Section 19755.
19755. (a) Pursuant to Sections 19006 and 19016, the department shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) Regulations adopted to implement this chapter shall be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. […]
Section 19800.
19800. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that individuals with disabilities comprise a large percentage of California’s total population and that action is necessary to assist these individuals in their attempts to live fuller and freer lives outside institutions. To achieve this, it is necessary to: (a) Provide state funding to maintain the services provided by […]
Section 19703.
19703. (a) The provisions of this chapter relative to vocational rehabilitation or independent living services, or both, shall be administered fairly to the end that all persons who are eligible and apply for those services shall receive the services to which they are entitled under state and federal statutes and regulations promptly and with due consideration […]
Section 19801.
19801. An independent living center shall: (a) Be a private, nonprofit organization controlled by a board of directors. A majority of the board shall be comprised of individuals with disabilities. (b) Be staffed by persons trained to assist persons with disabilities in achieving social and economic independence. The staff shall include as large a proportion as is […]
Section 19704.
19704. (a) If any applicant for, or client of, the department is dissatisfied with any action of the department relating to his or her application or receipt of services, or if any person who desires to apply for that assistance is refused the opportunity to submit a signed application therefor and is dissatisfied with that refusal, […]
Section 19802.
19802. For the purposes of this chapter, an “individual with a disability” is as defined pursuant to the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 705 of Title 29 of the United States Code), as amended. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 190, Sec. 10. (AB 2877) Effective January 1, 2017.)
Section 19705.
19705. (a) (1) After consulting with the appellant, the department shall set the time and place of the hearing specified in Section 19704 before an impartial hearing officer and shall give all parties concerned written notice of the time and place of the hearing. (2) An impartial hearing officer may change the time and place of the hearing […]
Section 19803.
19803. Services provided to individuals with disabilities shall be tailored to suit the individual needs and shall be available to individuals with all types of disabilities. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 329, Sec. 48. Effective August 21, 1998.)
Section 19705.1.
19705.1. Training for impartial hearing officers shall include, but not be limited to, both of the following: (a) Information regarding the goals and requirements of the vocational rehabilitation program, the state plan, and federal and state statutes and regulations governing the program. (b) Instruction in how to protect the rights of appellants at administrative hearings, with emphasis […]
Section 19804.
19804. An independent living center shall not operate in conjunction with or be affiliated with a residential living center. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 191.)