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California State Government agencies and departments

• California Counties - www.csac.counties.org/ - list of, and links to, county web sites
• California Department of Education - www.cde.ca.gov/  - to lead and support the continuous improvement of student achievement, with a specific focus on closing achievement gaps
• California Department of Education Special Education Division - http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/ - information for parents,advocates, and educators.
• California Department of Education Special Education Division's newsletter: The Special Edge - http://www.calstat.org/specialEdge.html - designed to inform and support parents, educators, and other service providers on special education topics, focusing on research-based practices, legislation, technical support, and current resources
• California Department of Developmental Services - www.dds.ca.gov/  - the agency through which the State of California provides services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities.
• California Department of General Services – Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) - http://www.oah.dgs.ca.gov - to provide a neutral forum for fair and independent resolution of matters in a professional, efficient and innovative way, ensuring due process and respecting the dignity of all.
• California Department of Health Care Services - www.dhs.ca.gov/  - to protect and promote the health status of Californians through the financing and delivery of individual health care services.
• California Endowment - www.calendow.org - First, every Californian must have access to quality health services. Second, our health care system must be culturally competent to respond to the diversity and demographic changes in our state. Third, we must eliminate the disparities in health and strengthen communities to become healthy places to live.
• California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) - www.cfac.org/content -

  protecting and defending the public's right to know - Sample California PRA request letter - CFAC's Know-Your-Rights PODCASTS
  

  www.cfac.org/templates/cpraletter.html
• California Healthline - www.californiahealthline.org/ - daily digest of health news, policy and opinion from the California Healthcare Foundation
• California Independent Living Information - www.rehab.cahwnet.gov/ils/default.htm - dedicated to the ideal that communities become fully accessible and integrated so that all persons with disabilities can live, work, shop and play where they choose, without barriers.  
• California Department of Managed Health Care - www.hmohelp.ca.gov - 888.466.2219 - help for resolving problems with health maintenance organizations (HMOs), complaint process, independent medical review for those who qualify, valuable information to keep California health care consumers informed. 
• California Department of Mental Health (DMH) - www.dmh.ca.gov/  - services, including quick links to 24-hour Suicide Prevention Hotline, 24-hour Local Crisis Hotlines, Network of Care for Mental Health Website, County Mental Health Phone List, DMH services and programs, and Veterans Mental Health Website
• California Department of Mental Health Ombudsman Program (pdf) - www.pai-ca.org/links/DMHOmbudsman.pdf - Ombudsman Services staff are available by phone Monday through Friday from the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with 24/7 phone messages accepted.
• California Department of Rehabilitation - www.rehab.ca.gov/  - services and advocacy for employment, independent living and equality for people with disabilities
• California EDD One-Stop Career Centers - www.edd.ca.gov/ONE-STOP/osfile.pdf - list maintained by the California Employment Development Department.
• California State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) committees - www.rehab.cahwnet.gov/exec/srcmeet.htm - the SRC works in partnership with the California Department of Rehabilitation (CDR) to review, evaluate and advise the CDR regarding its specific and overall performance and effectiveness. The SRC meets quarterly.
• California State Council on Developmental Disabilities - www.scdd.ca.gov - independent state agency to ensure that people with developmental disabilities and their families receive the services and supports they need
• California State Legislation - www.sen.ca.gov - information on pending bills, legislation and statutes - search by bill number, author, subject.  
• California State Phone Directory - www.cold.ca.gov  - state phone directories are searchable by employee or agency, and there is an organizational chart.  
• California State Regulations - www.oal.ca.gov -  the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) ensures that agency regulations are clear, necessary, legally valid, and available to the public. 
• California Telephone Access Program - http://www.ddtp.org - includes California Relay Service and California Speech to Speech Service
• Open Government Guide - www.rcfp.org/ogg/index.php?op=browse&t=full&state=CA - in-depth on-line guide to open government records, published by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• Pocket Guide to the California Public Records Act - www.thefirstamendment.org/publicrecordsact.pdf- tri-fold brochure from The First Amendment Project Society of Professional Journalists (Nor. Cal.), with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for help

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