Regional Center Funding June 2009

What follows is an invitation from Boyd Bradshaw, the president of ResCoalition to give your thoughts on changes that could be made to Title 17 that wouldn't affect consumer health or safety. There is a growing sense in Sacramento that not ALL stakeholders have been represented in the discussions about how to find millions of dollars in the budget. Most of you know that the current proposals for cuts ALL come from the provider budget. Here is your chance to say what's on your mind. In every class, one of you has wondered aloud about why the bureaucracy doesn't take the same level of cuts as the providers.

ResCoalition is the reason that Level 2 and 3 providers had an increase to accomodate changes in the minimum wage; ResCoalition is the reason that you had money returned to you shortly after the 3% "discount" was applied (SSI funds were not supposed to be discounted); ResCoalition is fighting for regional center oversight and transparency. In short, this group is a major voice for residential providers. I hope you'll send your thoughts.

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06/12/09

I met with DDS yesterday and they've asked us to try and identify anything that can be modified or changed within title 17 constraints to save money. Even though we're primarily residential service providers, they're interested in any and ALL ideas relating to Title 17 - lets give them some.

Please gather ideas and get them back ASAP to hcdd@pacbell.net. Don't worry about collecting everything and sending them once, feel free to blast as you come up with them.

If you have any questions or concerns please drop me an email or call me at 714 637-0200