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CA Welf & Inst Code § 18987.71 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.87 - Reform of Residentially Based Services for Children and Youth|Section 18987.71.

18987.71.  For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(a) (1) “Residentially based services” means behavioral or therapeutic interventions delivered in nondetention group care settings in which multiple children or youth live in the same housing unit and receive care and supervision from paid staff. Residentially based services are most effectively used as intensive, short-term interventions when children have unmet needs that create conditions that render them or those around them unsafe, or that prevent the effective delivery of needed services and supports provided in the children’s own homes or in other family settings, such as with a relative, guardian, foster family, or adoptive family.(2) “Residentially based services” shall include the following interventions and services:(A) Environmental interventions that establish a safe, stable, and structured living situation in which children or youth can receive the comfort, attention, structure, and guidance needed to help them reduce the intensity of conditions that led to their placement in the program, so that their caregivers can identify and address the factors creating those conditions.(B) Intensive treatment interventions that facilitate the rapid movement of children or youth toward connection or reconnection with appropriate and natural home, school, and community ecologies, by helping them and their families find ways to mitigate the conditions that led to their placement in the program with positive and productive alternatives.(C) Parallel, predischarge, community-based interventions that help family members and other people in the social ecologies that children and youth will be joining or rejoining, to prepare for connection or reconnection. These preparations should be initiated upon placement and proceed apace with the environmental interventions being provided within the residential setting.(D) Followup postdischarge support and services, consistent with the child’s case plan, provided as needed after children or youth have exited the residential component and returned to their own family or to another family living situation, in order to ensure the stability and success of the connection or reconnection with home, school, and community.(b) “County” means a county that enters into a voluntary agreement with a private nonprofit agency to test alternative program designs and funding models pursuant to this chapter, and may include a consortia or consortium of counties.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 466, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18988 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.9 - Regulatory Flexibility for Adult Social Services|Section 18988.

18988.  (a) In order to ensure maximum flexibility in providing adult social services programs administered by the State Department of Social Services, including, but not limited to, In-Home Supportive Services and adult protective services, and that are impacted by the realignment of state and county services by the act that added this chapter, a county may submit to the Director of Social Services a request to waive existing state regulations which hinder the coordination and provision of services.(b) Any county may appeal any negative decision regarding a requested waiver of state regulations submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) that is made by the Director of Social Services to the Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 227, Sec. 100. (AB 1400) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18988.05 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.9 - Regulatory Flexibility for Adult Social Services|Section 18988.05.

18988.05.  Any request under this chapter shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following:(a) The regulation or regulations for which the county requests a waiver. (b) A statement as to why the identified regulation or regulations should be waived. (c) A statement as to why the identified regulation or regulations inhibit the efficient administration of the program. (d) A comparison of the following: (1) The services and the number of persons to be served under the requested waiver. (2) The services and the number of persons to be served without the requested waiver. (e) Projected costs or savings due to the requested waiver. (f) Any impact on state and federal funding.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 91, Sec. 37. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18988.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.9 - Regulatory Flexibility for Adult Social Services|Section 18988.10.

18988.10.  When approving a county request for a waiver pursuant to this chapter, the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency shall ensure all of the following:(a) Services and eligible persons served under the affected program are maintained. (b) There is no increase in costs to the state or to clients.(c) There is no loss of federal financial participation. (d) The Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency shall notify the appropriate policy committees and fiscal committees of the Legislature no later than 30 days before any waiver or waivers granted pursuant to this chapter take effect.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 91, Sec. 37. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18989 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.95 - San Mateo County Consolidated Human Services Agency|Section 18989.

18989.  (a) Any agency established by San Mateo County for purposes of providing any combination of human services may apply for a waiver of existing state regulations pertaining to single agency operations and auditing and accounting requirements that hinder the coordination of human services provided by that agency.(b) When the services to be coordinated are any combination of those listed in Section 18986.11, the process for requesting and granting a waiver shall conform to the requirements of Article 3 (commencing with Section 18986.20) of Chapter 12.8.(c) When the services to be coordinated include services that are not listed in Section 18986.11, the process for requesting and granting a waiver shall conform to the requirements of Sections 18989.1 and 18989.2.(d) Any request for a waiver of confidentiality requirements to permit a sharing of information within the county agency shall conform to the requirements of Section 18986.45 and shall be only for purposes of consolidated case management.(e) In no event shall the waiver request violate Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 17600) of Part 5.5.(f) In no event shall a waiver be granted for modifications to regulations governing qualifications for professionals employed in human service programs that are consolidated by the county.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1155, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18989.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.95 - San Mateo County Consolidated Human Services Agency|Section 18989.1.

18989.1.  Any request under this chapter shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following:(a) The regulation or regulations for which the county requests a waiver.(b) A statement as to why the identified regulation or regulations should be waived.(c) A statement as to why the identified regulation or regulations inhibit the efficient administration of the program.(d) A comparison of the following:(1) The services and the number of persons to be served under the requested waiver.(2) The services and the number of persons to be served without the requested waiver.(e) Projected costs or savings due to the requested waiver.(f) Any impact on state and federal funding.(g) A statement that the collective bargaining agent or agents for any affected employees have been provided with notice of the waiver and the information included in the waiver.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1155, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18989.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.95 - San Mateo County Consolidated Human Services Agency|Section 18989.2.

18989.2.  The request for waiver shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency. When approving a request for a waiver pursuant to this chapter, the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency shall ensure all of the following:(a) Services and eligible persons served under the affected program or programs are maintained.(b) There is no increase in costs to the state or to clients.(c) There is no loss of federal financial participation.(d) The waiver does not revise the implementation of the requirements of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 17600) of Part 5.5 regarding the realignment of health, mental health, and social services programs.(e) The Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency shall notify the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature no later than 30 days before any waiver or waivers pursuant to this chapter take effect.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1155, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18991.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.991 - County Integrated Health and Human Services Program|Section 18991.2.

18991.2.  (a) A participating county shall, in consultation with the appropriate state departments, as designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, develop outcomes and performance measures specific to the project before the implementation of the pilot program. Implementation of a pilot program pursuant to this chapter shall occur no later than January 1, 2009.(b) A participating county shall evaluate its program with the participation of the appropriate state departments, as designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and prepare interim and final evaluations and submit them to the Governor or the Governor’s designee and the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The interim report shall be submitted not later than six months following the third year of the implementation of the program. The final report shall be submitted not later than July 1, 2008.(c) Each participating county shall provide for the evaluation of the program.(Added by renumbering Section 18986.87 by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 297. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18993 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 14 - Community Challenge Grant Program|Section 18993.

18993.  There is hereby created the Community Challenge Grant Program in the State Department of Health Services to provide community challenge grants to reduce the number of teenage and unwed pregnancies.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 51. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18993.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 14 - Community Challenge Grant Program|Section 18993.1.

18993.1.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) One in three children in California is born out of wedlock.(b) As many as 70,000 children were born to teenagers in each of at least the last two years and nearly 25 percent of these were born to teenage mothers who have previously had children.(c) Children who grow up without fathers are five times more likely to be poor, twice as likely to drop out of school, and much more likely to end up in foster care or juvenile justice facilities.(d) Girls raised in single-parent families are three times more likely to become unwed teenage mothers than those girls raised in two-parent families.(e) Boys without a father in the home are more likely to become incarcerated, unemployed, or uninvolved with their own children when they become fathers.(f) The consequences of teenage pregnancy and fatherlessness are significant and far-reaching.(g) Teenage and unwed pregnancy are problems that affect community health and success.(h) Government can best solve the problems of teenage and unwed pregnancies in partnership with local communities, parents, and families.(i) Communities should decide what prevention strategies will work and be acceptable.(j) Parents and families should be included in the teenage pregnancy prevention strategies.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 51. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18993.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 14 - Community Challenge Grant Program|Section 18993.2.

18993.2.  (a) The State Department of Health Services shall administer grants for purposes of this chapter that shall be awarded pursuant to a request for application process.(b) Grants shall be awarded to existing and new community-based nonprofit organizations and county and local governments for purposes of implementing locally developed prevention and intervention strategies designed to do the following:(1) Reduce the number of teenage and unwed pregnancies.(2) Reduce the number of children growing up in homes without fathers as a result of these pregnancies.(3) Promote responsible parenting and the involvement of the father in the economic, social, and emotional support of his children.(c) Grant funding shall not be used for clinical services and shall target, but not be limited to, the following populations:(1) Presexual adolescents.(2) Sexually active adolescents.(3) Pregnant and parenting adolescents.(4) Parents and families.(5) Adults at risk for unwed motherhood or absentee fatherhood.(d) The department shall provide outreach and training to potential grantees to increase the number of agencies and groups that may be able to successfully compete for the grants.(e) The department shall issue periodic reports that describe the projects that have been awarded grants pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 51. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18993.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 14 - Community Challenge Grant Program|Section 18993.3.

18993.3.  (a) An advisory committee of 10 members shall be appointed to advise and consult with the department regarding the Community Challenge Grant Program in the following areas:(1) The broad goals of the program.(2) Effective strategies for implementing the program.(3) Elements of evaluating the effectiveness of the program grantees.(4) Strategies for engaging nongovernmental resources and expertise in the implementation and success of the program.(b) Six members shall be appointed by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services, two members by the Speaker of the Assembly, and two members by the Senate Committee on Rules.(c) The advisory committee shall reflect a broad constituency and multidisciplinary approach to the problem of teenage and unwed pregnancy, including persons that represent corporations and foundations, the religious community, parents, teenagers, the education and academic community, community-based organizations, and public health organizations.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 227, Sec. 101. (AB 1400) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18993.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 14 - Community Challenge Grant Program|Section 18993.4.

18993.4.  Grant applications shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(a) Plans for community collaboration with parents, local agencies, businesses, school leaders, community groups, and private organizations.(b) Measurable objectives selected by the applicant.(c) Evidence of the applicant’s capability to effect proposed changes.(d) A needs assessment.(e) A comprehensive description of the population or populations proposed to be served.(f) A project description, a work plan, and budget justifications.(g) A project evaluation and a process for data collection to facilitate the department’s ability to conduct a statewide evaluation.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 51. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18993.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 14 - Community Challenge Grant Program|Section 18993.5.

18993.5.  (a) Criteria for grant selection shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Degree of community input and collaboration in the project.(2) Degree of involvement of parents and families within the community.(3) Degree of involvement of nongovernmental organizations.(4) Degree of need for the project in the local community.(5) Geographic, economic, population, and ethnic diversity.(6) Feasibility.(7) Cost effectiveness.(8) Degree to which project outcomes can be measured and evaluated.(b) The department shall provide an explanation for the reasons why an applicant is not funded.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 51. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18993.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 14 - Community Challenge Grant Program|Section 18993.6.

18993.6.  (a) Grantees shall be required to match a portion of the grant awarded under the Community Challenge Grant Program with either dollar or measurable in-kind contributions as provided by this section.(b) Grantees shall provide a match of not less than 10 percent for the first year of the grant, not less than 15 percent for the second year of the grant, and not less than 20 percent for the third year of the grant.(c) The match required by this section shall be supplemental to the funds appropriated for the Community Challenge Grant Program and shall be from nongovernmental sources.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 51. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18993.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 14 - Community Challenge Grant Program|Section 18993.7.

18993.7.  (a) The costs for state administration of the Community Challenge Grant Program may be up to 5 percent of the total appropriation for the program. The Legislature shall be notified of the administrative costs of this program pursuant to Section 28 of the Budget Act of 1996. Indirect costs for grantees shall not exceed 10 percent of the grant amount.(b) The department may use local assistance funds allocated for the program to provide training to potential grantees authorized by subdivision (d) of Section 18993.2.(c) The department may use local assistance funds allocated to the program for the evaluation of the program required by subdivision (b) of Section 18993.8.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 51. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18993.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 14 - Community Challenge Grant Program|Section 18993.8.

18993.8.  The department shall conduct a statewide independent evaluation of the program, assessing the program’s effectiveness in achieving stated outcomes as established by the department. The evaluation shall be performed only when for this purpose funds are appropriated in the annual Budget Act.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 211. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18993.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 14 - Community Challenge Grant Program|Section 18993.9.

18993.9.  The program provided for under this chapter shall be implemented only to the extent that funds are appropriated in the Budget Act.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 839, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18994 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 14.1 - California Families and Children Home Visit Program|Section 18994.

18994.  (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Families and Children Home Visit Program.(b) The department shall implement this chapter only to the extent that funds are appropriated for that purpose in the annual Budget Act.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 329, Sec. 41. Effective August 21, 1998.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18994.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 14.1 - California Families and Children Home Visit Program|Section 18994.1.

18994.1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) About 26 percent of California’s children under the age of 18 years live in families with incomes below the federal poverty line, an increase of 56 percent since 1980. Poverty is associated with numerous problems, including low educational performance, poor nutrition, the mistreatment of children, and juvenile delinquency.(b) State vital statistics data indicate that about 33 percent of California’s children were born out-of-wedlock in 1991, an increase of 61 percent since 1980. Growing up in a single parent household is associated with greater likelihood of living in poverty, higher school dropout rates, higher incidence of teenage pregnancy, and reduced levels of employment.(c) Research has found that poor parenting practices and family stress can increase the incidence of child behavior problems in children as young as three years of age. These behavioral problems can affect a variety of children’s life outcomes including success in school and incidence of juvenile delinquency.(d) Over one-fourth of California’s children speak a foreign language.(e) California’s children are becoming more culturally and ethnically diverse.(f) Recent findings in the area of brain development research indicate that inadequate parent-child interaction can negatively affect the cognitive development of children.(g) High quality voluntary home visit programs have been shown to improve a variety of parental and child outcomes. Specifically, these outcomes include reductions in poor birth outcomes, reductions in the mistreatment of children, reductions of and greater spacing between pregnancies, reduced use of welfare, and increased amounts of parental employment. Studies show that low-income, single parents exhibit the largest improvements over the long run from these programs.(h) Research also shows that home visit programs that address a broad array of family needs are more likely to improve life outcomes for families and children. Examples of improved life outcomes include reductions in the mistreatment of children, increased rates of school completion, reduced incidence of teenage pregnancy, reduced interaction with the juvenile justice system, and improved health.(i) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to establish a high-quality voluntary home visiting program for at-risk families.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 329, Sec. 41. Effective August 21, 1998.)