General Jurisdiction Division- Office of Administrative Hearings Advisory Committee Meeting Information

The OAH Advisory Committee was created by Welfare and Institutions Code section 4717. It is responsible for providing non-binding recommendations about mediation and hearing operations under the Lanterman Act for people with developmental disabilities in California. The Committee is required to meet at least two times a year.

OAH Advisory Committee Dates and Information

2025 Advisory Committee Meetings 

Below are the dates and times for the upcoming meetings.

Future Meetings of the Advisory Committee are currently scheduled as follows:

  •  August 14, 2025
    • The August 14, 2025, meeting will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • November 13, 2025
    • The November 13, 2025, meeting will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

August 14, 2025 Meeting Information

Meeting Location

On September 22, 2023, the Governor signed SB 544.  SB 544 allows the Committee to continue to hold teleconference meetings on and after January 1, 2024, with a physical location for any Committee members and the public to attend the teleconference meeting in person if they want to attend in person instead of at a remote location.

The Zoom information is contained in the meeting agenda.

The physical location for the August 14, 2025, meeting, for those wishing to attend the teleconference at the primary physical location, is:

Office of Administrative Hearings

TBD

TBD, CA 9 ****

Videoconference Link

Pending

Notice of OAHAC Member Attendance

  • OAHAC List of Advisory Committee Members Attending August 14, 2025, Meeting at a Remote Location (pending)

Meeting Agenda 

If you would like to attend from a remote location, the Zoom link to the upcoming webinar can be found above and also in the meeting agenda.

  • Meeting Agenda August 14, 2025 (pending)

Public Comment

Public comment can be provided verbally, in person, via videoconference, or in writing during the Advisory Committee Meeting.  Members of the public attending by videoconference, please review the information below on how to participate in a Zoom Webinar, including how to provide verbal comment.  To provide public comment in writing, please send an email to OAHACcomments@dgs.ca.gov during the meeting.  (This email will not be monitored until the day of the meeting).

Request a Reasonable Accommodation for Disability or an Interpreter Other than Spanish or ASL

Zoom’s auto-captioning, ASL, and Spanish language interpretation will be provided during the meeting. If an interpreter in another language is needed, please email OAH at OAHACops@dgs.ca.gov. We will do our best to meet all timely requests, though contractors may not always be available. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a disability to attend or participate in the Advisory Committee meeting, you may request an accommodation by emailing OAH at OAHACops@dgs.ca.gov. To provide sufficient time for a language interpreter or an accommodation to be arranged, please make any request for the August 14, 2025, meeting by close of business on July 30, 2025.

Additional Information

Additional information for the Advisory Committee can be found at DDS' website at: 

Lanterman Act Eligibility & Service Appeals Process - CA Department of Developmental Services (Outside link)

Previous Meeting Documents

May 15, 2025, OAH Advisory committee Meeting

The transcription that accompanies the video was automatically created by Zoom and may have spelling and other errors.  The professionally prepared transcript from the audio will also be posted above.

Please go to the OAH Advisory Committee Archived Meeting Information page for information related to prior OAH Advisory Committee meetings.

General Documents

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