AB-1208 • 2026

California Developmental Disability Services Quality, Performance, and Outcomes Act of 2025.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Addis
Last action: 2025-08-29
Official status: In committee: Held under submission.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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California Act for Better Services for People with Developmental Disabilities

This act requires California's Department of Developmental Services to review and improve the quality, performance, and outcomes measures used by regional centers and service providers for people with developmental disabilities.

What This Bill Does

Requires the State Department of Developmental Services to review all existing and pending quality, performance, and outcome measures used by regional centers and service providers by July 1, 2026.
Establishes a workgroup to develop uniform quality, performance, and outcomes measures for people with developmental disabilities and their families by January 1, 2027.
Creates a tracking mechanism to measure the consistency, equity, and accountability of services over time.
Sets up performance indicators and benchmarks for regional centers to follow.
Requires the department to report its findings to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

People with developmental disabilities in California
Families of people with developmental disabilities
Regional centers and service providers for people with developmental disabilities

Terms To Know

Quality assurance instrument: A tool used to check how well services are being provided.
Stakeholders: People or groups who have an interest in the outcome of a project, such as families and service providers.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much money will be spent on these improvements.
It is unclear what specific changes will be made to current measures and surveys.
The effectiveness of new tracking mechanisms has yet to be determined.

Bill History

2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
In committee: Held under submission.
2025-07-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-01 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-24 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2025-06-11 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1882.)
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-05 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-01 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2025-04-30 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29).
2025-03-25 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2025-03-24 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-24 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2025-02-24 California Legislative Information
Read first time.
2025-02-22 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1208, as amended, Addis.
California Developmental Disability Services Quality, Performance, and Outcomes Act of 2025.
Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Existing law requires the department, in collaboration with stakeholders, to identify a valid and reliable quality assurance instrument that assesses consumer and family satisfaction, provision of services in a linguistically and competent manner, and personal outcomes, as specified.
This bill would require the department, no later than July 1, 2026, to review, assess, and map all established and currently pending regional center and vendored service provider quality, performance, and outcome measures and surveys that are used within the California developmental services system, as
specified. The bill would also require the department, on or before January 1, 2027, to consult with stakeholders and appropriate subject matter experts via a workgroup to develop a uniform set of quality, performance, and outcomes
measures and
measures,
a tracking mechanism to measure, compare, and track over
time,
time
the consistency, equity, and accountability in promoting the choice, autonomy, and life quality of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their
families.
families, and performance indicators and benchmarks for regional centers, as specified.
The bill would require the department to submit a related report to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2028.

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