| Old | New | Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | ||
| 1 | + | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1522Introduced by Assembly Member CervantesFebruary 17, 2023 An act to amend Section 4477 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1522, as introduced, Cervantes. Developmental centers: advisory boards.Existing law vests in the State Department of Developmental Services jurisdiction over various state hospitals, referred to as developmental centers, for the provision of care to persons with developmental disabilities. Existing law requires each developmental center to have a developmental center advisory board, and specifies that the boards are advisory to the department and the Legislature, with the power of visitation and advice with respect to, among other things, the conduct of the developmental centers.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 4477 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4477. (a) The advisory boards of the several state developmental centers are advisory to the State Department of Developmental Services and the Legislature with power of visitation and advice with respect to the conduct of the developmental centers and coordination with community mental health programs or regional programs for persons with developmental disabilities. The(b) The members of the boards shall serve without compensation other than necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duty. They shall organize and elect a chairperson. They shall meet at least once every three months and at any other times time they are called by the chairperson, by the medical director, by the head of the department, Director of Developmental Services, or by a majority of the board. No expenses shall be allowed except in connection with meetings so held. The those meetings.(c) The advisory board or boards of each developmental center or state hospital and developmental center may make a written report on its activities. | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | - | ||
| 3 | + | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1522Introduced by Assembly Member CervantesFebruary 17, 2023 An act to amend Section 4477 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1522, as introduced, Cervantes. Developmental centers: advisory boards.Existing law vests in the State Department of Developmental Services jurisdiction over various state hospitals, referred to as developmental centers, for the provision of care to persons with developmental disabilities. Existing law requires each developmental center to have a developmental center advisory board, and specifies that the boards are advisory to the department and the Legislature, with the power of visitation and advice with respect to, among other things, the conduct of the developmental centers.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO | |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | - | Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2023 | |
| 6 | 5 | ||
| 7 | - | Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2023 | |
| 6 | + | ||
| 7 | + | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 9 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION | |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 11 | Assembly Bill | |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | No. 1522 | |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Introduced by Assembly Member CervantesFebruary 17, 2023 | |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 17 | Introduced by Assembly Member Cervantes | |
| 18 | 18 | February 17, 2023 | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | - | An act to amend Section 4477 | |
| 20 | + | An act to amend Section 4477 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services. | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 22 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
| 23 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 24 | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | - | AB 1522, as | |
| 26 | + | AB 1522, as introduced, Cervantes. Developmental centers: advisory boards. | |
| 27 | 27 | ||
| 28 | - | Existing law generally provides for the placement of foster youth in various placement settings and governs the provision of child welfare services, which is defined to mean public social services that are directed toward the accomplishment of specified purposes, including protecting and promoting the welfare of all children, preventing the unnecessary separation of children from their families, and restoring to their families children who have been removed. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, in consultation with county child welfare agencies and other specified entities, to implement a unified, family friendly, and child-centered resource family approval process to replace the existing multiple processes for licensing foster family homes, certifying foster homes by licensed foster family agencies, approving relatives and nonrelative extended family members as foster care providers, and approving guardians and adoptive families.This bill would require the department to convene a workgroup to create a report with recommendations to prevent housing instability among LGBTQ youth in foster care. The bill would require the workgroup to submit that report on or before January 1, 2025, as specified.Existing law vests in the State Department of Developmental Services jurisdiction over various state hospitals, referred to as developmental centers, for the provision of care to persons with developmental disabilities. Existing law requires each developmental center to have a developmental center advisory board, and specifies that the boards are advisory to the department and the Legislature, with the power of visitation and advice with respect to, among other things, the conduct of the developmental centers.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. | |
| 29 | - | ||
| 30 | - | Existing law generally provides for the placement of foster youth in various placement settings and governs the provision of child welfare services, which is defined to mean public social services that are directed toward the accomplishment of specified purposes, including protecting and promoting the welfare of all children, preventing the unnecessary separation of children from their families, and restoring to their families children who have been removed. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, in consultation with county child welfare agencies and other specified entities, to implement a unified, family friendly, and child-centered resource family approval process to replace the existing multiple processes for licensing foster family homes, certifying foster homes by licensed foster family agencies, approving relatives and nonrelative extended family members as foster care providers, and approving guardians and adoptive families. | |
| 31 | - | ||
| 32 | - | This bill would require the department to convene a workgroup to create a report with recommendations to prevent housing instability among LGBTQ youth in foster care. The bill would require the workgroup to submit that report on or before January 1, 2025, as specified. | |
| 28 | + | Existing law vests in the State Department of Developmental Services jurisdiction over various state hospitals, referred to as developmental centers, for the provision of care to persons with developmental disabilities. Existing law requires each developmental center to have a developmental center advisory board, and specifies that the boards are advisory to the department and the Legislature, with the power of visitation and advice with respect to, among other things, the conduct of the developmental centers.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. | |
| 33 | 29 | ||
| 34 | 30 | Existing law vests in the State Department of Developmental Services jurisdiction over various state hospitals, referred to as developmental centers, for the provision of care to persons with developmental disabilities. Existing law requires each developmental center to have a developmental center advisory board, and specifies that the boards are advisory to the department and the Legislature, with the power of visitation and advice with respect to, among other things, the conduct of the developmental centers. | |
| 35 | 31 | ||
| 36 | - | ||
| 37 | - | ||
| 38 | 32 | This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. | |
| 39 | - | ||
| 40 | - | ||
| 41 | 33 | ||
| 42 | 34 | ## Digest Key | |
| 43 | 35 | ||
| 44 | 36 | ## Bill Text | |
| 45 | 37 | ||
| 46 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section | |
| 38 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 4477 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4477. (a) The advisory boards of the several state developmental centers are advisory to the State Department of Developmental Services and the Legislature with power of visitation and advice with respect to the conduct of the developmental centers and coordination with community mental health programs or regional programs for persons with developmental disabilities. The(b) The members of the boards shall serve without compensation other than necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duty. They shall organize and elect a chairperson. They shall meet at least once every three months and at any other times time they are called by the chairperson, by the medical director, by the head of the department, Director of Developmental Services, or by a majority of the board. No expenses shall be allowed except in connection with meetings so held. The those meetings.(c) The advisory board or boards of each developmental center or state hospital and developmental center may make a written report on its activities. | |
| 47 | 39 | ||
| 48 | 40 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
| 49 | 41 | ||
| 50 | 42 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
| 51 | 43 | ||
| 52 | - | SECTION 1. Section | |
| 44 | + | SECTION 1. Section 4477 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4477. (a) The advisory boards of the several state developmental centers are advisory to the State Department of Developmental Services and the Legislature with power of visitation and advice with respect to the conduct of the developmental centers and coordination with community mental health programs or regional programs for persons with developmental disabilities. The(b) The members of the boards shall serve without compensation other than necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duty. They shall organize and elect a chairperson. They shall meet at least once every three months and at any other times time they are called by the chairperson, by the medical director, by the head of the department, Director of Developmental Services, or by a majority of the board. No expenses shall be allowed except in connection with meetings so held. The those meetings.(c) The advisory board or boards of each developmental center or state hospital and developmental center may make a written report on its activities. | |
| 53 | 45 | ||
| 54 | - | SECTION 1. Section | |
| 46 | + | SECTION 1. Section 4477 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read: | |
| 55 | 47 | ||
| 56 | 48 | ### SECTION 1. | |
| 57 | 49 | ||
| 58 | - | ||
| 50 | + | 4477. (a) The advisory boards of the several state developmental centers are advisory to the State Department of Developmental Services and the Legislature with power of visitation and advice with respect to the conduct of the developmental centers and coordination with community mental health programs or regional programs for persons with developmental disabilities. The(b) The members of the boards shall serve without compensation other than necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duty. They shall organize and elect a chairperson. They shall meet at least once every three months and at any other times time they are called by the chairperson, by the medical director, by the head of the department, Director of Developmental Services, or by a majority of the board. No expenses shall be allowed except in connection with meetings so held. The those meetings.(c) The advisory board or boards of each developmental center or state hospital and developmental center may make a written report on its activities. | |
| 59 | 51 | ||
| 60 | - | ||
| 52 | + | 4477. (a) The advisory boards of the several state developmental centers are advisory to the State Department of Developmental Services and the Legislature with power of visitation and advice with respect to the conduct of the developmental centers and coordination with community mental health programs or regional programs for persons with developmental disabilities. The(b) The members of the boards shall serve without compensation other than necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duty. They shall organize and elect a chairperson. They shall meet at least once every three months and at any other times time they are called by the chairperson, by the medical director, by the head of the department, Director of Developmental Services, or by a majority of the board. No expenses shall be allowed except in connection with meetings so held. The those meetings.(c) The advisory board or boards of each developmental center or state hospital and developmental center may make a written report on its activities. | |
| 61 | 53 | ||
| 62 | - | ||
| 54 | + | 4477. (a) The advisory boards of the several state developmental centers are advisory to the State Department of Developmental Services and the Legislature with power of visitation and advice with respect to the conduct of the developmental centers and coordination with community mental health programs or regional programs for persons with developmental disabilities. The(b) The members of the boards shall serve without compensation other than necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duty. They shall organize and elect a chairperson. They shall meet at least once every three months and at any other times time they are called by the chairperson, by the medical director, by the head of the department, Director of Developmental Services, or by a majority of the board. No expenses shall be allowed except in connection with meetings so held. The those meetings.(c) The advisory board or boards of each developmental center or state hospital and developmental center may make a written report on its activities. | |
| 63 | 55 | ||
| 64 | 56 | ||
| 65 | 57 | ||
| 66 | - | ||
| 58 | + | 4477. (a) The advisory boards of the several state developmental centers are advisory to the State Department of Developmental Services and the Legislature with power of visitation and advice with respect to the conduct of the developmental centers and coordination with community mental health programs or regional programs for persons with developmental disabilities. The | |
| 67 | 59 | ||
| 68 | - | (2) The workgroup established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall address whether strengthening case management and services for those transitioning from foster care would eliminate housing instability among LGBTQ youth. | |
| 69 | - | ||
| 70 | - | (3) The report required pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted on or before January 1, 2025. | |
| 71 | - | ||
| 72 | - | (b) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. | |
| 73 | - | ||
| 74 | - | (2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2027. | |
| 75 | - | ||
| 76 | - | ||
| 77 | - | ||
| 78 | - | ||
| 79 | - | ||
| 80 | - | (a)The advisory boards of the developmental centers are advisory to the State Department of Developmental Services and the Legislature with power of visitation and advice with respect to the conduct of the developmental centers and coordination with community mental health programs or regional programs for persons with developmental disabilities. | |
| 81 | - | ||
| 82 | - | ||
| 83 | - | ||
| 84 | - | (b)The members of the boards shall serve without compensation other than necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duty. They shall organize and elect a chairperson. They shall meet at least once every three months and at any other time they are called by the chairperson, by the medical director, by the Director of Developmental Services, or by a majority of the board. No expenses shall be allowed except in connection with those meetings. | |
| 85 | - | ||
| 86 | - | ||
| 60 | + | (b) The members of the boards shall serve without compensation other than necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duty. They shall organize and elect a chairperson. They shall meet at least once every three months and at any other times time they are called by the chairperson, by the medical director, by the head of the department, Director of Developmental Services, or by a majority of the board. No expenses shall be allowed except in connection with meetings so held. The those meetings. | |
| 87 | 61 | ||
| 88 | 62 | (c) The advisory board or boards of each developmental center or state hospital and developmental center may make a written report on its activities. |