ARTICLE 2. Planning and Developing New and Expanded Programs and Facilities [4675. - 4679.1.]

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC 2.

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Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 4675. Section 4675.

On and after January 1, 1978, the state plan established in this division shall be the primary method used for determining, in an orderly way, the programs and facilities that shall be developed, expanded, terminated, or reduced. The state plan shall also state the objectives of such programs, amounts and sources of required funding, priorities for development, timing, agencies responsible for implementation, and procedures for evaluation.

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 4676. Section 4676.

Prior to making an appropriation or allocating any state or federal funds for new or major expansions of programs or facilities for persons with developmental disabilities, the state plan shall be reviewed to determine if the proposed expenditure is consistent with the priorities approved in the plan. If any expenditure of such funds for new or major expansions of programs or facilities is proposed by any agency that does not conform to the priorities approved in the state plan, the state council shall review and publicly comment on such proposed expenditure.

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 4677. Section 4677.

(a) (1) All parental fees collected by or for regional centers shall be remitted to the State Treasury to be deposited in the Developmental Disabilities Program Development Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury and hereinafter called the Program Development Fund. The purpose of the Program Development Fund shall be to provide resources needed to initiate new programs, and to expand or convert existing programs. Within the context of, and consistent with, approved priorities for program development in the state plan, program development funds shall promote integrated residential, work, instructional, social, civic, volunteer, and recreational services and supports that increase opportunities for self-determination and maximize independence of persons with developmental disabilities. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing July 1, 2009, parental fees remitted to the State Treasury shall be deposited in accordance with Section 4784. (2) An allocation from the Program Development Fund shall not be granted for more than 24 months. (b) (1) The State Council on Developmental Disabilities shall, at least once every five years, request from all regional centers information on the types and amounts of services and supports needed, but currently unavailable. (2) The state council shall work collaboratively with the department and the Association of Regional Center Agencies to develop standardized forms and protocols that shall be used by all regional centers and the state council in collecting and reporting this information. In addition to identifying services and supports that are needed, but currently unavailable, the forms and protocols shall also solicit input and suggestions on alternative and innovative service delivery models that would address consumer needs. (3) In addition to the information provided pursuant to paragraph (2), the state council may utilize information from other sources, including, but not limited to, public hearings, quality assurance assessments conducted pursuant to Section 4571, regional center reports on alternative service delivery submitted to the department pursuant to Section 4669.2, and the annual report on self-directed services produced pursuant to Section 4685.7. (4) The department shall provide additional information, as requested by the state council. (5) Based on the information provided by the regional centers and other agencies, the state council shall develop an assessment of the need for new, expanded, or converted community services and supports, and make that assessment available to the public. The assessment shall include a discussion of the type and amount of services and supports necessary but currently unavailable including the impact on consumers with common characteristics, including, but not limited to, disability, specified geographic regions, age, and ethnicity, who face distinct challenges. The assessment shall highlight alternative and innovative service delivery models identified through their assessment process. (6) This needs assessment shall be conducted at least once every five years and updated annually. The assessment shall be included in the state plan and shall be provided to the department and to the appropriate committees of the Legislature. The assessment and annual updates shall be made available to the public. The state council, in consultation with the department, shall make a recommendation to the Department of Finance as to the level of funding for program development to be included in the Governor’s Budget, based upon this needs assessment. (c) In addition to parental fees and General Fund appropriations, the Program Development Fund may be augmented by federal funds available to the state for program development purposes, when these funds are allotted to the Program Development Fund in the state plan. The Program Development Fund is available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department, and subject to allocations that may be made in the annual Budget Act. These funds shall not revert to the General Fund. (d) Notwithstanding any other requirement of this section, and to the extent appropriated for this purpose in the annual Budget Act, the department may allocate funds from the Program Development Fund for the purpose of funding projects approved pursuant to Section 4679. (e) The deposit of federal moneys into the Program Development Fund shall not be construed as requiring the State Department of Developmental Services to comply with a definition of “developmental disabilities” and “services for persons with developmental disabilities” other than as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 4512 for the purposes of determining eligibility for developmental services or for allocating parental fees and state general funds deposited in the Program Development Fund.

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 4678. Section 4678.

(a) The State Council on Developmental Disabilities, in implementing subdivision (b) of Section 4677, and with the support of the State Department of Developmental Services, shall convene a stakeholder workgroup on alternative and expanded options for nonresidential services and supports. The workgroup shall include persons with developmental disabilities, family members, providers, and other system stakeholders. The workgroup shall develop recommendations on how to best achieve all of the following: (1) The development and expansion of community-based models that provide an array of nonresidential options, including, but not limited to, participation in integrated instructive, social, civic, volunteer, and recreational activities. (2) The development and expansion of community-based work activities, including, but not limited to, customized employment development, integrated job training, and employer-provided job coaching. (3) The expansion of work opportunities in the public sector. (4) The increased utilization of existing models, including, but not limited to, self-directed services, vouchers, family teaching models, existing habilitation, and supported work vendors to facilitate access to nontraditional community-based nonresidential activities. (5) Strategies to promote and duplicate successful and innovative models developed in California and in other states. (6) The identification of, and strategies to address, statutory, regulatory, licensing, vendor-related, funding and other types of barriers to achieving the goals identified in this act, including strategies to improve individualization of services and supports by increased flexibility in design, staffing, and compensation. (b) By May 1, 2007, the State Council on Developmental Disabilities shall submit recommendations from the workgroup to the Governor and appropriate committees of the Legislature and may, thereafter, incorporate subsequent recommendations into its state plan developed pursuant to Section 4561.

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 4679. Section 4679.

(a) In any year for which funding is available, as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 4418.25, to address the needs for services and supports of consumers living in the community, the department shall issue guidelines, including procedures and timelines, for the use of the available funds. These community resource development plan guidelines shall include requirements that community resource development plan funds be expended in accord with the principles of person-centered planning and that funded services be culturally and linguistically appropriate to the population served by the regional center. (b) By December 31 of each year, the department shall engage stakeholders statewide, including soliciting input from the existing Developmental Services Task Force, to inform the development of the guidelines. Priorities for funding shall include, but need not be limited to, safety net services and supports that reduce reliance on the secure treatment program at Porterville Developmental Center, institutions for mental disease, other restrictive settings in the community for which federal funding is not available, and out-of-state placement. (c) The guidelines shall require regional centers to conduct outreach activities and seek input from stakeholders representing the diversity of the regional center’s catchment area, including, but not limited to, consumers, family members, providers, and advocates, to determine local needs and priorities for the use of community resource development plan funds. Each regional center shall identify the stakeholders it consulted with and include information on how it incorporated the input of stakeholders into its community resource development plan funding requests. The regional center shall post its priorities for community resource development as informed by the stakeholder process on its Internet Web site at least two weeks prior to submitting its funding request to the department to allow for any final stakeholder input. (d) Proposals for the use of community resource development plan funds shall include justification for the funding requests, including quantitative data, and shall also include a description of how the regional center shall monitor resource development and assess outcomes. The department shall review, negotiate, and approve regional center community resource development plans for feasibility. (e) Each regional center’s approved proposals shall be posted on the regional center’s Internet Web site and the department shall post links to each regional center’s approved proposals on its Internet Web site. Regional centers shall submit quarterly reports to the department, as specified in the guidelines, on the use of community resource development plan funds and outcomes of resource development. The department shall update legislative staff on the community resource development plan activities pursuant to this section during regularly scheduled quarterly briefings, and shall annually report during the Senate and Assembly budget subcommittee hearing process on community resource development plan implementation.

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 4679.1. Section 4679.1.

(a) By September 1, 2017, the department shall report to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, and the appropriate legislative budget subcommittees on the following components of the community placement plan and community resource development plan as described in Sections 4418.25 and 4679: (1) Housing development and funding policies and guidelines. (2) How the department and regional centers assess community unmet needs and local priorities. (3) How the department monitors housing development. (b) Annually, by April 1, the department shall report to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, and the appropriate legislative budget subcommittees on the following: (1) The type and number of housing projects approved, in progress, and occupied, and the total number of allowable beds, by regional center. (2) The total number of new beds by facility type, by regional center. (3) To the extent data is available, the degree to which housing development gains have been offset by program closures, by facility type, for each regional center.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026