AB-1208
Social Services

California Developmental Disability Services Quality, Performance, and Outcomes Act of 2025.

Introduced
CA
2025-2026 Regular Session
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Key Takeaways

  • Establishes new statewide quality measures to track outcomes for developmental disability services in California.
  • Requires comprehensive review of existing performance measures across all regional centers by specified deadline.
  • Mandates integration of quality metrics into a new statewide data system to improve service delivery.
  • Creates standardized benchmarks to incentivize high-quality care from service providers.

Summary

Assembly Member Addis proposes comprehensive reforms to California's developmental services system through legislation requiring standardized quality and performance measures across all service levels. The Department of Developmental Services would develop uniform metrics to track outcomes for individuals, regional centers, and system-wide programs that serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The bill mandates that the department first conduct a thorough assessment of existing quality measures used throughout California's developmental services network, including regional center monitoring tools, provider evaluations, and self-determination metrics. Following this review, the department must convene stakeholders and subject matter experts to recommend new standardized measures that enable consistent tracking of service delivery and outcomes. These recommendations require submission to the Legislature before formal adoption.

The legislation specifies that any new statewide information technology system must incorporate these quality measures in a format allowing analysis across different populations and time periods. The system would interface with other state agency datasets to monitor individuals' access to additional community resources like CalFresh, housing assistance, and employment supports. While maintaining privacy protections, the data would be made available to researchers through secure environments to enable evidence-based evaluation of service effectiveness and outcomes.

This initiative aligns with California's broader shift toward outcomes-based performance measurement in human services and the state's Master Plan for Developmental Services. The bill's findings note that the current system relies heavily on compliance measures tracked through outdated technology, limiting the ability to assess whether services truly meet individual needs through person-centered planning and self-determination.

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Human Services
Next Step
Assembly Committee
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Human Services
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Introduced. To print.
Assembly Floor
Introduced. To print.
Introduced. To print.

Contacts

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Alex LeeD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Lisa CalderonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
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Dawn AddisD
Assembly Member
Bill Author
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Bill EssayliR
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Not Contacted
Profile
Corey JacksonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
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Alex LeeD
Assembly Member
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Lisa CalderonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Dawn AddisD
Assembly Member
Bill Author
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Bill EssayliR
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Corey JacksonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Leticia CastilloR
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Celeste RodriguezD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Sade ElhawaryD
Assembly Member
Committee Member

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Introduced By

Dawn Addis
Dawn AddisD
California State Assembly Member
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Bill has been formally introduced and read for the first time in its house of origin (2/21/2025)

Key Takeaways

  • Establishes new statewide quality measures to track outcomes for developmental disability services in California.
  • Requires comprehensive review of existing performance measures across all regional centers by specified deadline.
  • Mandates integration of quality metrics into a new statewide data system to improve service delivery.
  • Creates standardized benchmarks to incentivize high-quality care from service providers.

Get Involved

Act Now!

Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

Introduced By

Dawn Addis
Dawn AddisD
California State Assembly Member

Summary

Assembly Member Addis proposes comprehensive reforms to California's developmental services system through legislation requiring standardized quality and performance measures across all service levels. The Department of Developmental Services would develop uniform metrics to track outcomes for individuals, regional centers, and system-wide programs that serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The bill mandates that the department first conduct a thorough assessment of existing quality measures used throughout California's developmental services network, including regional center monitoring tools, provider evaluations, and self-determination metrics. Following this review, the department must convene stakeholders and subject matter experts to recommend new standardized measures that enable consistent tracking of service delivery and outcomes. These recommendations require submission to the Legislature before formal adoption.

The legislation specifies that any new statewide information technology system must incorporate these quality measures in a format allowing analysis across different populations and time periods. The system would interface with other state agency datasets to monitor individuals' access to additional community resources like CalFresh, housing assistance, and employment supports. While maintaining privacy protections, the data would be made available to researchers through secure environments to enable evidence-based evaluation of service effectiveness and outcomes.

This initiative aligns with California's broader shift toward outcomes-based performance measurement in human services and the state's Master Plan for Developmental Services. The bill's findings note that the current system relies heavily on compliance measures tracked through outdated technology, limiting the ability to assess whether services truly meet individual needs through person-centered planning and self-determination.

10% progression
Bill has been formally introduced and read for the first time in its house of origin (2/21/2025)

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Human Services
Next Step
Assembly Committee
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Human Services
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Introduced. To print.
Assembly Floor
Introduced. To print.
Introduced. To print.

Contacts

Profile
Alex LeeD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Lisa CalderonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Dawn AddisD
Assembly Member
Bill Author
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Bill EssayliR
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Corey JacksonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
0 of 8 row(s) selected.
Page 1 of 2
Select All Legislators
Profile
Alex LeeD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Profile
Lisa CalderonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Profile
Dawn AddisD
Assembly Member
Bill Author
Profile
Bill EssayliR
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Profile
Corey JacksonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Profile
Leticia CastilloR
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Profile
Celeste RodriguezD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Profile
Sade ElhawaryD
Assembly Member
Committee Member