BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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(Without Reference to File)
SENATE THIRD READING
SB
82 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review)
As Amended June 16, 2015
Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect
Immediately
SENATE VOTE: Vote not relevant
SUMMARY: This is the Developmental Services Trailer Bill for
2015-16. It contains necessary changes related to the Budget
Act of 2015. This bill makes various statutory changes to
implement the 2015-16 Budget. Specifically, this bill:
1)Specifies criterion that must be met in order for the
Department of Developmental Services to move forward with a
closure plan for a developmental center including provisions
related to consumer protection and stakeholder involvement.
2)Clarifies the Legislature's intent to utilize General Fund
savings from the developmental center closures to provide
enhancements for services in the community.
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3)Makes clarifications to the Self-Determination program to
ensure that residents transitioning out of developmental
centers have access to this program, and allows the Department
of Finance to increase the number of participants in this
program with approval from the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee.
4) Requires the Department of Developmental Services and
regional centers to provide a written copy of a client's
Individual Program Plan in a threshold language within 45
days, and a non-threshold language within 60 days.
5)Clarifies regional center's responsibility when regional
center clients are placed in an Institution for Mental Disease
(IMD), and requires the IMD to make a reasonable effort to
notify a regional center if it is determined that a regional
center client has been admitted.
6)Allows for the expansion of beds at the Porterville
Developmental Center, and prohibits the placement of an
individual in the transitional treatment unit for longer than
necessary to procure a less restrictive placement for the
client.
7)Caps the total amount of beds for the Delayed Egress and
Secured Perimeter facilities to 150 and requires a minimum of
50 beds be reserved for the Incompetent to Stand Trial
population.
8)Authorizes the development of up to 20 acres at the Fairview
Developmental Center to be used affordable housing for the
developmentally disabled.
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9)Makes adjustments to the provider rate structure for purposes
of implementing the requirement to provide paid sick leave for
employees.
10)Removes the cap on the amount of Enhanced Behavioral Supports
Homes that may be developed by the Department of Developmental
Services for the duration of the pilot project.
11)Requires the Department of Developmental Services to report
back on the impact of the federal Fair labor Standards Act on
developmentally disabled consumers.
12)Includes an appropriation to fund prior year shortfall from
Budget Act of 2011 (SB 87 (Leno), Chapter 33, Statutes of
2011) and the Budget Act of 2012 (AB 1464 (Blumenfield),
Chapter 21, Statues of 2012 and AB 1497 (Budget Committee),
Chapter 29, Statutes of 2012).
COMMENT: This bill is a budget trailer bill within the overall
2015-16 budget package to implement actions taken affecting the
Department of Developmental Services.
Analysis Prepared by:
Jazmin Hicks / BUDGET / (916) 319-2099 FN:
0001032
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