Our Commitment
The Regional Center of the East Bay (RCEB) recognizes the importance of transparency and accountability to the community it serves. We believe in openness and in providing timely, accurate, and comprehensive information to the people we serve and their families, service providers, board members, staff, and our community. As established in the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, RCEB is committed to reporting information with accuracy and transparency, maintaining full compliance with state and federal laws and regulations and our state contract that govern RCEB’s operations.
Transparency
Transparency & Accountability
Performance Reports
Expenditure Reports
Public Meeting Notices
Language Access and Cultural Competency
The 2020-21 Budget Act includes $16.7 million in ongoing funding for regional centers to improve and promote Language Access and Cultural Competency to better support the language needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, their caregivers, and their family members.
Child Find Plan
Child Find is intended to locate and identify children who are experiencing or are at risk of experiencing developmental delays of 25% or more, are considered at risk, or have an established risk condition as defined in the California Early Intervention Services Act.
National Core Indicators
Transparency and Access to Public Information Policy
Date Approved: July 25, 2011
The Regional Center of the East Bay (RCEB) recognizes the importance of transparency and accountability to the community it serves. We believe in openness and in providing timely, accurate and comprehensive information to the people we serve and their families, service providers, board members, staff and to our community. As established in the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, RCEB is committed to reporting information with accuracy and transparency, maintaining full compliance with state and federal laws and regulations and our state contract that govern RCEB’s operations.
Public Information
Regional Center of the East Bay shall provide access on its public website to all of the following information:
- Regional center annual independent audits.
- Biannual fiscal audits conducted by the State.
- Regional center annual reports are pursuant to Section 4639.5.
- Contract awards, including the organization or entity, awarded the contract and the amount and purpose of the award.
- Purchase of service policies.
- The names, types of service, and contact information of all vendors, except consumers or family members of consumers.
- Board meeting agendas and approved minutes of open meetings of the board and all committees of the board.
- Bylaws of the regional center governing board.
- The annual performance contract and year-end performance contract report entered into with the State pursuant to this division.
- The biannual Home and Community-based Services Waiver program review conducted by the State and the Department of Health Care Services.
- The board-approved transparency and public information policy.
- The board-approved conflict-of-interest policy.
Regional Center of the East Bay will also provide timely public access to other public information in addition to that published on our website. All information which is required by federal and state law including but not limited to information regarding requests for proposals and contract awards, service provider rates, documentation related to the establishment of negotiated rates, audits and applicable tax filings shall be provided in a timely fashion when requested.
This policy should not be construed to authorize the production of confidential consumer service information and records that are protected by law from disclosure.