Title WIC, California Welf. & Inst. Code

Agendas and other writings or materials distributed prior to or during a regional center board meeting for discussion or action at the meeting shall be considered public records, except those materials distributed during, and directly related to, a closed session authorized under…

No regional center shall conduct any meeting, conference, or other function in any facility that prohibits the admittance of any person, or persons, on the basis of ancestry or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2007, …

All regional center board meetings shall be held in facilities accessible to persons with physical disabilities. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 577, Sec. 2.)

(a) Any action taken by a regional center governing board in violation of this article is null and void. Any interested person may commence an action by mandamus, injunction, or declaratory relief for the purpose of obtaining a judicial declaration that an action taken in violati…

The provisions of this article shall not apply to the corporate affairs of the governing board of a regional center which have no relationship to the role and responsibility of a regional center set forth in this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 577, Sec. 2.)

Notwithstanding any other law, and except for grants provided to Indian tribes under Article 2 (commencing with Section 1452), commencing with the 2019–20 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, this article shall apply to grants provided under the Youth Reinvestment Grant P…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Applicant” means a nonprofit organization or local governmental entity. (b) “Area of high need” means either of the following: (1) A city or a ZIP Code with rates of youth arrests that are higher than the county …

(a) The board shall allocate funds appropriated pursuant to Section 1450 through a competitive grant process for the purpose of implementing trauma-informed diversion programs for youth. (b) The board shall distribute a grant under this article pursuant to all of the following co…

The board shall be responsible for administration oversight and accountability of the grant program under this article and shall perform both of the following duties: (a) Support grantee data collection and analysis and require grantees to provide outcomes of the funded programs.…

(a) The State Department of Social Services shall license transitional housing placement providers that provide supervised transitional housing services to foster children who are at least 16 years of age pursuant to Section 1559.110 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) Transitiona…

(a) In order to be licensed as a transitional housing placement provider pursuant to Section 1559.110 of the Health and Safety Code and be eligible for payment of AFDC-FC benefits pursuant to Sections 11403.2 and 11403.3, an applicant shall obtain certification from the applicabl…

(a) Eligible persons may receive transitional housing only with the permission of both the independent living program of the county in which the program is located and the county department of social services or the county probation department that has custody of the person. (b) …

Prior to county certification of any program to be provided by a transitional housing placement provider, the department shall approve a plan submitted by the county’s independent living program that includes assurances that the independent living program shall participate active…

The department shall make information available to the Legislature upon request regarding services rendered pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 799, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1994.)

(a) Twenty-eight and three-tenths percent, or that percentage of the program account deriving from the Unallocated Account of the fund in a fiscal year of each MISP county’s allocation under Section 16941, shall be expended consistent with Article 2 (commencing with Section 30121…

Services provided pursuant to this article include only those health care services specified in Sections 14021 and 14132, and former Division 1 (commencing with Section 100), and the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act as set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 27, of…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, and provided that there shall be no reduction in direct service to persons eligible for services under this article, a regional center, with the approval of the State Department of Developmental Services, and in consultation with the state counc…

(a) Any proposal approved by the department pursuant to this article may be implemented immediately upon approval. Prior to submitting a proposal to the department, the regional center shall conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the proposal. Notice of the public hearin…

(a) As a condition of receiving funds under this chapter, a county shall provide, or arrange and pay for, medically necessary followup treatment, including necessary followup dental treatment and prescription drugs, for any condition detected as part of a child health and disabil…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Child welfare services” means either of the following: (1) The same meaning as defined in Section 16501, including those services provided by a tribe, or tribal entity or agency. (2) Child welfare services …

(a) To the extent funds are appropriated in the annual Budget Act, the department shall award program funds to counties and tribal governments for the purpose of providing housing-related supports to eligible families experiencing homelessness if that homelessness prevents reunif…

(a) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement and administer the changes made to this article by the act that …

(a) The department shall make initial monthly payments of county allocations made pursuant to Section 16941 upon application of the county assuring that it will comply with the provisions of this part. Payments shall be made on a monthly basis. Payments made beyond February 15 of…

(a) The department shall conduct fiscal and program reviews to ensure county compliance with the provisions of this part, and shall report annually the results of these reviews to the Legislature. The department may withhold funds, up to the total amount of funds allocated under …

(a) The State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Health Care Services, the California State Association of Counties representing the counties, the County Welfare Directors Association of California, the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of Califor…

Update on the Transition of Providers to the CCR Program Models. With a focus on changes over time, the updates described in Section 16523.5 shall include status updates on the transition of providers to the short-term residential therapeutic program (STRTP), resource family appr…

Update on Capacity to Provide Mental Health Services. With a focus on changes over time, the updates described in Section 16523.5 shall include status updates on the capacity of STRTPs and FFAs to provide mental health services. Data reporting under this section shall include all…

Tracking Child Outcomes over Time. (a) With a focus on changes over time, and to the extent data are available, the updates described in Section 16523.5 shall include status updates on all of the following child outcome measures: (1) The number and percent of children in out-of-h…

Update on CCR-Related Costs and Savings. Once available, the updates described in Section 16523.5 shall include status updates on CCR-related costs and savings, including all of the following: (a) By county, ongoing county costs and savings related to CCR implementation. (b) Othe…

Child and Family Teams (CFT) and Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Implementation. (a) The updates described in Section 16523.5 shall include a status update on the utilization of the CANS assessment. (1) By county, the number and percentage of children in foster ca…

Resource Families. (a) The updates described in Section 16523.5 shall include a status update on the implementation of the resource family approval process. (1) Data on the progress of RFA implementation, including the number of RFA applications and approvals and the average numb…

Supporting the Transitions of Child Welfare Youth from Group Homes and Reduced Use of Congregate Care. Pursuant to the extensions granted in subdivision (e) of Section 11462.04, the updates described in Section 16523.5 shall include information and aggregate data, as it becomes a…

System Changes. Pursuant to existing reporting requirements on the replacement statewide child welfare information system, Child Welfare Services – California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES), the updates described in Section 16523.5 shall include a status upd…

Update on County Recruitment and Retention Efforts. As data are available, the updates described in Section 16523.5 shall include status updates on the recruitment and retention of new resource families, including, but not limited to, the number of new family-based providers sepa…

(a) (1) Any county receiving an allocation pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16930) shall, at a minimum, maintain a level of financial support of county funds for health services at least equal to the total of the amounts specified in this subdivisio…

Notwithstanding the first sentence of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 16990, for the purposes of determining the level of financial support in the 1996–97 fiscal year, the amounts specified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 16990 shall…

(a) The following definitions shall govern the construction of this section, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Capital outlay” means net disproportionate share hospital revenues used for projects that involve the acquisition, construction, renovation, improvement, moder…

The level of financial maintenance of effort required of a county that contracts with the department pursuant to Section 101300 of the Health and Safety Code during the 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, and subsequent fiscal years may be reduced by the amount of local public he…

(a) The sum of twenty-six million five hundred ninety-seven thousand dollars ($26,597,000) is appropriated from the General Fund to the department, for the 1989–90 fiscal year, to be allocated to each county receiving funds pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 16703. Each count…

(a) (1) Ninety percent of the amount appropriated for the purposes of this article shall be allocated to MISP counties according to the percentages specified in this chapter. (2) The remaining 10 percent shall be allocated to CMSP counties, according to the following procedures: …

Funds received by a county pursuant to this chapter shall not be used to support health services provided to persons detained in a county or city jail or other correctional facility. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 719, Sec. 11. Effective September 15, 1992.)

Receipt of funding pursuant to this chapter shall not relieve a county of its obligation to provide indigent health care as required by Section 17000. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1331, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1989.)

(a) Notwithstanding Section 4630 or any other law, a contract between the State Department of Developmental Services and a private nonprofit association for the operation of a regional center pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 4620) that is entered into or renewed on …

A contract entered into or renewed pursuant to this article shall be subject to all of the following conditions: (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the successor contractor shall agree to retain all covered employees for at least 90 days following a change of opera…

(a) A covered employee who is not offered employment, who has been discharged in violation of this article, or who has been paid less than the covered employee’s total compensation during the transition period, may bring an action against a successor contractor in any superior co…

The provisions of this article are severable. If any provision of this article or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 9…