technology and technology training, orientation and mobility services, daily living skills instruction, and peer support and other mental health services.(d) Pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government code, each participating organization shall report to the department and the Legislature no later than December 31, 2025 the following information:(1) Methods for outreach to those who are blind or have low vision.(2) The number of active participants in the pilot program.(3) The types of services provided.(4) The types of service providers other than the organization awarded a grant.(5) Challenges faced in outreach.(6) An assessment of additional needs of transitional services targeted toward those who are blind or have low vision.(e) This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
Article 1.5. Services for Persons with Vision Loss19510. (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the Department of Rehabilitation shall establish pilot projects in at least six counties to provide services to adults who are blind or have low vision to enable them to transition to the community from institutional settings or to avoid placement in an institutional setting. The department shall establish pilot projects in at least one county from the northern, central, and southern regions of the state, and shall take into account representation of urban, rural, and suburban areas.(b) To implement the pilot projects, the department shall award grants to private organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving adults who are blind or have low vision.(c) Services to be provided by private organizations awarded a grant pursuant to this article may include, but are not limited to, the provision of technology and technology training, orientation and mobility services, daily living skills instruction, and peer support and other mental health services.(d) Pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government code, each participating organization shall report to the department and the Legislature no later than December 31, 2025 the following information:(1) Methods for outreach to those who are blind or have low vision.(2) The number of active participants in the pilot program.(3) The types of services provided.(4) The types of service providers other than the organization awarded a grant.(5) Challenges faced in outreach.(6) An assessment of additional needs of transitional services targeted toward those who are blind or have low vision.(e) This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
Article 1.5. Services for Persons with Vision Loss
Article 1.5. Services for Persons with Vision Loss
19510. (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the Department of Rehabilitation shall establish pilot projects in at least six counties to provide services to adults who are blind or have low vision to enable them to transition to the community from institutional settings or to avoid placement in an institutional setting. The department shall establish pilot projects in at least one county from the northern, central, and southern regions of the state, and shall take into account representation of urban, rural, and suburban areas.(b) To implement the pilot projects, the department shall award grants to private organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving adults who are blind or have low vision.(c) Services to be provided by private organizations awarded a grant pursuant to this article may include, but are not limited to, the provision of technology and technology training, orientation and mobility services, daily living skills instruction, and peer support and other mental health services.(d) Pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government code, each participating organization shall report to the department and the Legislature no later than December 31, 2025 the following information:(1) Methods for outreach to those who are blind or have low vision.(2) The number of active participants in the pilot program.(3) The types of services provided.(4) The types of service providers other than the organization awarded a grant.(5) Challenges faced in outreach.(6) An assessment of additional needs of transitional services targeted toward those who are blind or have low vision.(e) This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
19510. (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the Department of Rehabilitation shall establish pilot projects in at least six counties to provide services to adults who are blind or have low vision to enable them to transition to the community from institutional settings or to avoid placement in an institutional setting. The department shall establish pilot projects in at least one county from the northern, central, and southern regions of the state, and shall take into account representation of urban, rural, and suburban areas.
(b) To implement the pilot projects, the department shall award grants to private organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving adults who are blind or have low vision.
(c) Services to be provided by private organizations awarded a grant pursuant to this article may include, but are not limited to, the provision of technology and technology training, orientation and mobility services, daily living skills instruction, and peer support and other mental health services.
(d) Pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government code, each participating organization shall report to the department and the Legislature no later than December 31, 2025 the following information:
(1) Methods for outreach to those who are blind or have low vision.
(2) The number of active participants in the pilot program.
(3) The types of services provided.
(4) The types of service providers other than the organization awarded a grant.
(5) Challenges faced in outreach.
(6) An assessment of additional needs of transitional services targeted toward those who are blind or have low vision.
(e) This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.