BILL NUMBER: SB 164	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Rubio

                        FEBRUARY 1, 2013

   An act relating to developmental services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 164, as introduced, Rubio. Developmental services: regional
centers: funding.
   Under the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, the
State Department of Developmental Services is required to contract
with regional centers to provide services and supports to individuals
with developmental disabilities.
   This bill would state that it is the intent of the Legislature to
enact legislation to require the department to report to the
Legislature on the status of its budget process for regional center
funding.
   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 to require the State Department of Developmental Services
to report to the Legislature on the status of the department's
budget process for regional center funding.