BILL NUMBER: AB 287	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Beall

                        FEBRUARY 13, 2009

   An act relating to developmental services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 287, as introduced, Beall. Persons with developmental
disabilities: employment.
   Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services
Act, grants persons with developmental disabilities the right to
receive services and supports to meet their needs. Existing law
requires that the State Department of Developmental Services contract
with private nonprofit corporations for the operation of regional
centers to obtain services and supports for an individual with a
developmental disability in accordance with his or her Individual
Program Plan (IPP).
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would result in a significant increase in the number
of individuals with developmental disabilities who engage in gainful
employment, including integrated employment.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would result in a significant increase in the number
of individuals with developmental disabilities who engage in gainful
employment, including integrated employment.