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Advocates tell Little Hoover Commission reforms stalled after vetoes; call to expand self-determination
Summary
Advocates described stalled legislative reforms (referencing AB 1147 and trailer-bill actions), inconsistent IPP implementation, and urged expansion of the Self-Determination Program and stronger DDS oversight to address racial and operational disparities.
Judy Mark, president of Disability Voices United, told the Little Hoover Commission that reforms intended to increase equity and accountability in California'9s developmental services system were weakened in the legislative process and by administrative inertia. Mark referenced AB 1147 (identified in testimony as the Disability Equity Transparency and Accountability Act) and said "fierce opposition stripped it of many of its most meaningful reforms." She added that although a provision subjecting regional centers to the Public Records Act took effect…
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