2011 California Code
Welfare and Institutions Code
DIVISION 4.5. SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED [4500 - 4868]
ARTICLE 1. Composition and Appointments
Section 4520
(a) The Legislature finds that services for persons with developmental disabilities constitute a major expenditure of public funds, that these programs are provided by hundreds of public and private statewide and local agencies, that the legal, civil, and service rights of persons with developmental disabilities are frequently denied, and that there is no effective method for planning and coordinating the state s resources to assure these rights. Therefore, a State Council on Developmental Disabilities with authority independent of any single state service agency is needed and is hereby created.
(b) The Legislature further finds that the state faces unique challenges because of its size and diversity, and neighborhoods and communities lack the support necessary to monitor system functions and ensure the legal, civil, and service rights of persons with developmental disabilities. Therefore, local area boards on developmental disabilities shall be established to conduct the local advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities required by the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-402 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 15001)).
(c) This chapter, Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 4560), and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4570), and Division 4.7 (commencing with Section 4900), are intended by the Legislature to secure full compliance with the requirements of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-402), as amended and extended, which provides federal funds to assist the state in planning, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating services for persons with developmental disabilities and in establishing a system to protect and advocate the legal and civil rights of persons with developmental disabilities.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 676, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
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