Keep the Promise to Protect People with Developmental Disabilities
This petition had 1,178 supporters
The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Act is a promise set into law by the state of California to protect the dignity and independence of children and adults with developmental disabilities.
Californians with intellectual and developmental disabilities face an uncertain future after a decade of cuts to community service programs in the state budget. Fortunately, Senator Jim Beall has written a letter that supports a 10% across-the-board increase for developmental services. The increase would serve as a stopgap measure to mitigate the current damage long enough for real reform to occur.
We’re asking California lawmakers to sign the letter and #KeepThePromise to people with developmental disabilities.
"Waiting is no longer an option. The system is in crisis and we must act now.", Senator Jim Beall, Jr.
Who has signed on so far (May 13, 2015)
Senate (California has 40 State Senators)
1. Jim Beall
2. Carol Liu
3. Lois Wolk
4. Cathleen Galgiani
5. Fran Pavley
6. Andy Vidak
7. Jeff Stone
8. Joel Anderson
9. Tony Mendoza
10. Loni Hancock
11. Jerry Hill
12. Robert Hertzberg
13. Marty Block
14. Patricia Bates
15. Mike Morrell
16. Connie Leyva
17. Bob Huff
18. Janet Nguyen
19. Ben Hueso
20. Isadore Hall
21. Ben Allen
22. Mike McGuire
23. Jean Fuller
24. Sharon Runner
Assembly (California has 80 total Assembly members)
1. Kansen Chu
2. Susan Bonilla
3. Jim Frazier
4. Katcho Achadjian
5. Das Williams
6. Catharine Baker
7. Brian Maienschein
8. Jacqui Irwin
9. Luis Alejo
10. Brian Jones
11. Mark Stone
12. Matt Dababneh
13. Shannon Grove
14. David Hadley
15. Marie Waldron
16. Mike Gatto
17. Rudy Salas
18. Jim Wood
19. Bill Dodd
20. Kevin Mullin
21. Ken Cooley
22. Kristin Olsen
23. Tom Lackey
24. Scott Wilk
25. James Gallagher
26. Cristiana Garcia
27. Frank Bigelow
28. Devon Mathis
29. Anthony Rendon
30. Marc Levine
31. Patty Lopez
32. Rocky Chavez
33. Adrin Nazarian
34. Susan Eggman
35. Chris Holden
36. Mike Gipson
37. Evan Low
38. Jim Cooper
39. Jim Patterson
40. Ian Calderon
41. Ed Chau
Support letters can be sent to Zach.Keller@sen.ca.gov or via fax @ 916.651.4915