(b) (1) With input from stakeholders pursuant to subdivision (c), the department shall develop or utilize existing curriculum to implement enhanced direct service professional training that promotes services that are person centered and culturally and linguistically sensitive, and that improve outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to enhance the quality of services that consumers receive from their direct service professionals, including, but not limited to, improving direct service professional knowledge about general health and safety issues, employing principles of self-determination in order to promote dignity of the recipient and the provider, and working to improve quality of services and quality of life, including advancing health equity for consumers of regional center services.
(3) The training described in paragraph (1) in shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following elements:
(A) Competency based.
(B) Tiered training and certification.
(C) Continuing education.
(D) Outcome measures, as defined by the department, with input from stakeholders pursuant to subdivision (c).
