AB 564, as introduced, Eggman. Regional centers: parental fees.
Under existing law, 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 and their families. Existing law requires the Director of Developmental Services to establish, annually review, and adjust as needed, a schedule of parental fees for services received through the regional centers.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 4784 of the Welfare and Institutions Code
2 is amended to read:
(a) The Director of Developmental Services shall
4establish, annually review, and adjust as needed, a schedule of
5parental fees for services received through the regional centers.
6Effective July 1, 2009, this schedule shall be revised to reflect
P2 1changes in economic conditions that affect parents’ ability to pay
2the fee, but not to exceed an inflationary factor as determined by
3the department.
4(b) The parental fee schedule established pursuant to this section
5shall be exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section
611340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
7(c) In establishing the amount parents shall pay, the director
8shall take into
account all of the following factors:
9(1) The current cost of caring for a child at home, as determined
10by the most recent data available from the United States
11Department of Agriculture’s survey on the cost of raising a child
12in California, adjusted for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from
13the survey date to the date of payment adjustment.
14(2) Medical expenses incurred prior to regional center care.
15(3) Whether the child is living at home.
16(4) Parental payments for medical expenses, clothing,
17incidentals, and other items considered necessary for the normal
18rearing of a child.
19(5) Transportation expenses incurred in visiting a child.
20(d) The parental fee schedule shall exempt families with an
21income below the federal poverty level from assessment and
22payment of the parental fee.
23(e) (1) The adjusted fee shall be assessed in full forbegin delete children,end delete
24begin insert
childrenend insert when the out-of-home placement commences on or after
25July 1, 2009.
26(2) For children placed out-of-home prior to July 1, 2009, the
27department shall determine the increase in the parental fee above
28the amount assessed using the fee schedule in effect on June 30,
292009. This fee increase shall be implemented over three years,
30with one-third of the increase added to the fee on July 1, 2009,
31one-third of the increase added to the fee on July 1, 2010, and the
32final third added to the fee on July 1, 2011.
33(f) Notwithstanding any otherbegin delete provision ofend delete law or regulationbegin delete to , commencing July 1, 2009, all fees collected shall be
34the contraryend delete
35remitted to the State Treasury to be
deposited as follows:
36(1) Fees collected up to the amount that would be assessed using
37the fee schedule in effect on June 30, 2009, shall be deposited into
38thebegin insert Developmental Disabilitiesend insert Program Development Fund
39established in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 4670) to
P3 1provide resources needed to initiate new programs, consistent with
2approved priorities for program development in the state plan.
3(2) Fees collected using the July 1, 2009, schedule that are
4greater than the amount that would have been assessed using the
5fee schedule in effect on June 30, 2009, shall be deposited into the
6begin insert Developmental Disabilitiesend insert Program Development Fund and shall
7be available for
expenditure by the department to offset General
8Fund costs.
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