Plain English Breakdown
The official text confirms the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but no effective date is listed in the provided metadata.
AB-1575: Updates Language and Expands Respite Services in the Lanterman Act
This law changes how people are named in state records for developmental disabilities, removes gendered language, and allows temporary care services to happen outside of a person's home.
What This Bill Does
- Replaces the word 'consumer' with 'person eligible for regional center services' throughout the act.
- Removes gendered language from the text of the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act.
- Expands the definition of in-home respite services to include care provided in a client's local community, not just their own home.
- Authorizes these temporary care services to focus on helping clients integrate into and socialize within their communities.
Who It Names or Affects
- People with developmental disabilities who receive support from regional centers.
- The State Department of Developmental Services.
- Regional centers that provide services under state contracts.
- Agencies hired to provide temporary care and supervision services.
Terms To Know
- Lanterman Act
- The existing law requiring the State Department of Developmental Services to contract with regional centers for developmental disability services.
- Regional center
- An organization that contracts with the state to provide support and services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
- In-home respite services
- Temporary, nonmedical care and supervision designed to help family members take a break from daily caregiving duties. This bill expands this definition to include care in the client's local community.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not specify an effective date for when these changes will begin.
- The source material does not detail how much funding is needed for community-based respite services.
- The law updates definitions but does not list specific new rules or standards for agencies providing care in public spaces.