20250AB__273799INT INTRODUCED 2026-02-20 2025 AB INT Introduced by Assembly Member Patel LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patel

An act to amend

Section of the Government Code, relating to the California Early Intervention Services Act. the California Early Intervention Services Act California Early Intervention Services Act. Existing law, the California Early Intervention Services Act, provides a statewide system of coordinated, comprehensive, family-centered, multidisciplinary, and interagency programs that are responsible for providing appropriate early intervention services and supports to all eligible infants and toddlers and their families.

Existing law requires that each infant or toddler referred for evaluation under the act have a timely evaluation to determine eligibility, and an assessment by qualified personnel to identify, among other things, the child’s strengths, needs, and appropriate services. This bill would make a nonsubstantive, technical change to these provisions. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 95016. (

a) Each infant or toddler referred for evaluation for early intervention services shall have a timely, comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluation of their needs and level of functioning in order to determine eligibility.

In the process of determining eligibility of an infant or toddler, an assessment shall be conducted by qualified personnel, and shall include a family interview, to identify the child’s unique strengths and needs and the services appropriate to meet those needs; and the resources, priorities, and concerns of the family and the supports and services necessary to enhance the family’s capacity to meet the developmental needs of their infant or toddler.

Evaluations and assessments shall be shared and utilized between the regional center and the local educational agency, and any other agency providing services for the eligible infant or toddler, as appropriate. Family assessments shall be family directed and voluntary on the part of the family. Families shall be afforded the opportunity to participate in all decisions regarding eligibility and services. (

b) Regional centers and local educational agencies or their designees shall be responsible for ensuring that the requirements of this

section are implemented. The procedures, requirements, and timelines for evaluation and assessment shall be consistent with the statutes and regulations under

Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.

Sec. 1431 et seq.), applicable regulations, and this title, and shall be specified in regulations adopted pursuant to

Section 95028.