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CA Welf & Inst Code § 18202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Demonstration Projects in Public Assistance|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18202.

18202.  The department shall develop and publish criteria for the submission and approval of county plans for projects proposed to be undertaken pursuant to this chapter. Such criteria shall be so devised as to encourage and stimulate local efforts to improve staff performance and to undertake new and experimental activities specifically designed to increase family responsibility and capacity for self-care.Criteria shall include those plans which may be submitted by organizations of recipients within the county, when in the judgment of the director, such plans will contribute to increased social responsibility on the part of the recipients and increased knowledge concerning the rights and responsibilities of citizens. In order to qualify for state participation in the cost of any local project or activity, the county shall submit a plan to the department which shall provide the following assurances:(1) The project or activity will be undertaken and directed by the county welfare department, with the exception of those plans submitted by an organization of recipients.(2) None of the state funds will be used to offset or reduce the amount of county funds currently applied to or budgeted for ongoing administrative activities and services.(3) The employment of personnel with qualifications consistent with the disciplines required by the project, with the exception of plans submitted by organizations of recipients in which case the department shall be responsible for evaluative functions.(4) A system for maintaining records and methods of analyses which will permit accurate and regular evaluations of the results achieved by the project or activity.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1949.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Demonstration Projects in Public Assistance|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18203.

18203.  Among the county projects approved by the department, priority shall be given to those which involve:(a) Efforts to minimize as much as possible, within the limits of state and federal laws, the administrative differences between the several categories of assistance;(b) Demonstrations in providing family service programs;(c) Employment counseling, training, and placement programs for public assistance recipients;(d) Extension of rehabilitation and self-care services for handicapped and incapacitated persons not accepted for services offered by the Department of Rehabilitation;(e) Efforts designed to give particular attention to the family where dependency is associated with illegitimacy, parental behavior, delinquency, and other family relationship problems;(f) Coordinated use of medical, psychiatric, and casework services with public assistance recipients;(g) Development of caseload management and case classification programs;(h) Homemaker services for families and adults;(i) Protective services for both children and adults;(j) Projects demonstrating use of preventive services related to dependency, family breakdown, or personal maladjustment; and(k) Participation of county departments in community service programs, particularly in approaches to problems of the underprivileged presented by recipients from minority groups.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1949.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Demonstration Projects in Public Assistance|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18204.

18204.  To enable it to conduct and administer experimental projects to test methods and procedures of administering assistance and services to recipients of public social services, the department may waive the enforcement of specific statutory requirements, regulations, and standards in one or more counties or on a statewide basis by formal order of the director. The order establishing the waiver shall provide alternative methods and procedures of administration, shall not be in conflict with the basic purposes, coverage, or benefits provided by law, shall not be general in scope but shall apply only for the duration of such a project and not to exceed three years, and shall not take effect unless and until the following conditions have been met:a. The Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of the United States has agreed, for the same project, to waive the public assistance plan requirements relative to statewide uniformity.b. A comprehensive plan, including an analysis of the expected costs, has been published in a newspaper of general circulation and filed with the Rules Committee of each house of the Legislature.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Demonstration Projects in Public Assistance|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18205.

18205.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the request of a county, after public hearing by the county, the department may extend an experimental project for in-home supportive services established pursuant to Section 18204 for an additional period of time as long as the total duration of the project does not exceed five years. The extension shall be established by formal order of the director and shall be subject to all other requirements and conditions of the initial order establishing the project pursuant to Section 18204.(b) In the case of a project subject to subdivision (a) that is conducted pursuant to a contract between a private provider and a county, the contract may be renewed for one or more additional terms provided the combined duration of the initial and extended contract terms does not exceed five years. A new rate of reimbursement may be negotiated consistent with the level of available funding.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1124, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18205.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Demonstration Projects in Public Assistance|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18205.5.

18205.5.  The Director of Child Support Services may, pursuant to this article, approve county demonstration projects to provide employment and training services to nonsupporting, noncustodial parents of children who are recipients of aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 or Article 5 (commencing with Section 18241) of Chapter 3.3 of Part 6 or any other public social service as defined in Section 10051. In a county operating a demonstration project pursuant to this section, the superior court may order a nonsupporting, noncustodial parent of a child receiving aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 or Article 5 (commencing with Section 18241) of Chapter 3.3 of Part 6 or any other public social service as defined in Section 10051 to participate, as appropriate, in job training, job search, vocational rehabilitation, and other work activities, as well as in parental development training. The superior court, county department of child support services, and the county welfare department, in a demonstration county, shall all agree to cooperate in the operation of the demonstration project.(Added by renumbering Section 18205 (as added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 606) by Stats. 1999, Ch. 980, Sec. 22.5. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Demonstration Projects in Public Assistance|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18206.

18206.  (a) The director shall specify performance and quality assurance standards to be included in any experimental project for in-home supportive services undertaken pursuant to Section 18204 or extended pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 18205.(b) In the case of a project subject to subdivision (a) of Section 18205 that is conducted pursuant to a contract between a private provider and a county, the standards shall assure delivery of all required services at the time the services are needed, including weekends and nights; establish proper screening, training, and supervision of persons providing direct services; and institute frequent periodic quality control audits and utilization review of all services. These standards shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(c) Quality control audits and utilization review shall be performed by entities that are independent of the county and the private contractor. The reports of the quality control audits and utilization review, excluding client confidential information, shall be made available to the public. The cost of those quality control audits and utilization review shall be considered as part of the county administrative costs for the managed contract.(d) (1) One year after the effective date of any project for in-home supportive services established pursuant to Section 18204 or after the date of extension pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 18205, the Auditor General shall commission a study to review the performance of that project. Any independent reviewer designated in an existing contract may be commissioned to perform the study.(2)  The study shall give special attention to both of the following:(A) The health and welfare of the recipients under the project, including the degree to which all required services have been delivered, out-of-home placement rates, prompt response to recipient complaints, and any other issue the director deems relevant.(B) The cost implications of the project, estimating the potential for ongoing savings, if any.(3) The study may include a fiscal audit of the contract.(e) Projects subject to Section 18204 relating to in-home supportive services and subject to this section shall, to the greatest extent possible, permit recipients to select their own qualified provider of care and set their own service schedule.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 263. Effective October 12, 2001.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Demonstration Projects in Public Assistance|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18207.

18207.  Sections 18205 and 18206 shall apply only to experimental projects for in-home supportive services established pursuant to Section 18204 that were in existence on July 1, 1994.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1124, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18230 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 1 - County Welfare-to-Work Demonstration Projects|Section 18230.

18230.  Pursuant to this chapter and Article 1 (commencing with Section 18200) of Chapter 3, the director may approve county demonstration projects for the CalWORKs program. Any project approved by the director that requires the expenditure of state or federal funds shall be subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18231 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 1 - County Welfare-to-Work Demonstration Projects|Section 18231.

18231.  (a) A county, or two or more counties, may implement three-year performance-based CalWORKs demonstration projects under this chapter to test alternative methods of service delivery designed to do any of, but not limited to, the following:(1) More effectively serve highly distressed geographic areas.(2) More effectively serve hard-to-employ target populations.(3) Better meet local labor force demands.(4) Address the needs of the CalWORKs population in areas of chronic high unemployment.(5) Improve administration of program services to clients.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that CalWORKs demonstration projects promote cross-agency collaboration within the county or counties in order to reduce duplication and fragmentation of services, serve CalWORKs families in a comprehensive fashion, and increase the self-sufficiency and well-being of CalWORKs families.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that each demonstration project test different types of alternative service delivery or serve different types of populations.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18232 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 1 - County Welfare-to-Work Demonstration Projects|Section 18232.

18232.  (a) A county board of supervisors that wishes to demonstrate an alternative method of CalWORKs service delivery shall apply to the director for approval of its demonstration project. The county application shall identify the specific goals of the project, how it plans to attain those goals, and the evaluation methodology and funding source that will be used to evaluate the extent to which the goals are attained. The application shall also include a description of the process through which the proposal was developed, which shall include participation by representatives of all the stakeholders who will potentially be affected by the project, including representatives of CalWORKs recipients, service providers, and all relevant local government agencies. Prior to receiving approval for a demonstration project, the applicant county shall demonstrate to the director agreement from all parties described in the application who will be involved in implementing the project.(b) A participating county shall abide by all audit requirements necessary to ensure compliance with federal law.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18233 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 1 - County Welfare-to-Work Demonstration Projects|Section 18233.

18233.  Before authorizing a demonstration project, the director shall ensure that it is consistent with the intent of state CalWORKs law. At least 30 days prior to approving a demonstration project, the director shall provide written notice to the chairperson of the relevant policy committees of each house of the Legislature and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. The notice shall identify any increased state costs that will result from the project.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18234 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 1 - County Welfare-to-Work Demonstration Projects|Section 18234.

18234.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a county’s CalWORKs demonstration project shall not be exempt from state law that governs eligibility, unless a county wishes to extend eligibility to families not otherwise covered, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal laws and regulations.(b) A county may not reduce grant levels below the level established pursuant to Section 11450, but may supplement grant levels established in state law, and may extend time limits, using county only funds.(c) A county’s CalWORKs demonstration project may not be exempt from state law that governs any of the following:(1) Dispute resolution procedures and penalties, including fair hearings.(2) Recipient confidentiality.(3) Child support collection.(4) County contracting.(5) Collective bargaining law and agreements.(6) Civil service procedures.(7) Fair labor standards.(8) Displacement of current workers.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18235 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 1 - County Welfare-to-Work Demonstration Projects|Section 18235.

18235.  A demonstration project under this article shall include a range of services designed to assist recipients to achieve employment, which may not include job search and work experience to the exclusion of other activities that may be required by the population in the project, and the supportive services necessary for clients to achieve self-sufficiency, which at a minimum shall include child care, transportation, mental health treatment, and substance abuse treatment. A demonstration project shall not result in a diminution in the level of funding for services that would be available if the project were not implemented.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18236 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 2 - School Attendance Demonstration Projects|Section 18236.

18236.  (a) The director may approve school attendance demonstration projects in San Diego and Merced Counties, at the option of each county, to demonstrate means of increasing school attendance and graduation rates of children or teens who receive benefits under the CalWORKs program. The project shall emphasize a social service approach to children and families who are experiencing truancy problems, and shall include collaboration with the academic community to support a successful school experience. Families shall be provided a range of services, resources, and tools to assist them in coping with issues related to their children’s school problems. These shall include integrated services involving the county and the appropriate school districts. After all other avenues to encourage a student to attend school have been exhausted and a family has failed to correct the truancy of a child in the family unit, a participating county may reduce a family grant by the amount of the truant child’s portion grant. The full grant shall be replaced upon a showing that the student has attended school full-time for one month or has otherwise cooperated with an education or training plan developed with the county and the school district.(b) Participating counties shall measure their success in achieving the following outcomes:(1) Increased attendance and graduation.(2) Decreased truancy.(3) Higher grade point averages.(4) Increased ADA.(5) Decreased dropout rates.(6) Increased collaboration among agencies providing services for children.(7) Reinforcement of parental responsibility.(c) Prior to being selected as a demonstration project site, the governing board of each school district shall approve the project and a clear delineation of the county’s and the school or school district’s responsibilities shall be established in a memorandum of understanding.(d) Each county shall identify how it plans to attain the goals of the demonstration project and the evaluation methodology and funding source that will be used to evaluate the extent to which the goals are attained.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 27, Sec. 116. (SB 80) Effective June 27, 2019.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18237 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 2 - School Attendance Demonstration Projects|Section 18237.

18237.  (a) The department, in conjunction with the State Department of Education and the Attorney General, may evaluate the effectiveness of one program, as described in this section in a county that chooses to operate such a program.(b) The truancy coordinator in the district attorney’s office shall provide assistance to school districts to address cases of habitual truancy as defined in Section 48262 of the Education Code.(c) The county truancy coordinator shall perform, at a minimum, all of the following duties:(1) Represent the district attorney on the county school attendance review board pursuant to Section 48321 of the Education Code.(2) Prepare letters as requested by local school districts that provide a warning notice to parents of truant pupils subject to criminal prosecution and penalties pursuant to Section 48293 of the Education Code.(3) Develop a district truancy mediation program, as defined in Section 48263.5 of the Education Code, unless the county probation department has elected to provide the program.(d) The school attendance review board shall assist the district attorney and the court in ensuring that every parent or guardian and truant pupil prosecuted and convicted under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 48200) of Part 2 of the Education Code, complies with the sentence of the court, including, but not limited to, collection of fines, ensuring the performance of community service and providing certification of school attendance.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18238 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Microenterprise Demonstration Projects|Section 18238.

18238.  For the purposes of this article:(a) “Microenterprise” means a small business in which a participant works as his or her own employer.(b) “Microenterprise assistance provider” means a public agency or a nonprofit agency meeting the requirements of Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that provides self-employment training, technical assistance, and access to microloans to individuals seeking to become self-employed.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)