Title WIC, California Welf. & Inst. Code

(a) Commencing March 1, 2002, the State Department of Health Services shall, monthly, post on the Internet Web site maintained by the State Department of Health Services 10 tables on the number of persons enrolled in the Medi-Cal program. These tables shall include one table on t…

Commencing March 1, 2002, the State Department of Health Services shall post all of the following data on its Internet Web site and in a format that may be easily understood by the general public, in addition to the information required by Section 11024: (a) All county letters an…

(a) The State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Services shall utilize the records of the Franchise Tax Board to match unearned income against reported income of applicants for and recipients of aid or public social services under this division. The…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Care Services shall annually inform the Franchise Tax Board of the names and social security numbers of all applicants or recipients of public social service…

(a) To the extent not prohibited by federal law, the State Department of Health Care Services shall annually inform the Employment Development Department of the names and social security numbers of all recipients of the benefits of the Medi-Cal program (Chapter 7 (commencing with…

Commencing July 1, 2016, any reference to the Youth Authority Board refers to the Board of Juvenile Hearings. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 33, Sec. 40. (SB 843) Effective June 27, 2016.)

(a) The Governor shall appoint three commissioners, subject to Senate confirmation, to the Board of Juvenile Hearings. These commissioners shall be appointed and trained to hear only juvenile matters. The term of appointment for each commissioner shall be five years, and each ter…

(a) The following powers and duties shall be exercised and performed by the Board of Juvenile Hearings: discharges of commitment, orders for discharge from the jurisdiction of the Division of Juvenile Facilities to the jurisdiction of the committing court, honorable discharge det…

(a) The case of each ward shall be reviewed by the Board of Juvenile Hearings within 45 days of arrival at the department, and at other times as is necessary to meet the powers or duties of the board. (b) The Board of Juvenile Hearings shall periodically review the case of each w…

(a) The Board of Juvenile Hearings shall meet at each of the facilities under the jurisdiction of the Division of Juvenile Facilities. Meetings shall be held at whatever times may be necessary for a full and complete study of the cases of all wards whose matters are considered. O…

(a) Any rules and regulations, including any resolutions and policy statements, promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Hearings shall be promulgated and filed pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and shal…

(a) The powers and duties of the board described in subdivision (a) of Section 1719 shall be exercised and performed by the board or its designee, as authorized by this article. (b) All other powers conferred to the board concerning wards under the jurisdiction of the division ma…

(a) Commissioners and board representatives hearing matters pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1719 or any other matter involving wards under the jurisdiction of the Division of Juvenile Facilities shall have a broad background in, and ability to perform or understand, apprai…

(a) Commencing July 1, 2016, the Board of Juvenile Hearings shall succeed, and shall exercise and perform all powers and duties previously granted to, exercised by, and imposed upon the Youthful Offender Parole Board and Youth Authority Board, as authorized by this article. The Y…

(a) Employees of the Department of the Youth Authority who are needed to support the functions of the Youth Authority Board shall be selected and appointed pursuant to the State Civil Service Act. (b) All officers and employees of the Youthful Offender Parole Board who on January…

The Governor may remove any member of the Board of Juvenile Hearings for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty after a full hearing by the Board of State and Community Corrections. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 33, Sec. 49. (SB 843) Effective June 27, 2016.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) That the mobilization of community resources to assist in providing youthful offenders with necessary educational, psychological, medical, and other services which relate to root causes of delinquency is vital. (b) That…

(a) The Director of the Youth Authority shall, upon request, provide technical assistance to judges, probation officers, law enforcement officials, school administrators, welfare administrators, and other public and private organizations and citizen groups concerning the developm…

(a) The Director of the Youth Authority shall provide grants from funds made available for this purpose, for the development, implementation, and support of juvenile justice community resource programs. (b) Any public or private nonprofit agency that does not directly deliver ser…

The Director of the Youth Authority shall appoint an eight-member advisory committee on community resource referral programs to advise him or her on matters relating to this article. Committee members shall include representatives of business, labor, professional, charitable, edu…

The director may accept funds and grants from any source, public or private, to assist in accomplishing the purposes of this article. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1752, Sec. 2.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) A tremendous percentage of juveniles who commit status offenses including, but not limited to, running away, school truancy and incorrigibility, ultimately enter the juvenile justice system for subsequently engaging in …

Each Runaway Youth and Families in Crisis Project established under this article shall provide services which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (a) Temporary shelter and related services to runaway youth. The services shall include: (1) Food and access t…

(a) A Runaway Youth and Families in Crisis Project shall be established in one or more counties in the San Joaquin Central Valley, in one or more counties in the northern region of California, and in one or more counties in the southern region of California. Each project may have…

The purpose of this article is to reduce crime and delinquency by assisting the development, establishment and operation of comprehensive public and private community based programs for crime and delinquency prevention. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1401.)

The Department of the Youth Authority shall exercise leadership on behalf of the state in order to accomplish the purpose of this article. All state agencies shall cooperate with the Department of the Youth Authority in order to bring about a statewide program for the reduction a…

The Director of the Youth Authority may provide funds for financial support, in amounts determined by him, from funds available for such purposes, to public or private agencies engaging in crime and delinquency prevention programs. No public or private organization may receive su…

The director shall make annual allocations from funds made available to him for such purposes for administrative expenses to county delinquency prevention commissions established pursuant to Sections 233 and 235 not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per year for each commis…

The director may make additional matching allocations from funds available to him for such purposes, in amounts determined by him, to county delinquency prevention commissions for the development and operation of delinquency prevention projects or programs administered and operat…

The Director of the Youth Authority shall develop standards for the operation of programs funded under Sections 1792, 1792.1 and 1792.2. He shall seek advice from interested citizens, appropriate representatives of public and private agencies and youth groups in developing such s…

Application for funds under Sections 1792, 1792.1, and 1792.2 shall be made to the Director of the Youth Authority in the manner and form prescribed by the department. The department shall prescribe the amounts, time, and manner of payments of assistance if granted. (Added by Sta…

To help communities develop effective local programs, the Director of the Youth Authority may, upon request, provide technical assistance to judges, probation officers, law enforcement officials, school administrators, welfare administrators, and other public and private organiza…

The Director of the Youth Authority may from funds available to him for such purposes provide funds for demonstration or experimental projects designed to test the validity of new methods or strategies in delinquency prevention programs. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1401.)

The director may assist in the establishment of public committees having as their object the prevention or decrease of crime and delinquency among youth, and the director may participate in the work of any such existing or established committees. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1401.)…

As of July 1, 2005, the State Commission on Juvenile Justice, Crime and Delinquency Prevention is abolished. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 10, Sec. 89. Effective May 10, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 99 of Ch. 10.)

The director may, with the approval of the Director of General Services, enter into contracts with the federal government, other state governments, counties, cities, private foundations, private organizations, or any other group to accomplish the purposes of this article. (Added …

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Juvenile Offender Local Prevention and Corrections Act. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 157, Sec. 2. Effective July 21, 1993.)

For purposes of this article, “partnership funds” means the state’s share of funding for county juvenile ranches, camps, and forestry camps. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 157, Sec. 2. Effective July 21, 1993.)

Partnership funds shall be used only for the purpose of confinement, discipline, and treatment of juvenile offenders in county juvenile ranches, camps, or forestry camps. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 157, Sec. 2. Effective July 21, 1993.)

(a) The Department of the Youth Authority shall establish and implement the Juvenile Offender Local Prevention and Corrections Program. (b) The purpose of the program required by subdivision (a) shall be to coordinate state and local efforts to confine, discipline, treat, and pre…

The Department of the Youth Authority shall, in the implementation of this article, do all of the following: (a) Determine county eligibility for partnership funding. (b) Distribute partnership funds to qualified counties quarterly based on the average daily population of the cou…

A county may apply to receive partnership funds under this article by submitting an application to the department in a manner and at a time determined by the department. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 157, Sec. 2. Effective July 21, 1993.)

A county shall be eligible for the receipt of partnership funds under this article only if the county meets all of the following conditions: (a) The county administers one or more juvenile ranches, camps, or forestry camps. (b) The county’s juvenile ranches, camps, or forestry ca…

It is the intent of the Legislature that counties that do not operate juvenile camps or ranches, but instead contract for beds with counties that do, shall benefit from partnership funding via reduced contract costs, based on the host county’s cost of providing the bed, excluding…

(a) (1) The Department of the Youth Authority shall work with counties to develop boot camp programs, either separately or as part of existing ranches, camps, and forestry camps. (2) Boot camps shall provide the same services as juvenile ranches, camps, and forestry camps but sha…

In order to develop, establish, and operate residential and nonresidential boot camp and similar programs for young, first-time offenders and nonserious and nonviolent offenders, a county may contract with the Military Department for the provision of the following services: (a) P…