Directives

The Department frequently distributes guidance and instructions on policy issues to regional centers (RC). All directives, program guidelines, guidance documents, and correspondence are shared here.

Directives are instructions RCs must follow.
Program Guidelines are rules RCs must follow for specific programs.
Guidance documents share details on items RCs are encouraged to do or approaches to consider, but are not mandated.
Correspondence documents are how the Department shares helpful information with the RCs.

Access the latest directives, guidance, and policy updates from the Department.

Directives

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D-2026-Equity-001: Language Access and Cultural Competency – Program Updates

P-2025-Equity-001: Updates and Claiming Guidelines for Funding to Improve Language Access and Cultural Competency

D-2024-Equity-002: Amendment to Reporting Due Dates for Funding To Improve Language Access and Cultural Competency

D-2024-Equity-001: Statewide Implicit Bias Training Updates

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