California Welfare and Institutions Code CHAPTER 1 - Title and Intent

  • Section 4500.
    This division shall be known and may be cited as the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
  • Section 4500.5.
    The Legislature makes the following findings regarding the State of California’s responsibility to provide services to persons with developmental disabilities, and the right of those...
  • Section 4501.
    The State of California accepts a responsibility for persons with developmental disabilities and an obligation to them which it must discharge. Affecting hundreds of thousands...
  • Section 4501.5.
    In counties where State Department of Developmental Services hospitals are located, the state hospitals shall ensure that appropriate special education and related services, pursuant to...

Last modified: October 22, 2018