Bill > AB126

This bill would revise and expand the provisions related to Family Empowerment Centers on Disability, which provide training and services to children and young adults with disabilities and their families. The key provisions include: - Requiring the Department of Education to award grants by March 1, 2022 to establish new centers in regions without one, prioritizing applicants that can ensure continuity of support for families transitioning from early intervention to special education services. - Increasing the minimum base grant amount for each center from $150,000 to $246,000, starting July 1, 2021, and providing for annual cost-of-living adjustments. - Imposing additional requirements on grantees, such as spending at least 50% of funds to broaden access to alternative dispute resolution and facilitate individualized education program meetings. - Requiring the Department to develop a data collection template and provide guidance to grantees on reporting data. - Contingent on a $20 million appropriation from the federal Governor's Emergency Education Relief II Fund, the bill would require the Department to award grants to Family Empowerment Centers and certain applicants in regions without centers, with specified uses of the funds.

Budget and Finance, Education

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