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(Bakersfield, CA - Tuesday, November 28, 2023) - The Dolores Huerta Foundation (DHF) is taking legal action against the Kern County Board of Education (KCBE) and the Kern County Superintendent of Schools for their unlawful decision to approve the Central Academy of Arts and Technology (CAAT) charter school. The move comes after Bakersfield City School District (BCSD) and Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS) staff recommended denial, citing concerns about discrimination against students with disabilities and English language learners.

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On December 21, 2023, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) released guidance implementing changes in state law that remove restrictions on when parents can be paid IHSS providers for their minor children with disabilities, effective February 19, 2024.

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Submitted Electronically at: http://www.regulations.gov Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fisher Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Comments on the Food and Drug Administration’s Proposed Ban on Electrical Stimulation Devices, Docket No. FDA-2023-N-3902

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早航计划 (Early Start) 是一项针对残疾婴幼儿及其家人的计划。该酒吧解释了有关使用私人保险提供 Early Start 服务的法律变更。如果私人保险不承保该服务，区域中心可以支付费用。该酒吧告诉您如果区域中心想要改变您孩子的服务该怎么做以及在哪里获得帮助。

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The Veterans Affairs Police Department (VAPD) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is one of the ten largest federal administrative law enforcement agencies in the country.

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The US Census is looking to make a change in how it collects disability data in the American Community Survey that will negatively impact people with disabilities. It will reduce the count of people with disabilities from 14% to 8% which would mean about 20 million disabled people would not be counted.  This would affect decisions about disaster preparedness and response, Medicaid, housing and education, just to name a few. 

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Legislation State Budget 2023 Legislation Affecting Persons with Disabilities Public Policy Principles Public Policy Archive $(document).ready(function() { $(".drc-sidebar-subnav-toggle").click(function() { $(".sidebar-nav").toggleClass("mobile-show-1"); $(".sidebar-nav-close-icon").toggle(); $(".sidebar-nav-expand-icon").toggle(); }); }); Public Policy Sponsored Legislation State Budget Position Letters on State & Federal Bills 2023 Legislation Affecting Persons with Disabilities Public Policy Principles Public Policy Archive Public Policy Archive Archived bill and budget advocacy material for the prior year. Sponsored Legislation Archive 2019 - 2020 2021 - 2022 AB 46 (Carrillo) - Destigmatizing Mental Health Terms Removes dehumanizing language from California law that perpetuates stigma and discrimination against people with mental health disabilities. Specifically, this bill updates sections of California law to reflect people-first terminology used to promote the dignity of all Californians experiencing mental health challenges. By updating sections of California law with language that speaks to the person first and their mental health challenges second, AB 46 will promote greater understanding and acceptance of the possibility of successful treatment and recovery. This is a follow-up to AB 1847 (Chesbro), a 2014 bill sponsored by DRC that updated numerous code references to delete stigmatizing terms. Bill Detail AB 216 (Weber) – Pupil and Staff Safety Pilot Program Establishes the Pupil and Staff Safety Pilot Program under the Scale Up MTSS Statewide (SUMS) project, in collaboration with the California Department of Education. The Program authorizes county offices of education to apply to the SUMS project for grants in order to train school staff on de-escalation techniques and alternatives to physical restraint and seclusion of pupils. AB 216 also requires Local Education Agency to maintain records of the training and requires the SUMS project to report the outcomes of the program. Bill Detail AB 365 (Garcia) - Limited Examination and Appointment Program for Civil Service Hiring of Persons with Disabilities Currently extends the effective date of existing law which specifies that the Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP) for persons with disabilities. It is intended that the bill will be amended to implement a series of recommendations from a 2015 report by the Department of Rehabilitation, CalHR, and the State Personnel Board to increase the number of persons with disabilities employed in state civil service. Bill Detail AB 506 (Kalra) - Nursing Home Oversight Updates citation penalties and standards for negligent care to safeguard nursing home and long-term care residents. Building on a 2018 state audit report and DRC-sponsored legislation from last session, AB 1335 (Kalra), the bill increases citation amounts, requires an annual inflation adjustment, and requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to issue a separate citation for each resident harmed. The bill also improves DPH enforcement ability by replacing the confusing causation standard for “AA” citations from “direct proximate cause” to the “substantial factor” test. Bill Detail AB 715 (Arambula) - Medi-Cal Aged and Disabled Program Increases the Medi-Cal Aged and Disabled (A&D) Program Income Level to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). The eligibility standard has not been adjusted since the program’s 2001 creation while the eligibility standard for other Medi-Cal programs has to the current 138%. The current income level forces people in the A&D program to pay into Medi-Cal if they want coverage. There will also be a companion budget proposal submitted to the budget committees. It is cosponsored by Western Center on Law and Poverty and Justice in Aging. Bill Detail AB 823 (Arambula) – Developmental Services Expands the availability of crisis services by requiring a regional center: 1) to contract for mobile crisis services to assist consumers in remaining in, or returning to, the community; and 2) post the memorandum of understanding between the regional center and the county mental health agency on the regional center's internet website. Bill Detail AB 1042 (Wood) - Home Upkeep Allowance Increases the Medi-Cal home upkeep allowance (HUA) to help a person living in a nursing home maintain and return to their own home and establishes a transitional needs fund for individuals who do not have a home. Many individuals who qualify for the HUA are not aware of it, and the amount ($209 per month) has not increased in decades. This results in people staying in a nursing facility indefinitely because they are unable to transition back into their home and community. Money in the fund may be used, by individuals leaving a long term care facility, to cover the costs of securing a home, including rent, security deposit, accessibility modifications and essential furnishings. There will also be a companion budget proposal submitted to the budget committees. Bill Detail AB 1088 (Wood) - Stabilizing Medi-Cal Share-of-Cost for Individuals Enrolled in Both Medi-Cal and Medicare Helps prevent loss of Medi-Cal coverage for seniors and persons with disabilities who are also enrolled in Medicare when the state begins paying their Medicare Part B premiums. Currently, some people experience months of on-again/off-again eligibility for Medi-Cal without a share-of-cost if their income fluctuates. This bill helps stabilize eligibility to avoid the “flipping” or “yo-yo” effect. It is co-sponsored by Justice in Aging and Western Center on Law and Poverty. There will also be a companion budget proposal submitted to the budget committees. Bill Detail AB 1643 (E. Garcia) – Developmental Services: Regional Center Notices Requires Regional Centers to send written notice to consumers if there is a change in services, irrespective of whether the regional center action was deemed to be made by mutual consent of the consumer.  The written notice must be sent by mail, certified mail, or electronic mail, as determined by the recipient. Bill Detail AB 2245 (Kalra) – Nursing Home Oversight Increases long-term care facility citation penalties and clarifies the causation standard by adopting the “substantial factor” test for incidents resulting in the death of a patient in a skilled nursing facility. This is a revised version of AB 506 (Kalra) which was vetoed last year. Bill Detail AB 2328 (C. Garcia) – LEAP Expansion Extends the Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP) by requiring the Department of Human Resources to establish guidelines for reasonable accommodation and to develop a model reasonable accommodation policy. The bill also requires the department to identify 10 state agencies or departments that have the lowest representation rate of persons with disabilities and requires them set new goals and timetables for hiring persons with disabilities. This is a revised version of AB 365 (C. Garcia) which was vetoed by the Governor in 2018. Bill Detail SB 214 (Dodd) – Medi-Cal: California Community Transitions Program Requires the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to implement and administer the California Community Transitions program (CCT), as authorized under federal law and pursuant to the terms of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration. Bill Detail SB 398 (Durazo) - P&A Access Authority Updates state law implementing federal Protection and Advocacy access and investigation authority to reflect federal regulatory changes. Specifies P&A authority applies to immigrant detention centers. Bill Detail SB 512 (Pan & Kalra) – Long Term Care and Supports Establishes the California Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Benefits Board to oversee a program to provide LTSS to eligible Californians. It would also establish the California LTSS Benefits Trust to manage and invest revenues made available to pay for LTSS for eligible older adults and persons with disabilities, mobility, sensory, intellectual/developmental, and mental health disabilities. Bill Detail SB 849 (Portantino) – Pupil Attendance: Excused Absence: Mental or Behavioral Provides that missed school days by a student due to mental or behavioral health needs shall constitute an excused absence. Bill Detail SB 862 (Dodd) – Planned Power Outage: Public Safety Includes a planned public safety power shut off (PSPS) event within the conditions constituting a state of emergency and a local emergency under the California Emergency Services Act. Additionally, it requires an electrical corporation, as part of its public safety mitigation protocols, to include protocols that deal specifically with access and functional need individuals, including those individuals who are enrolled in the Alternative Rates for Energy program. Bill Detail SB 1016 (Wieckowski) – Supported Decision Making Requires appointed counsel for a proposed limited conservatee to advocate for the expressed interests of the proposed limited conservatee. The bill also requires the court to inquire as to what alternatives to conservatorship have been tried and for how long, including the use of supported decision making.  Bill Detail SB 1062 (Durazo) – Prohibits the Payment of Sub Minimum Wage in Developmental Disability Facilities Precludes the state from paying regional center client workers in any state developmental center less than the applicable state or local minimum wage, whichever is higher. Bill Detail SB 1063 (Durazo) – Definition of Competitive Integrated Employment Conforms the state law definition of competitive integrated employment with federal law. Bill Detail

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On May 10, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom held a press conference to announce the major elements of the May Revision of the 2024-25 Budget. The May Revision reflects a higher-than-expected deficit. In January, the Administration projected a $38 billion deficit for 2024-25, which was smaller than what was estimated by the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO). The May Revision shows lower-than-projected state revenues and projects a total budget deficit of $44.9 billion, an increase of $7 billion from the January Budget. The Administration and Legislative Analyst’s Office indicate the budget might not improve much over the next several years and additional budget cuts may happen.

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ចាប់តាំងពីឆ្នាំ 2011 រដ្ឋកាលីហ្វ័រញ៉ាបានដំណើរការផ្លាស់ប្តូរមនុស្សចាស់ និងជនពិការ (SPDs) ជាមួយ Medi-Cal តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ ហើយអ្នកដែលមានសិទ្ធិទទួលបានទាំង Medicare និង Medi-Cal (មានសិទ្ធិពីរ) ទៅក្នុងផែនការថែទាំដែលគ្រប់គ្រងដោយ Medi-Cal (Medi-Cal MCP ) ជំនួសឱ្យសេវា Medi-Cal បែបប្រពៃណី ទៀងទាត់ ឬថ្លៃសេវា។

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Mula noong 2011, ang California ay nasa proseso ng paglipat ng mga nakatatanda at mga taong may kapansanan (SPD) gamit ang Medi-Cal lamang at ang mga karapat-dapat para sa parehong Medicare at Medi-Cal (dalawang karapat-dapat) sa Medi-Cal managed care plan (Medi-Cal MCP ) sa halip na tradisyonal, regular, o bayad-para sa serbisyong Medi-Cal.

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