A 2020 Public Counsel study of youth ages 3 to 21 living at home found that, for every $1 an English-speaking child received in fiscal year 2018-2019, a Spanish-speaking child received 82 cents — a disparity that grew 46 percent over the previous four years.
The unequal spending on services has persisted despite the state allocating an extra $11 million annually to reduce disparities in the regional center system.
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