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AB-1220 • 2026

Developmental services: denials of services and notices of actions.

Developmental services: denials of services and notices of actions.

Passed Legislature

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

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Developmental Services: Tracking Denials and Notices

This law requires regional centers to record denials of services, notices of actions, and appeals in individual program plans for people with developmental disabilities. It also asks the state department and regional centers to include data about disagreements and service denials in their yearly reports.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires regional centers to write down all denials of services, notices of actions, and appeals in each person's plan.
  • Asks the State Department of Developmental Services and regional centers to add information about disagreements and denied services to their annual report.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People with developmental disabilities who receive services from regional centers.
  • Regional centers that provide services to people with developmental disabilities.
  • The State Department of Developmental Services which oversees the regional centers.

Terms To Know

Individual Program Plan
A plan made for each person who gets help from a regional center, listing all the services and supports they will receive.
Regional Centers
Local organizations that provide support and services to people with developmental disabilities in their area.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how regional centers should handle the new requirements.
  • It is unclear what specific information will be included in the annual reports about disagreements and denied services.

Bill History

  1. 2025-08-29 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2025-06-30 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. 2025-06-18 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. 2025-06-17 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 16).

  5. 2025-06-10 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.

  6. 2025-05-28 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  7. 2025-05-20 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  8. 2025-05-19 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1608.)

  9. 2025-05-15 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. 2025-05-14 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

  11. 2025-04-30 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. 2025-03-25 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  13. 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.

  14. 2025-03-24 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  15. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  16. 2025-02-22 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  17. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1220, as amended, Arambula.
Developmental services: denials of services and notices of actions.
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. Under existing law, the services and supports to be provided to a regional center consumer are contained in an individual program plan, developed in accordance with prescribed requirements. Existing law requires the department and regional centers to annually collaborate to compile specified data relating to purchase of service authorization, utilization, and expenditure by each regional center, as specified, and to post that information on its internet website.
This bill would require a regional center to document in each consumer’s individual program plan all of the consumer’s denials of
services, notices of actions, and appeals. The bill would also require the department and regional centers to include in their annual report data relating to disagreements and denials of services, and would make related findings and declarations.

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