BILL ANALYSIS
AB 378
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 378 (Cook)
As Amended May 4, 2009
Majority vote
HUMAN SERVICES 5-0 APPROPRIATIONS 11-5
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|Ayes:|Beall, Ammiano, Tom |Ayes:|De Leon, Ammiano, Charles |
| |Berryhill, Portantino, | |Calderon, Krekorian, |
| |Torres | |Fuentes, Monning, |
| | | |John A. Perez, Price, |
| | | |Skinner, Solorio, |
| | | |Torlakson |
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| | |Nays:|Nielsen, Duvall, Harkey, |
| | | |Miller, Audra Strickland |
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SUMMARY : Requires each public authority or nonprofit
consortium, with input from its advisory committee and other
stakeholders, to develop training standards and core topics for
the trainings it provides to In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
providers and recipients.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes the IHSS program to provide personal services and
home care for eligible poor, aged, blind, and disabled
individuals.
2)Requires every public authority or nonprofit consortium
providing for the delivery of IHSS to provide for the training
of providers and recipients.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee:
1)There are no significant state costs associated with this
legislation. The costs for developing training standards
would be borne by the individual public authorities and
nonprofit consortiums.
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2)Unknown cost pressures to the extent public authorities and
consortiums develop standards that require increased training
of IHSS providers.
COMMENTS : This bill requires that public authorities and
nonprofit consortia providing for the delivery of IHSS to
develop standards and core topics to be used in training of
providers and recipients. According to the author, "a statewide
program should have uniform standards for training in order to
ensure all consumers receive quality care." This bill requires
each public authority and nonprofit consortium to establish
standards. This has the advantage of allowing each county to
establish standards appropriate to local need and circumstances;
it would not, however, necessarily result in statewide
uniformity.
AB 182 (Ma) of 2007 initially required the state Department of
Social Services (DSS), in consultation with public authorities,
to develop training standards and core topics. The Senate
Appropriations Committee analysis identified $150,000 in 2007-08
costs and $100,000 in 2008-09 costs "for increased workload for
convening stakeholders meetings and developing the training
standards and topics." AB 182 was subsequently amended to;
instead, require the public authorities and nonprofit consortia
to develop the standards and core topics. In vetoing AB 182,
Governor Schwarzenegger said that the bill "could lead to the
development of dozens of different training standards across the
state. I believe consistent training standards can be more
effectively developed at the state level." The Governor further
said that he was "directing [DSS], in consultation with
consumers, counties and other key stakeholders, to establish
appropriate training standards for IHSS providers
administratively to the extent resources are available to
accomplish this task." To date, DSS has not established such
statewide standards, which supports the need for this bill.
Analysis Prepared by : Eric Gelber / HUM. S. / (916) 319-2089
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