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Report #073-2008 -
April 16, 2008 - Wednesday morning
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California Legislature
* Update on Bills That Had Action April 15th
* Impact on Seniors, People With
Disabilities,Mental Health Needs
SACRAMENTO (CDCAN) - This is a CDCAN update on bills
impacting several important areas critical to people with
disabilities, seniors, people with mental health needs, including
special education, foster and adoption programs, regional centers,
in-home supportive services, and other issues. Not included in
this report are budget actions. See later CDCAN Report for
actions on all bills impacting people with disabilities, seniors,
mental health needs and others.
This report is sorted by major topic area (and then in bill order).
Some bills are repeated in certain topic areas because of its
potential impact. Due to length, not every topic or issue area
monitored by CDCAN is listed in this report - see later report for
other topics and issues.
This report is meant to help people with disabilities, mental health
needs, seniors, advocates across the State and connect them with
information.
CHILDREN (FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION ASSISTANCE)
There are thousands of children with disabilities, special needs
(including developmental disabilities, mental health needs) in the
foster care system, and also in the adoption assistance program -
both programs under the Department of Social Services.
AB 2070 (Bass) - Foster Care: Incarcerated Parents
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
.
AB 2252 (DeSaulnier) - Youth Policy
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass.
AB 2483 (Bass) - Wards and Dependent Children: Program of
Supervision
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass.
AB 2338 (Beall) - Foster Care Placement:
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2341 (Maze) - Reunification Services
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2571 (Sharon Runner) - Foster Family Homes and Certified Family
Homes
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2651Aghazarian (R)Foster Care: Dependant Children
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on JUDICIARY.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on JUDICIARY.
AB 2736 (Cook) - Indian Children: Parental Rights
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on JUDICIARY.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on JUDICIARY.
AB 3015 (Brownley) - Foster Care
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
SB 1380 (Steinberg) - Intensive Treatment Foster Care Program
LATEST ACTION 04/14/08: Withdrawn from SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY. Re-referred to SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/14/08: Withdrawn from SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY. Re-referred to SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
SB 1726 (Scott) - Adoption
LATEST ACTION: 04/15/08: From SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION: 04/15/08: From SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
CIVIL RIGHTS (INCLUDING ACCESS RIGHTS, FAIR HEARINGS)
AB 1768 (Evans) - Special Education: Due Process Hearings ("Stay
Put")
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2529Wolk (D)Buildings: Access
04/15/2008From ASSEMBLY Committee on BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
04/15/2008From ASSEMBLY Committee on BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2654Laird (D)Discrimination
04/15/2008From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
04/15/2008From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2799Saldana (D)Hate Crimes
04/15/2008From ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
04/15/2008From ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
CRIME (ABUSE AND ALSO UNLAWFUL ACTS)
AB 2172 (Cook) - Elder Abuse: Registry
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Not heard
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Not heard
AB 2842 (Berg) - Medicare - Solicitation: Unfair Business
Practices
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
SB 1136 (Alquist) - Public Social Services: Unreasonable Fees
LATEST ACTION 04/14/2008: Withdrawn from SENATE Committee on
PUBLIC SAFETY. Referred to SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY. From
SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY with author's amendments. Read
second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
SB 1140 (Steinberg) - Financial Abuse
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In SENATE. Read second time. To third reading.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In SENATE. Read second time. To third reading.
SB 1259 (Margett) - Crimes Against Elders and Dependent Adults
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In SENATE Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Failed passage.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In SENATE Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Failed passage.
EDUCATION (SPECIAL EDUCATION & ADULT)
AB 1768 (Evans) - Special Education: Due Process Hearings ("Stay
Put")
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
AB 1872 (Coto) - Special Education: Autism Spectrum Disorders
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
AB 2424 (Beall) - Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Education
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
HEALTH
AB 2565 (Eng) - Hospitals: Brain Death
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
CDCAN Comment: Assemblymember Eng introduced this bill because
he believes there is a need for a statewide policy providing
for a reasonable amount of time to notify the family or next of
kin of a patient who would be removed from life support after being
declared brain dead. Eng points out that the process for
notifying family members about the precise time of the
anticipated removal of life support varies among California
hospitals and contends that family or close friends may not be
provided with enough time.
AB 2599 (De Leon) - Birth Defects Monitoring Program
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2875 (Lieber) - Presumptive Eligibility For Health Care Services
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
SB 1401 (Simitian) - Armed Forces: Traumatic Brain Injury Screening
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: SENATE. Read second time. To third reading.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: SENATE. Read second time. To third reading.
HEALTH FACILITIES
AB 2328 (Price) - Skilled Nursing Facilities: Notice of Sale
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2400 (Price) - Hospitals: Closure
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
HOUSING
AB 2827 (Sharon Runner) - Property Crimes: Public Housing Authority:
Fraud
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
AB 2891 (Levine) - Lanterman Affordable and Accessible Housing Fund
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
SB 1226 (Alquist) - CalHome Program: Mobilehome Parks
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND
HOUSING: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (IHSS)
AB 2263 (Caballero) In Home Supportive Program: Case Management
LATEST ACTION 04/15/2008From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/2008From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
SB 1136 (Alquist) - Public Social Services: Unreasonable Fees
LATEST ACTION 04/14/2008: Withdrawn from SENATE Committee on PUBLIC
SAFETY. Referred to SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY. From SENATE
Committee on JUDICIARY with author's amendments. Read second time
and amended. Re-referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
MEDI-CAL (see also "Health" and "Health
Facilities")
AB 2527 (Berg) - Medi-Cal: Case Management and Claims
LATEST ACTION: 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION: 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2620 (Carter) - Medi-Cal Drug Program Advisory Board
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Not heard.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Not heard.
SB 1136 (Alquist) - Public Social Services: Unreasonable Fees
LATEST ACTION 04/14/2008: Withdrawn from SENATE Committee on PUBLIC
SAFETY. Referred to SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY. From SENATE
Committee on JUDICIARY with author's amendments. Read second
time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
AB 1887 (Beall) - Health Care Coverage: Mental Health Services
ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
AB 1927 (Galgiani) - Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2055 (Salas) - Military Personnel: Combat Stress Support Program
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on VETERANS AFFAIRS: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on VETERANS AFFAIRS: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2614 (Houston) - State Hospitals for the Mentally Disordered
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
AB 2828 (Salas) - Veterans Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
Fund
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on VETERANS AFFAIRS: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on VETERANS AFFAIRS: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2861 (Hayashi) - Mental Health Services
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to
Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 3010 (Blakeslee) - State Mental Hospitals: Tobacco Products
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 3083 (Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee) - Mental Health:
Veterans
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on VETERAN AFFAIRS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on VETERAN AFFAIRS.
SB 1651 (Steinberg) - Mentally Ill Offenders
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
REGIONAL CENTERS & DEVELOPMENTAL CENTERS
AB 1768 (Evans) - Special Education: Due Process Hearings ("Stay
Put")
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
AB 1824 (Beall) - Regional Centers: Employee Liability
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass. To Assembly Floor (Consent Calendar)
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass. To Assembly Floor (Consent Calendar)
AB 1983 (Evans) - Developmental Services: Consumer Abuse Registry
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
AB 1927 (Galgiani) - Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08:From ASSEMBLY Committee on BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08:From ASSEMBLY Committee on BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2038 (Lieber) - Persons with Disabilities: Victims of Crime
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2424 (Beall) - Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Education
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2891Levine) - Lanterman Affordable and Accessible Housing Fund
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do
pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
SB 1136 (Alquist) - Public Social Services: Unreasonable Fees
LATEST ACTION 04/14/2008: Withdrawn from SENATE Committee on PUBLIC
SAFETY. Referred to SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY. From SENATE
Committee on JUDICIARY with author's amendments. Read second
time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
SB 1317 (Steinberg) - Developmental Services: Habilitation Services
(Career Opportunity Work Program)
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
SB 1687 (Negrete McLeod) - Business Enterprises - Persons with
Developmental Disabilities
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From SENATE Committee on GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From SENATE Committee on GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
SENIORS
AB 2319 (Horton) - DMV Identification Cards: Renewal by Mail
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2370 (Bass) - Residential Care Facilities for Elderly: Increases
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2543 (Berg) - Geriatric and Gerontology Workforce Expansion Act
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 2460 (Davis) - Consumer Loans: Seniors
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on BANKING AND FINANCE with author's amendments.
04/15/2008In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on BANKING AND FINANCE.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on BANKING AND FINANCE with author's amendments.
04/15/2008In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on BANKING AND FINANCE.
AB 2842 (Berg) - Medicare - Solicitation: Unfair Business
Practices
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
SB 1136 (Alquist) - Public Social Services: Unreasonable Fees
LATEST ACTION 04/14/2008: Withdrawn from SENATE Committee on
PUBLIC SAFETY. Referred to SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY. From
SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY with author's amendments. Read
second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
SB 1140 (Steinberg) - Financial Abuse
LATEST ACTION: 04/15/08: In SENATE. Read second time. To third reading.
LATEST ACTION: 04/15/08: In SENATE. Read second time. To third reading.
SB 1394 (Lowenthal) - Lapse of Consciousness: Reports to DMV
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
LATEST ACTION 04/15/08: In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
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