Developmental services: Inspector General.

Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Existing law requires the department to develop and implement a plan to monitor, evaluate, and improve the quality of community-based services through the use of a performance dashboard of specified metrics, including, among others, quality and access measures and the number of complaints referred to the department by a consumer regarding a regional center. This bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2020, to convene a working group of consumers, consumer representatives, and representatives of specified agencies to examine topics related to oversight and accountability of the developmental services system. The bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2021, to report to the Legislature any findings and policy recommendations resulting from working group's examination.