4430. (Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 80, Sec. 11.)

(a) The department shall report to the Legislature the prospective needs for the care, custody, and treatment of developmentally disabled persons, together with its recommendations therefor. For the purpose of preventing overcrowding, it shall recommend such plans for the development of additional medical facilities as, in its judgment, will best meet the requirements of such persons.

(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.