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Committee deadlocks on AB 1335, a bill to remove outside accreditation for regional center employment providers
Summary
AB 1335, which would end the third-party CARF accreditation requirement for regional center employment providers and rely on state oversight, did not advance from the committee after debate about quality safeguards.
Assemblymember Gonzales presented AB 1335, which would remove the outside accreditation requirement (CARF) for regional center vendored employment programs and instead require compliance with state service standards and oversight by the Department of Developmental Services and regional centers.
Supporters that testified included providers who described the CARF accreditation process as costly and duplicative of state oversight. Andrea Crone of Alliance told the committee her agency has paid more than $12,000 for the CARF survey and spent substantial staff time preparing for accreditation. Alona Yorkshire of the Adult Skill Center said CARF accreditation costs about $20,000 for her agency and argued the state already has multiple quality-control measures.
A committee member expressed concern that removing CARF could erode trust in services and recommended a no vote; the committee ultimately did not advance the bill out of committee. The clerk recorded a motion to pass to Appropriations but the item was left on call and later failed after the roll was closed; the committee did not report the measure out.
