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Committee advances Pete Cervenka to lead Department of Developmental Services
Summary
The Senate Rules Committee advanced the nomination of Pete Cervenka (referred to in the hearing as Mr. Cervenka / Pete) to be director of the Department of Developmental Services after testimony about developmental center closures, the master plan and caseload growth; the nomination will go to the full Senate.
The California State Senate Rules Committee voted to advance Pete Cervenka’s nomination to serve as director of the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), sending the nomination to the full Senate after committee discussion and public testimony.
Cervenka opened with brief remarks thanking family and colleagues, and committee members questioned him about the statewide transition away from large state developmental centers to community-based services, the status of the self-determination program, and the master plan for developmental services. He described Sonoma Developmental Center’s final closure on June 30 and said the state has worked to relocate residents into smaller community settings with individualized supports, acknowledging change is hard and emphasizing coordination with families and regional centers.
Cervenka said the self-determinatio…
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