California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 279 — Developmental disabilities: regional centers.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, the State Department of Developmental Services is responsible for providing various services and supports to persons with developmental disabilities, and for ensuring the appropriateness and quality of those services and supports. Existing law authorizes the department to contract with regional centers to provide these services and supports. Existing law sets forth the department's and the regional center's authority to establish provider rates. Existing law prohibits certain provider rate increases, but authorizes increases to those rates as necessary to adjust employee wages to meet the state minimum wage law. Existing law further requires the department to adopt regulations that specify rates, calculated on the basis of a cost model, including, among other things, changes in the state or federal minimum wage, for community care facilities serving persons with developmental disabilities, as specified. Existing law authorizes the department to approve rate adjustments for a work activity program that demonstrates to the department that the adjustment is necessary, as specified. Existing law authorizes community-based day program and in-home respite services agency providers with temporary payment rates set by the department to seek unanticipated rate adjustments from the department, as specified. This bill would require the cost model described above to also include changes in local minimum wage. The bill would additionally authorize adjustment of prescribed provider rates if the adjustment is necessary in order to pay employees no less than the minimum wage required to comply with an ordinance that increases the minimum wage, as specified. The bill would provide that these provisions become operative on July 1, 2018.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

  2. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1812.)

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 26).

  9. Coauthors revised.

  10. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

  12. Coauthors revised.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.

  15. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bocanegra · Cosponsor
  • Portantino · Cosponsor
  • Acosta · Cosponsor
  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Dababneh · Cosponsor
  • Hertzberg · Cosponsor
  • Holden · Primary
  • Tom Lackey · Cosponsor
  • Nazarian · Cosponsor
  • Henry I. Stern · Cosponsor
  • Wilk · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Holden

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (111)

111 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 279 HOLDEN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 16000
Unaffiliated 55002
Republican 6001
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Low — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chau — Not Voting
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 279 do?
Under existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, the State Department of Developmental Services is responsible for providing various services and supports to persons with developmental disabilities, and for ensuring the appropriateness and quality of those services and supports. Existing law authorizes the department to contract with regional centers to provide these services and supports. Existing law sets forth the department's and the regional center's authority to establish provider rates. Existing law prohibits certain provider rate increases, but authorizes increases to those rates as necessary to adjust employee wages to meet the state minimum wage law. Existing law further requires the department to adopt regulations that specify rates, calculated on the basis of a cost model, including, among other things, changes in the state or federal minimum wage, for community care facilities serving persons with developmental disabilities, as specified. Existing law authorizes the department to approve rate adjustments for a work activity program that demonstrates to the department that the adjustment is necessary, as specified. Existing law authorizes community-based day program and in-home respite services agency providers with temporary payment rates set by the department to seek unanticipated rate adjustments from the department, as specified. This bill would require the cost model described above to also include changes in local minimum wage. The bill would additionally authorize adjustment of prescribed provider rates if the adjustment is necessary in order to pay employees no less than the minimum wage required to comply with an ordinance that increases the minimum wage, as specified. The bill would provide that these provisions become operative on July 1, 2018.
Who sponsors AB 279?
AB 279 is sponsored by Bocanegra, Portantino, Acosta, Beall, Dababneh, Hertzberg, Holden, Lackey, Tom (Republican), Nazarian, Stern, Henry I. (Democratic), and Wilk.
What is the current status of AB 279?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 279?
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