Public Policy & Advocacy
The purpose of the Public Policy Committee is to lead CalABA’s participation in the development of policies and legislation that affect the science and practice of behavior analysis in California. Committee members help monitor, track, and research legislative activities, meet with policy makers, or share legislative information with the general CalABA membership.
California State Laws, Regulations, and Legislation
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Laws and Regulations
- Department of Developmental Services
- Regional Center vendor categories. Scroll down to "Associate Behavior Analyst" and "Behavior Analyst." (In particular, refer to sections 8, 11, and 12.)
- ABA training requirements for Behavior Management Consultants.
- State Board of Education
- State Department of Education: Special Education Division
- Education Code Part 30, Section 56525. BCBAs are eligible to serve as behavioral intervention case managers (a.k.a. "The La Suer Bill," A.B. 2845).
- California codes. Searchable database of all 29 state codes.
Legislation
- State Capitol Today. A daily summary of capitol press conferences, top political stories from major California newspapers, and scheduled legislative hearings.
- California legislative rosters with email addresses
- State Assembly
- State Senate
- Legislative district search. Find your California legislative representatives using this zip code search engine.
