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CA Welf & Inst Code § 18986.23 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act|ARTICLE 3 - Waivers|Section 18986.23.

18986.23.  Waivers and negotiated contracts shall be granted pursuant to this chapter by the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Attorney General, or the Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency, in consultation with the Department of Finance as follows:(a) The Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency shall grant waivers or negotiated contracts for programs under his or her jurisdiction, in consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of the Youth and Correctional Agency.(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall grant waivers or negotiated contracts for programs under his or her jurisdiction, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency, and the Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency.(c) The Attorney General shall grant waivers or negotiate contracts for programs under his or her jurisdiction in consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency, and the Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency.(d) The Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency shall grant waivers or negotiate contracts for programs under his or her jurisdiction in consultation with the Attorney General, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency.(e) The entity to whom a request for a waiver or negotiated contract is submitted pursuant to this section shall issue written notice of the granting of the waiver, any delay in the consideration of the waiver request, or denial of the requested waiver within 60 days of the receipt of the request. Any county may appeal a negative decision regarding a requested waiver or negotiated contract.(f) In addition to approval required by subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, all requests for negotiated contracts shall be approved by the Department of Finance.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 347, Sec. 50. (SB 942) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18986.24 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act|ARTICLE 3 - Waivers|Section 18986.24.

18986.24.  The Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Attorney General, or the Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency shall notify the appropriate policy committees and fiscal committees of the Legislature no later than 30 days before any waiver or negotiated contract granted pursuant to this article take effect.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 347, Sec. 51. (SB 942) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18986.30 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act|ARTICLE 4 - Evaluation|Section 18986.30.

18986.30.  Two years after the approval of an initial waiver or negotiated contract request pursuant to Sections 18986.20 to 18986.24, inclusive, the department shall review and report to the Legislative Analyst on the progress of the councils for which fiscal incentives and necessary waivers or negotiated contracts to establish the council’s programs have been approved and granted. Programs to coordinate comprehensive children’s services shall be deemed successful based upon the following:(a) The county’s ability to meet specific success criteria as specified in its overall plan.(b) The county’s ability to demonstrate cost avoidance which equals or exceeds the cost of the plan. This cost avoidance shall include the following categories, where appropriate:(1) Group home costs paid by Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC). (2) Children and adolescent state hospital programs. (3) Juvenile justice recidivism or reincarceration.(4) Nonpublic school residential placement costs. (5) Other short-term and long-term savings in public funds resulting from the plans.(c) The Legislative Analyst shall submit a review of the report to the Legislature.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1296, Sec. 24. Effective September 30, 1992.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 19400.

19400.  It is the purpose of this chapter to extend the opportunities for individuals with disabilities for employment through encouragement of local communities to develop rehabilitation programs and to provide the state with information concerning their effectiveness in providing employment and rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 937, Sec. 23. Effective October 8, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 19401.

19401.  The department may provide consultive services to organizations in the establishment and operation of community rehabilitation programs for individuals with disabilities. These consultive service shall include the bringing together of persons interested in the established community rehabilitation programs, surveying community needs, securing the cooperation of other community agencies, planning methods of financing, securing work contracts, establishing professional standards, and maintaining of appropriate records.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 937, Sec. 24. Effective October 8, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 19402.

19402.  The department may contract with qualified persons or firms for consultation in such technical fields as accounting, engineering and sales so that the directors and governing bodies of the community rehabilitation programs may be advised as to the desirability of any undertaking and the best methods of achieving their objectives.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 937, Sec. 25. Effective October 8, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 19403.

19403.  It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage state organizations, cities, counties, districts, and other political subdivisions to purchase products manufactured by and services provided by public or private nonprofit California corporations operating workshops serving individuals with disabilities whenever it is feasible to do so and the proximity of the public or private nonprofit California corporations operating workshops serving individuals with disabilities makes the purchases reasonably convenient and to provide equality of competitive advantage for organizations operating workshops for individuals with disabilities and organizations operating workshops for individuals who are blind.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 937, Sec. 26. Effective October 8, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19460 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Transportation and Assistive Technology Loan Guarantees|Section 19460.

19460.  (a) There is in the State Treasury a permanent revolving fund to be known as the Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Guarantee Fund, and to be administered by the department. The money deposited in the fund, including, but not limited to, money in any previously established account within the fund, is hereby appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, for the purposes of this article. The fund shall be used to guarantee loans made by eligible lenders to eligible persons for the purchase of vans, automobiles, and other special equipment to facilitate transportation of individuals with disabilities, and to assist private employers and employees, and other persons regardless of age, with disabilities to purchase assistive technology in order to live more independently or to engage in employment, including, but not limited to, supported employment as defined and determined by the department.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate the requirement that employers comply with reasonable accommodations and related responsibilities pursuant to federal and state laws. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a loan guarantee for individuals with disabilities who have previously received vocational rehabilitation services and who wish to obtain a loan to purchase newly developed assistive technology or to replace worn or obsolete assistive technology.(c) In determining eligibility for a loan guarantee from this account, the department shall make any loan guarantee contingent upon a determination that the person or the family of a child reasonably can be expected to repay the loan based on the person’s or family’s expected income or other resources.(d) To the extent possible, loans made pursuant to this chapter shall provide for a security interest to be given the lending institution in the vehicle or assistive technology for which the loan is made.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 549, second Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19461 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Transportation and Assistive Technology Loan Guarantees|Section 19461.

19461.  As used in this article, the following definitions apply:(a) “Department” means the Department of Rehabilitation.(b) “Eligible persons” means any of the following, provided that household income does not exceed the level prescribed for moderate-income families by the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code:(1) Parents of a child with a disability who has been certified by a physician or the department as having a disability, who is living in the home, and who requires a modified vehicle for mobility.(2) A person with a disability who has been certified by a physician or the department as having a disability, and who requires a modified vehicle for mobility.(3) Parents of a child with a disability who has been certified by a physician or the department as having a disability, who is living in the home, and who requires assistive technology, including evaluation and training in the use of an assistive technology device, which is necessary for independent living.(4) A person with a disability who has been certified by a physician or the department as having a disability, and who requires assistive technology, including evaluation and training in the use of an assistive technology device, which is necessary for independent living.(c) “Eligible lender” means a financial institution organized, chartered, or holding a license or authorization certificate under a law of this state or the United States to make loans or extend credit and subject to supervision by an official or agency of this state or the United States.(d) “Assistive technology” means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities, and any service that directly assists an individual with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of the item, equipment, or product system.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 549, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19462 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Transportation and Assistive Technology Loan Guarantees|Section 19462.

19462.  The department shall serve as a state loan guarantee agency to guarantee loans and to administer a guaranteed loan program established pursuant to this article. The department shall guarantee any loan made pursuant to this article at 100 percent of the total amount of principal and interest of the loan in default. The department shall establish the ratio of reserve funds to loans outstanding. The effective interest rate to the borrower shall be a percent per annum, which is less than the fair market interest rate at the time the loan guarantee request is considered by the department, and which is based upon the ability of the borrower to pay, as determined by the department. When an application for a loan guarantee is approved by the department, the differential interest between the percent per annum approved by the department and the rate charged by the participating lender shall be prepaid by the department to the participating lender out of the Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Guarantee Fund. If the borrower defaults on any loan guaranteed by this program, the participating lender shall reimburse the department for any interest not accrued, after deduction for any unavoidable loss suffered by the lender.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 549, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19463 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Transportation and Assistive Technology Loan Guarantees|Section 19463.

19463.  State guaranteed loans made pursuant to this article shall be made without regard to race, religion, creed, or sex.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 810, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19464 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Transportation and Assistive Technology Loan Guarantees|Section 19464.

19464.  The total amount of all outstanding debts, obligations, and liabilities which may be incurred or created under this article is limited to the amount contained in the Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Guarantee Fund, and the state shall not be liable beyond the amount contained in such fund for such debts, obligations, and liabilities.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 810, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19465 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Transportation and Assistive Technology Loan Guarantees|Section 19465.

19465.  In the event that the amount of loans applied for under this article exceeds the amount of the loans that may be guaranteed pursuant to this article, the department may establish a system of priorities for the approval of loans.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 810, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19466 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Transportation and Assistive Technology Loan Guarantees|Section 19466.

19466.  The State Treasurer shall invest, pursuant to statute, any surplus money in the Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Guarantee Fund. The interest or other accretions as a result of the investment of such money shall accrue to the fund.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 810, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19467 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Transportation and Assistive Technology Loan Guarantees|Section 19467.

19467.  The funds in the Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Guarantee Fund shall be paid out by the State Treasurer on warrants drawn by the Controller and requisitioned by the department in carrying out the purposes of this article.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 810, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19468 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Transportation and Assistive Technology Loan Guarantees|Section 19468.

19468.  The department shall encourage private eligible lenders to participate in the guaranteed loan program established by this article, and shall develop and distribute in cooperation with private eligible lenders consumer information for prospective borrowers.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 810, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19469 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Transportation and Assistive Technology Loan Guarantees|Section 19469.

19469.  No loan in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall be made to any eligible person pursuant to this article.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 549, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19470 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Transportation and Assistive Technology Loan Guarantees|Section 19470.

19470.  The department shall adopt regulations not inconsistent with this article that, among other things, shall establish criteria for determining eligibility for loans in the guarantee program that ensure that the applicants have the ability to repay the loans(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 549, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19471 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 5 - Rehabilitation Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Transportation and Assistive Technology Loan Guarantees|Section 19471.

19471.  (a)  The department may apply for a federal grant award through the federal alternative financing program established pursuant to subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 3003 of Title 29 of the United States Code and may use funds in the Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Guarantee Fund, established pursuant to Section 19460, as the match for these federal grant funds. The department may comply with applicable federal grant requirements, including, to the extent required, contracting with a community-based, nonprofit organization that has individuals with disabilities involved in the organization decisionmaking at all organizational levels, to administer the alternative financing program.(b) The department may do all of the following:(1) Select a community-based organization with which to contract based upon consideration of criteria, including, but not limited to, the organization’s sound fiscal condition and internal controls.(2) Monitor and audit performance by the organization under the contract to minimize the risk of loss to the loan guarantee program of loan defaults.(3) Terminate the contract in the event the department determines that the organization has not complied with the contract terms or has not prudently administered the loan guarantee funds.(c) Moneys received from a federal alternative financing grant shall be deposited in the Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Guarantee Fund established pursuant to Section 19460, and the federal funds and state matching funds shall be administered by the department and, as set forth in subdivision (a), by a community-based organization through a contract with the department, for the purpose of providing loan guarantees consistent with this article and applicable federal grant requirements.(d) To the extent that state funds in the Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Guarantee Fund are not used to fund the alternative financing program, the department shall administer any remaining money in the fund consistent with the provisions of this article, and may enter into contracts with any public or private entity for the provision of services relating to the administration of the loan guarantee program.(e) No more than 10 percent of the fund, excluding funds held in reserve pursuant to Section 19462, per fiscal year, may be used for costs of administration of the loan guarantee program, including administrative costs incurred by the department and any contractor.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 549, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 6 - Blind Persons|ARTICLE 1 - Orientation Centers|Section 19500.

19500.  The department may establish orientation centers for the blind in such locations as may be deemed necessary to provide on a statewide basis the services to be rendered by orientation centers as provided in this article. Such orientation centers as may be established shall be under the jurisdiction and supervision of the department and shall be administered by the Director of Rehabilitation in accordance with the provisions of this article. The department shall make and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary for the administration of such orientation centers in accordance with the provisions of this article.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 6 - Blind Persons|ARTICLE 1 - Orientation Centers|Section 19501.

19501.  Each orientation center established under Sections 19500 to 19506, inclusive, shall be residential in character. Blind persons shall be admitted as residents and trainees in an intensive program designed for maximum vocational and personal rehabilitation and for the preparation of blind persons for useful and remunerative work in trades, professions, private business, private industry, or public service.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 19502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION|PART 2 - REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES|CHAPTER 6 - Blind Persons|ARTICLE 1 - Orientation Centers|Section 19502.

19502.  Orientation centers shall provide for short periods of intensive personal and prevocational orientation for blind persons, and for specific vocational training. The program of orientation centers shall include such training as techniques of daily living, techniques of travel, physical conditioning, sensory training, instruction in braille, instruction in skills for the handicapped, typing, and business principles and methods, and shall provide for social and vocational diagnostic testing and individual counseling.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)