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                                                                  SCR 120
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          Date of Hearing:   June 5, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                    SCR 120 (De León) - As Amended:  June 2, 2014

           SENATE VOTE :   34-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Year of the Community: developmental disabilities.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims the year of 2014 as the "Year of the  
          Community," and would declare that the Legislature will actively  
          promote the rights of persons with developmental disabilities  
          and their full inclusion into community life.  Specifically,  
           this resolution  makes the following legislative findings:

          1)The vision to enable people with developmental disabilities to  
            live full, productive, and satisfying lives as active members  
            of their communities was embodied forty five years ago in a  
            statewide network of community-based services and supports  
            with regional centers playing the role of the coordinating  
            hub.

          2)These early regional centers led to the introduction and  
            enactment of what is now known as the Lanterman Developmental  
            Disabilities Services Act, which established a statewide  
            system of services for persons with developmental disabilities  
            designed to be organized at the regional level and to produce  
            a dynamic network of local services and supports.

          3)The service system has evolved with advances in knowledge and  
            technology and the increasing recognition of the right of  
            people with disabilities to choice and full participation in  
            society, including the rights of children to live at home with  
            their families.

          4)The 21 regional centers in California continue to expand and  
            diversify their services while serving over 265,000 persons  
            with developmental disabilities and their families.


           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :









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           Support 
           
          Association of Regional Center Agencies (ARCA)
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800