HR 70
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Date of Hearing: September 3, 2025
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Blanca Pacheco, Chair
HR 70 (Arambula) – As Introduced August 29, 2025
SUBJECT: Direct Support Professional Recognition Week.
SUMMARY: Declares the week of September 7, 2025, to September 13, 2025, inclusive, to be
Direct Support Professional Recognition Week; and, honors direct support professionals for
building a more inclusive and accessible California. Specifically, this resolution makes the
following legislative findings:
1) The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Lanterman Act) promises
Californians with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) the services and supports
they need to pursue the lives of their own choosing.
2) California is the only state that has established this entitlement for services and supports for
residents with IDD. The regional center system will serve more than 450,000 Californians
with IDD and their families in the coming year.
3) Direct support professionals provide services and supports to Californians with IDD and their
families, becoming integral in their day-to-day lives. Direct support professionals provide
essential support that empowers Californians with IDD to live safely in their homes and
thrive in their communities.
4) Through their important work, direct support professionals promote independence and create
opportunities that make inclusion a reality.
5) September 7, 2025, to September 13, 2025, inclusive, is recognized nationwide as Direct
Support Professional Recognition Week.
FISCAL EFFECT: This resolution is keyed non-fiscal by Legislative Counsel.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800