Title WIC, California Welf. & Inst. Code

The social worker or probation officer shall give notice of a selection and implementation hearing held pursuant to Section 366.26 in the following manner: (a) Notice of the hearing shall be given to the following persons: (1) The mother. (2) The fathers, presumed and alleged. (3…

The social worker or probation officer shall give notice of review hearings held pursuant to Sections 366.3 and 366.31 and for termination of jurisdiction hearings held pursuant to Section 391 in the following manner: (a) Notice of the hearing shall be given to the following pers…

Upon any hearing or rehearing under this article, the court may order the child or any parent or guardian, or Indian custodian of the child who is present in court, to again appear before the court, before the social worker or probation officer, or before the county financial off…

(a) (1) A subsequent petition filed pursuant to Section 342 shall be noticed pursuant to Sections 290.1 and 290.2, except that service may be delivered by electronic service pursuant to Section 212.5. (2) If it is known or there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child…

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to maximize protections afforded to survivors of domestic violence, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and stalking through the provisions of this article. By adopting this provision, the Legislature recognizes that som…

(a) The department shall align CalWORKs with, and not be more restrictive than, the federal family violence option pursuant to Section 402(a)(7) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 602(a)(7)), and the requirements concerning survivors of abuse pursuant to Section 4…

For purposes of this article, until regulations are adopted pursuant to Section 11495.1, the term “abuse” means battering or subjecting a victim to extreme cruelty by (1) physical acts that resulted in or threatened to result in physical injury, (2) sexual abuse, (3) sexual activ…

(a) (1) A county shall waive, on a case-by-case basis, a program requirement for an applicant or recipient who has been identified as a past or present victim of domestic abuse for good cause, as provided in this section. (2) A county shall find good cause for a waiver under this…

(a) The department, in consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, federally recognized state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, other domestic abuse, sexual assault, and sexual harassment advocates, and public benefits advocates, shall develop bo…

During the annual budget process, the department shall update the Legislature at hearings regarding the number of CalWORKs recipients, aggregated by county, who have been identified as potential victims of domestic abuse during the online CalWORKs appraisal process, and the numbe…

Sworn statements by a victim of past or present abuse shall be sufficient to establish abuse unless the agency documents in writing an independent, reasonable basis to find the recipient not credible. Evidence may also include, but is not limited to: police, government agency, or…

The department shall adopt a model curriculum for domestic violence and sexual abuse prevention training, based on the statewide protocol, in consultation with the task force identified in Section 11495.1. County welfare agencies shall determine which staff will be trained. (Adde…

(a) The department shall establish procedures to provide timely access to information on CalWORKs families to counties and researchers in a manner that maintains confidentiality of data while making it possible to undertake ongoing monitoring, research, and evaluation. (b) (1) Th…

(a) The Legislature hereby requests the Regents of the University of California to establish and administer a program or programs to support welfare research and evaluation of the CalWORKs program. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the program or programs established b…

The department shall enter into an interagency agreement with the University of California for the purpose of implementing Section 11526. The interagency agreement shall be subject to funds appropriated for its purpose by the Legislature. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 606, Sec. 24.5…

It is the policy of the Legislature that foster care should be a temporary method of care for the children of this state, that children have a right to a normal home life free from abuse, that reunification with the natural parent or parents or another alternate permanent living …

In order to carry out the policy stated in Section 396, each county welfare department or probation department shall report to the State Department of Social Services, in the frequency and format determined by the department, foster care characteristic data and care information d…

Any minor being considered for placement in a foster home shall have the right to make a brief statement to the court making a decision on placement. The court may disregard any preferences expressed by the minor. The minor’s right to make a statement shall not be limited to the …

Any county may institute a program of advocates for pupils in foster care placement. A participating county shall be responsible for the nonfederal costs of implementing the program. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 811, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

The program shall utilize educational advocates to assist children in foster care through the educational system. To the extent possible, an advocate shall reflect the same racial or ethnic identification as the pupil being assisted. The educational advocates shall be required to…

An advocate and a county participating in this program shall be held harmless by the state when acting in their official capacity except for acts or omissions that are found to have been wanton, reckless, or malicious. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 811, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, …

An advocate shall not be assigned to assist any minor in foster care placement who has been appointed a surrogate parent. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 811, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)

Any school district that has a foster youth services program shall not be eligible to participate in the program authorized by this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 811, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1993.)

(a) A minor or nonminor who satisfies all of the following criteria is within the transition jurisdiction of the juvenile court: (1) (A) The minor is a ward who is older than 17 years and 5 months of age and younger than 18 years of age and in foster care placement, or the nonmin…

(a) At a hearing during which termination of jurisdiction over a ward is considered, the court may, as an alternative to termination of jurisdiction, modify its order of jurisdiction and assume transition jurisdiction over the ward pursuant to Section 450. The court may also assu…

(a) The court shall hold a hearing prior to terminating transition jurisdiction over a nonminor dependent. (b) At a hearing during which termination of transition jurisdiction over a nonminor dependent is being considered, the court shall continue its jurisdiction to allow a nonm…

The Legislature hereby finds that a substantial and disproportionate amount of serious crime is committed by a relatively small number of chronic juvenile offenders commonly known as serious habitual offenders. In enacting this article, the Legislature intends to support increase…

(a) There is hereby established in the Office of Criminal Justice Planning a program of financial assistance for law enforcement, district attorneys, probation departments, juvenile courts, and schools, designated the Serious Habitual Offender Program. All funds appropriated to t…

(a) An individual shall be the subject of the efforts of programs established pursuant to this article who has been previously adjudged a ward pursuant to Section 602 and is described in any of the following paragraphs: (1) Has accumulated five total arrests, three arrests for cr…

Programs funded under this article shall adopt and pursue the following policies: (a) Each participating law enforcement agency shall do all of the following: (1) Gather data on identified serious habitual offenders. (2) Compile data into a usable format for law enforcement, pros…

The judge of the juvenile court shall authorize the inspection of juvenile court records, probation and protective services records, district attorney records, school records, and law enforcement records by the participating law enforcement agency charged with the compilation of …

Within three months of implementation of the program, all participating agencies in a county shall execute a written interagency agreement outlining their role in the program, including the duties they will perform, the duties other agencies will perform for and with them, and th…

Law enforcement agencies and district attorneys participating in programs funded pursuant to this article shall adopt procedures to require a check of juvenile criminal history of all adults whose cases are presented to the district attorney’s office for filing. The juvenile crim…

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to accomplish the following purposes: (a) To assist public and private owners and possessors of property defaced by minors with graffiti or other inscribed material to recover their full damages. (b) To safeguard the fi…

(a) As used in this article, the term “graffiti or other inscribed material” includes any unauthorized inscription, word, figure, mark, or design that is written, marked, etched, scratched, drawn, or painted on real or personal property. (b) As used in subdivision (d) of Section …

(a) A city, county, or city and county may elect, by ordinance, to have the probation officer of the county recoup for it, through juvenile court proceedings in accordance with Section 742.16, its costs associated with defacement by minors of its property and the property of othe…

(a) If a minor is found to be a person described in Section 602 of this code by reason of the commission of an act prohibited by Section 594, 594.3, 594.4, 640.5, 640.6, or 640.7 of the Penal Code, and the court does not remove the minor from the physical custody of the parent or…

(a) If the petition alleges that the minor is the person described by Section 602 by reason of the commission of an act prohibited by Section 594, 594.3, 594.4, 640.5, 640.6, or 640.7 of the Penal Code, and the petition is sustained, the court, in addition to the notice provided …

Any moneys collected by the probation officer of the county pursuant to an order rendered pursuant to Section 742.16 shall be distributed by the county to the following persons and entities in the following priority: (a) Restitution to the owner and possessor of the property defa…

If any provision or clause of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to th…

Contingent upon the appropriation of funds therefor, there is hereby established a three-year pilot project which shall be known as the “Repeat Offender Prevention Project.” This project shall operate in the Counties of Fresno, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Mateo,…

(a) The Repeat Offender Prevention Project shall be administered by the Board of Corrections and each program shall be under the onsite administration of the chief probation officer in the county selected for participation in the project or under a consortium of chief probation o…

The Board of Corrections shall establish goals and deadlines against which the success or failure of the program demonstration projects may be measured. The board shall also develop selection criteria and funding schedules for participating counties which shall take into consider…

A minor shall be selected for participation in a program established pursuant to this article based upon the following factors: (a) The minor is 1512 years of age or younger, has been declared a ward of the juvenile court for the first time and is to be supervised by a probation …

The Board of Corrections shall adopt written minimum standards for project implementation, operation, and evaluation which shall include a written commitment by a county or region to the following objectives: (a) Teamwork on the part of all treatment and intervention agents invol…

Each county or region shall, in implementing their respective programs, provide the following key intervention strategies to ensure the following: (a) Adequate levels of supervision, structure, and support to minors and their families both during and after the intervention and tr…