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 […]
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 […]
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.)
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.)
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.)
19805. (a) The Department of Rehabilitation may advance to an independent living center an amount, each month, not in excess of one-twelfth of the annual allocation for the independent living center. (b) The Department of Rehabilitation may advance to any contractor or grantee receiving funds pursuant to this chapter an amount, each month, not in excess of […]
19806. (a) An independent living center shall not be required to provide any matching funds through private contributions as a condition of receiving state funds except to acquire state incentive funds. (b) Each independent living center, except those centers which have been both established and maintained using federal funding under Title VII(c) of the federal Rehabilitation Act […]
