Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Bureau of State Audits (BSA) on Regional Centers
- Inland Regional Center letter to the Board re: letter from DDS - January, 2011
- Fact Sheet - Department of Developmental Services A More Uniform and Transparent Procurement and Rate-Setting Process Would Improve the Cost-Effectiveness of Regional Centers - August 24, 2010
- Report - Department of Developmental Services A More Uniform and Transparent Procurement and Rate-Setting Process Would Improve the Cost-Effectiveness of Regional Centers - August, 2010
Group Supported Employment
DLSE – Prevailing Wages and Training Wages Clarification
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As for the memo that many of you saw from DDS relating to recent trainings on prevailing wages and training wages, it was discussed with DDS folks the need for California DOL to better understand the issues surrounding prevailing wage and 14(c) process and authority. They agreed. They were concerned with the lack of understanding by DOL, yet they agreed to co-sponsor the trainings. Hopefully we can work with them to educate DOL before any additional effort is made to change or weaken existing law.
Responding to the Proposed Budget
- CDSA asks for continued federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds as well as continued enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP/federal matching funds) at the national average of 57%. Personalize your sample letter to Congress here!
- The community service system has already absorbed more than 85% of the cuts in services. We CANNOT cut more, especially in the face of no cuts to the $300,000 per bed cost of state-owned developmental centers and few if any cuts to the bureaucracies at the state and local levels. Personalize your sample letter to state legislators here!