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Californians with disabilities would receive a new savings account with $250 in it, under a bill introduced by Sen. Josh Newman, D-Fullerton, and sponsored by California State Treasurer Fiona Ma.
The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Act (AB 846), also known as the Lanterman Act, is a California law that was initially proposed by Assembly member Frank D. Lanterman in 1973 and passed in 1977 and gives people with developmental disabilities the right to services and supports that enable them to live a more independent and normal life.
The regulations further state that "special classes, separate schooling or other removals of children with disabilities from regular educational environment occurs only if the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily."
The first state-funded school was the New York Asylum for Idiots. It was established in Albany in 1851. This state school aimed to educate children with intellectual disabilities and was reportedly successful in doing so. The school's Board of Trustees declared, in 1853, that the experiment had "entirely and fully succeeded."
AB 1866 (2002), permits for second units a ministerial act and forces local governments to grant nearly any request for a density bonus. [3] [4]SB 1818 (2004) increased the maximum density bonus for certain affordable housing projects from 25% to 35%, and required cities to provide affordable housing builders with three incentives of the developer's choice.
Students with disabilities should receive instruction in the "least restrictive environment" (LRE), ideally along with non-disabled peers where possible. [21] Congress funds up to 40% of excess costs of educating students with disabilities. [21] Public Law 94-142 has been amended and reauthorized several times since 1975.
Rumors that San Luis Obispo County school districts are placing litter boxes in restrooms to accommodate students who identify as “furries” are false, school district administrators say.
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