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CA Welf & Inst Code § 10544.317 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1.5 - Performance Outcome Incentives Monitoring|Section 10544.317.

10544.317.  (a) There is hereby created a welfare reform steering committee comprised of a representative of the California Health and Human Services Agency, who shall chair the committee, the Department of Finance, the State Department of Social Services, the California State Association of Counties, the County Welfare Directors Association of California, representatives of the Legislature appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, the minority leader of the Assembly, and the minority leader of the Senate, and two public members appointed by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(b) The steering committee shall:(1) Provide advice and consultation on implementation issues related to welfare reform.(2) Perform other duties as described elsewhere in this division.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 227, Sec. 26.5. (AB 1400) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10620 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.1 - Public Social Services for Deaf Persons|Section 10620.

10620.  The Legislature finds that over 1.5 million persons in California are deaf or are significantly hard of hearing. Basic governmental services are not routinely adapted to meet the communication needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons and, therefore, the services they receive may be less than those provided to other persons because of the overwhelming communication problems which exist between service agencies and deaf and hard-of-hearing persons.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 94, Sec. 29. (AB 1709) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10621 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.1 - Public Social Services for Deaf Persons|Section 10621.

10621.  Public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing shall include, but not be limited to, the following services:(a) Complete communication services through interpreter services by a professional interpreter for the deaf possessing the comprehensive skills certification of the national Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or the equivalent, teletypewriter relay, and, when necessary, training in communication skills.(b) Advocacy to ensure deaf and hard-of-hearing persons receive equal access to public and private services.(c) Job development and job placement.(d) Information and referral.(e) Counseling, including peer counseling.(f) Independent living skills instruction.(g) Community education about deafness and being hard of hearing.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 279. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10622 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.1 - Public Social Services for Deaf Persons|Section 10622.

10622.  Public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing shall be available in at least three regions throughout the state so that deaf and hard-of-hearing persons are able to secure public social services within a reasonable commuting distance. Deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, residing in urban, suburban, and rural areas, shall be served.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 94, Sec. 31. (AB 1709) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10623 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.1 - Public Social Services for Deaf Persons|Section 10623.

10623.  Public agencies or private nonprofit corporations or a combination thereof in a region may provide the public social services listed in Section 10621 directly or through agreements with other public agencies or private nonprofit corporations.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1193, Sec. 2.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10624 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.1 - Public Social Services for Deaf Persons|Section 10624.

10624.  (a) The department, with the advice of persons knowledgeable about the provision of public social services to deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, shall establish the criteria for funding public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing.(b) The criteria shall include, but shall not be limited to, demonstrated need for services, ability to provide services in a deaf or hard-of-hearing person’s preferred mode of communication, ability to secure community support, including written endorsements of local officials and organizations, including organizations of and for the deaf and hard of hearing, and funding from one or more public or private sources. Special consideration shall be given to the extent to which deaf and hard-of-hearing persons are included in the agency’s staff and in the case of a private nonprofit corporation on the board of directors.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 94, Sec. 32. (AB 1709) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10625 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.1 - Public Social Services for Deaf Persons|Section 10625.

10625.  The department shall:(a) Determine the number and location of regions of the state providing public social services.(b) Coordinate the provision of services with the Department of Rehabilitation.(c) Establish uniform accounting procedures and contracts for use with regard to this chapter.(d) Promulgate requests for proposals and conduct bidders’ conferences.(e) Establish by regulation the definitions of deafness and significantly hard of hearing.(f) Conduct a management or fiscal audit of any contract whenever it is necessary for proper supervision of a contract.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 94, Sec. 33. (AB 1709) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10626 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.1 - Public Social Services for Deaf Persons|Section 10626.

10626.  (a) The department shall contract with public agencies or private nonprofit corporations for purposes of this chapter. Those contracts shall be competitively bid pursuant to a request for proposals, either statewide or by specific region or regions. Each contract shall have a term not to exceed five years. Before the end of each contract term, the department shall conduct a timely competitive request for proposals that allows sufficient time for execution of a subsequent contract to avoid a lapse in services.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, contracts necessary pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(c) A private nonprofit corporation shall submit a complete financial statement for its most recent fiscal year as prepared by a certified public accountant prior to a renewal or new award of a contract.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 35, Sec. 14. (AB 1811) Effective June 27, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10626.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.1 - Public Social Services for Deaf Persons|Section 10626.5.

10626.5.  (a) A public agency or nonprofit corporation, or a combination thereof, providing the public social services listed in Section 10621, may charge a fee to all public and private agencies when providing public social services to those agencies. The charge shall be based on a standard schedule of fees established and maintained by the service provider. The amount charged shall equal the sum of all costs, direct and indirect, for providing the public social services listed in Section 10621. This fee shall be referred to as program income.(b) The purpose of program income shall be for either (1) expanding, or (2) continuing the provision of public social services as listed in Section 10621, irrespective of the state fiscal year in which the program income was earned or collected. In the event of cancellation or nonrenewal of a contract, all program income not expended shall be remitted to the department.(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, all program income received shall be accounted for to the State Department of Social Services at the close of each fiscal year, or more frequently if required by the State Department of Social Services, or the Department of Finance, in such form as prescribed. It is the intent of the Legislature to allow prior collected funds currently in the possession of the service providers to be expended on the provision of the public social services as listed in Section 10621.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 810, Sec. 1. Effective August 30, 1984.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10629 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.1 - Public Social Services for Deaf Persons|Section 10629.

10629.  The State Department of Social Services shall not expend over 5 percent of the sum appropriated for this chapter for the administrative costs of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1193, Sec. 2.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Rehabilitation and Employment Coordination|Section 10650.

10650.  It is hereby declared that the solution and prevention of individuals and families who could otherwise be productive and self-supporting members of society from becoming or remaining public assistance recipients is a matter of statewide concern. The Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency shall have full power to direct, supervise, and coordinate all services provided by the state departments of the Health and Welfare Agency which relate to this matter, as necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1212.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Rehabilitation and Employment Coordination|Section 10651.

10651.  The purposes of this chapter are as follows:(a) To combat poverty and reduce dependency by placing special attention and emphasis on the training, rehabilitation, and employment of present and potential recipients of public assistance and to prevent their future unemployment;(b) To combine and coordinate all state services and programs relating to vocational education, vocational rehabilitation, and employment for public assistance recipients;(c) To avoid duplication and fragmentation of training, rehabilitation, and employment services, and provide the most effective services possible, on behalf of public assistance recipients.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1457.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Rehabilitation and Employment Coordination|Section 10652.

10652.  The department and the State Department of Rehabilitation, acting jointly, shall select public assistance recipients who qualify under either federal or state vocational rehabilitation laws, or both, as being in need of, and being able to benefit from, rehabilitation services pursuant to this chapter.The two departments shall enter into a statewide agreement for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this section.Any agreement entered into by the two departments pursuant to this section shall include plans which provide for the most effective use of all federal funds available to the two departments. Such plans may include budgetary transfers, subject to authorization of the Director of Finance, when such transfer will result in increased funds available for vocational rehabilitation services for public assistance recipients, and for former and potential recipients.All increased funds made available as a result of the implementation of agreements and plans made pursuant to this section, shall be used exclusively to provide vocational rehabilitation service for current, former, or potential public assistance recipients.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Rehabilitation and Employment Coordination|Section 10653.

10653.  The county department shall be responsible for the initial selection of public assistance recipients who are to participate in training, vocational educational programs, or other employment preparation programs that are developed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The county department shall have primary responsibility for providing those services which will prepare recipients for the specific vocational training and employment placement services offered by the Employment Development Department, the Department of Rehabilitation, the Department of Education, and any other state or federal agencies offering specialized programs to upgrade the capacity of recipients and potential recipients to improve their capacity for self-support or self-direction. The services provided by the county department shall be geared to complement those services offered by state and federal agencies to the end that recipients of public assistance receive and participate in the programs to the fullest extent of their capacity.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 473.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Rehabilitation and Employment Coordination|Section 10654.

10654.  The Division of Vocational Education of the State Department of Education shall have primary responsibility for the education and training of public assistance recipients. The Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency shall through the Employment Development Department work with the State Department of Education to develop vocational education programs which will meet the particular requirements and needs of recipients of public assistance whenever it is determined that such special programs will substantially improve such recipients’ capacity to achieve self-support or self-direction. The Employment Development Department shall determine the kinds, quality, and number of persons requiring such education.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 380.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10655 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Rehabilitation and Employment Coordination|Section 10655.

10655.  The Employment Development Department shall have primary responsibility for placement and other employment services for public assistance recipients; provided, however, that a county department may refer a public assistance recipient to a private employment agency at the same time the recipient is referred to the Employment Development Department. For the purposes of this section, a county department is authorized to enter into contracts with any private employment agencies under such terms and conditions and for such rates as the county department deems reasonable; provided, that once a public assistance recipient has been placed in employment by such an agency, a county department may not contract again with a private employment agency for placement of that recipient within six months of the original date of placement.No referral or contract authorized under this section shall result in the recipient’s paying any fee, part of wages or other charges to the county department or private employment agency for such services.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 380.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10656 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Rehabilitation and Employment Coordination|Section 10656.

10656.  The provisions of this chapter shall be implemented to the full extent of funds available for such purposes.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1457.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10800 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4 - County Departments|Section 10800.

10800.  Subject to the provisions of Section 11050 and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3, the administration of public social services in each of the several counties of the state is hereby declared to be a county function and responsibility and therefore rests upon the boards of supervisors in the respective counties pursuant to the applicable laws, and in the case of public social services for which federal or state funds are provided, subject to the regulations of the department and the State Department of Health Services.For the purpose of providing for and carrying out this function and responsibility, the board of supervisors of each county, or other agency as may be otherwise provided by county charter, shall establish a county department, unless otherwise provided by the county charter. Except as provided herein, the county department shall be the county agency for the administration of public social services and for the promotion of public understanding of the public social services provided under this code and the problems with which they deal.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10801 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4 - County Departments|Section 10801.

10801.  A county director shall be appointed in each county by the board of supervisors or other agency designated by county charter, subject to either local merit system standards or to standards prescribed under the merit system required by state law.The county director shall at all times be under the general direction and supervision of the board of supervisors, unless otherwise provided by county charter.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 117. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10802 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4 - County Departments|Section 10802.

10802.  The county director shall, for and in behalf of the board of supervisors, have full charge of the county department and the responsibility for administering and enforcing the provisions of this code pertaining to public social services under the regulations of the department and the State Department of Health Services. He shall abide by all lawful directives of the department and the State Department of Health Services, transmitted through the board of supervisors.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10803 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4 - County Departments|Section 10803.

10803.  The county director shall:(a) Serve as the executive and administrative officer of the county department. The county director may delegate his powers and functions to any member of his staff.(b) Establish such administrative units as he may deem necessary or desirable for the proper and efficient administration of the county department, and employ such personnel as may be authorized subject to merit system regulations and the state standards established pursuant to Section 19801 of the Government Code. (c) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law, and, except for Section 10801, such other administrative and executive duties pertaining to the public social services as may, by other provisions of law, be imposed upon the board of supervisors.(d) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of supervisors.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1283.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10804 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4 - County Departments|Section 10804.

10804.  The board of supervisors in any county may contract with any other county or counties or with the department for the operation and maintenance of such public social services as are provided in one or more of the contracting counties, or for the establishment and maintenance of such public social services as the board of supervisors shall deem to be desirable to discharge the duties of the county to provide for public social services for those eligible therefor or the health and care of the sick. Except as provided in Section 11050, the cost of contracted services shall be borne by the contracting county or counties and shall, insofar as state or federal funds are involved, conform to department standards and regulations generally applicable to such services.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 578.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10804.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4 - County Departments|Section 10804.1.

10804.1.  The board of supervisors in any county may contract with any other county or counties or with the State Department of Health Services for the operation and maintenance of such services as are provided in one or more of the contracting counties, or for the establishment and maintenance of such services as the board of supervisors shall deem to be desirable to discharge the duties of the county to provide for services for those eligible therefor or the health and care of the sick. The cost of contracted services shall be borne by the contracting county or counties and shall, insofar as state or federal funds are involved, conform to department standards and regulations generally applicable to such services.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10805 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4 - County Departments|Section 10805.

10805.  Each worker employed by the department or the State Department of Health Services whose responsibilities require making home visits shall be provided with an identification card, showing the name and position of the worker, and containing a recent picture. Upon calling at the home of any applicant for or recipient of public social services, the worker shall display the identification card to the applicant or recipient.Should a worker terminate his employment with the agency, he shall return his identification card to the agency.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 432.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10806 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4 - County Departments|Section 10806.

10806.  If a dispute occurs between counties as to the responsibility for public social services for an applicant or recipient, either county may submit the dispute to the department or the State Department of Health Services, whichever department has jurisdiction. The decision of the appropriate department shall be final.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10808 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4 - County Departments|Section 10808.

10808.  Any report published by the county in written or graphic form of expenditures for public social services shall show clearly the amount and proportion of costs borne by local taxes and the amount and proportion of costs borne by the state and federal governments.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)