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CA Welf & Inst Code § 10609.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10609.3.

10609.3.  (a) By January 1, 1995, the State Department of Social Services shall complete, in consultation with county Independent Living Program administrators, placement agencies, providers, advocacy groups, and community groups, a comprehensive evaluation of the Independent Living Program established pursuant to the federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-272) and develop recommendations available to the public on how independent living services could better prepare foster youth for independence and adulthood.(b) The department shall investigate alternative transition housing models for youth between the ages of 17 and 18 who are in out-of-home placements under the supervision of the county department of social services or county probation department. To the extent federal funds are available and it is in the best interests of the children, the department shall develop and implement a transitional housing model for youth who are preparing for emancipation from foster care.(c) The department shall also investigate alternative transition models for youth discharged from foster care to live on their own. As part of this investigation, the department shall consider the needs of youth for housing, transportation, health care, access to community resources, employment, and other support services.(d) The department shall, with the approval of the federal government, amend the foster care state plan, provided for pursuant to Subtitle IV-E (commencing with Section 470) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 670, et seq.), and the child welfare services state plan (42 U.S.C. Sec. 622), to permit all eligible children be served by the Independent Living Program up to the age of 21 years.(e) (1) Counties shall maintain a stipend to supplement and not supplant the Independent Living Program. The stipend may provide for, but not be limited to, assisting youth who have exited the foster care system at or after 18 years of age with the following independent living needs:(A) Bus passes.(B) Housing rental deposits and fees.(C) Housing utility deposits and fees.(D) Work-related equipment and supplies.(E) Training-related equipment and supplies.(F) Education-related equipment and supplies.(2) Notwithstanding Section 10101, the state shall pay 100 percent of the nonfederal costs associated with the stipend program in paragraph (1), subject to the availability of funding provided in the annual Budget Act.(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), beginning in the 2011–12 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter, funding and expenditures for programs and activities under this section shall be in accordance with the requirements provided in Sections 30025 and 30026.5 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 35, Sec. 74. (SB 1013) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10609.45 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10609.45.

10609.45.  (a) Subject to subdivision (b), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, services available under the Independent Living Program, established pursuant to the federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-272), shall be provided to an otherwise eligible former dependent child of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300 placed with a nonrelated legal guardian, who is receiving permanent placement services pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 16508. In a county operating under a demonstration project pursuant to Section 18260, services available under the Independent Living Program shall be provided to an otherwise eligible former dependent child of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300 placed with a nonrelated legal guardian, regardless of whether the child is receiving permanent placement services. (b) Services provided pursuant to subdivision (a) shall only be provided to an otherwise eligible former dependent child of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300 placed with a nonrelated legal guardian, whose guardianship was ordered on or after the child’s eighth birthday.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 555, Sec. 1. (SB 654) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10609.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10609.5.

10609.5.  (a) The department shall contract with an appropriate and qualified entity to conduct an evaluation of the adequacy of the current child welfare services budgeting methodology and make recommendations for revising the budgeting methodology, including appropriate caseload levels, supportive services, and preventative services, in order to accurately and adequately fund the system. This evaluation shall, at a minimum, consider the impact of the following factors on the budgeting methodology:(1) The current state and federal statutory and regulatory environment for child welfare services.(2) The state of the art advancements and best child welfare practice, such as family conferencing and wraparound services.(3) The impact of the child welfare services case management system on the workload of workers in the system.(4) The nature and degree of the problems experienced by families in need of child welfare services, and the service needs of abused and neglected children and their families.(5) The impact on workload of obtaining timely medical, mental health, educational, and developmental assessments of children in the child welfare system, and coordinating with other systems to meet the children’s needs.(b) The department shall convene an advisory group that shall include representatives of the County Welfare Directors Association, the California State Association of Counties, child welfare services consumers, children’s advocacy organizations, and child welfare social worker organizations. The advisory group shall do both of the following:(1) Provide oversight over the process of selecting an entity to conduct an evaluation under subdivision (a).(2) Provide oversight over, and technical assistance to, the entity selected to conduct the evaluation under subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 239. Effective October 12, 2001.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10609.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10609.6.

10609.6.  (a) The department, in consultation with the seven member task force specified in subdivision (b), shall develop a plan to implement the recommendations of the evaluation required by Section 10609.5.(b) The task force created pursuant to this section shall include all of the following:(1) The director, or his or her designee.(2) One representative from each of the following:(A) The Department of Finance.(B) The County Welfare Directors Association.(C) The California State Association of Counties.(D) Child welfare services consumers.(E) Children’s advocacy organizations.(F) Child welfare social worker organizations.(c) If participation on the task force convened pursuant to this section will cause hardship for the representative of child welfare consumers identified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b), the department, upon the request of the representative, shall provide reimbursement for travel and other expenses directly related to participation in the task force. Except as provided in this subdivision, no task force member shall receive compensation or any other payment for serving on the task force.(d) The department shall submit the implementation plan to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before June 30, 2001.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 108, Sec. 25.5. Effective July 10, 2000.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10609.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10609.7.

10609.7.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) The department has convened the Child Welfare Services Stakeholders Group for the purpose of making recommendations to redesign California’s child welfare system to create and sustain a flexible system, comprising public and private partnerships, that provides a comprehensive system of support for families and communities to ensure the well-being of every child.(2) In the first year of the stakeholders group, there was significant attention brought to the carrying capacity of direct service professionals through the development of an implementation plan of child welfare services workload study pursuant to Section 10609.5.(3) The stakeholders group has convened a series of working groups, including the Human Resources Workgroup, whose tasks are to develop core strategies and recommendations resulting in a high capacity, competent, satisfied child welfare services workforce able to perform the essential functions of the redesigned child welfare system.(4) In the second year, the Human Resources Workgroup report found that workload issues have not appreciably declined and that for the child welfare services redesign to be successful, workforce considerations need to be at the forefront of all redesign efforts.(5) The stakeholders group and its Human Resources Workgroup have entered the third year of the redesign process for the state’s child welfare services.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Human Resources Workgroup of the Child Welfare Services Stakeholders Group include in its next planned report the core strategies needed to establish minimum caseload standards under the redesigned child welfare services system for all service areas.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Human Resources Workgroup also make recommendations for implementing the new caseload standards, including a recommendation that would achieve at least 20 percent of the caseload reductions annually over a specified period of time, as required under the newly recommended standards.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 635, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10609.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10609.8.

10609.8.  On an annual basis, at the time of budget hearings, the State Department of Social Services shall provide information to the budget committees of the Legislature comparing the Governor’s proposed statewide budget for the child welfare services program, including the augmentation and hold harmless funds, to the caseload standards recommended by the evaluation required under Section 10609.5, updated for an analysis of cost-of-doing-business increases and to account for the use of child welfare services funding for noncase-carrying activities, based on information supplied by counties, and measured on a statewide basis. The department shall consult with representatives of the County Welfare Directors Association in the development of statewide cost-of-doing-business increases and the average proportion of expenditures on noncase-carrying activities.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 78, Sec. 21. Effective July 19, 2005.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10609.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10609.9.

10609.9.  (a) (1) Funds designated for child welfare services outcome improvements shall be flexible and may be spent on local priorities identified in the county’s system improvement plan, including, but not limited to, any of the following:(A) Reducing high worker caseloads.(B) Clerical or paraprofessional support.(C) Direct services to clients, such as mental health or substance abuse treatment.(D) Prevention and early intervention services, such as differential response.(E) Permanency and youth transition practice improvements.(F) Any other investments to better serve children and families, which may include services to support older youth in foster care, such as mentoring services.(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that these funds be linked to improved outcomes, and provided to counties on an ongoing basis.(b) Beginning in the 2011–12 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter, funding and expenditures for programs and activities under this section shall be in accordance with the requirements provided in Sections 30025 and 30026.5 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 35, Sec. 76. (SB 1013) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10609.95 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10609.95.

10609.95.  (a) The State Department of Social Services shall provide guidance on best practices and facilitate an exchange of information and best practices among counties on an annual basis, commencing no later than January 1, 2014, on establishing memoranda of understanding with appropriate foreign consulates for juvenile court cases in which a parent has been arrested and issued an immigration hold, has been detained by the United States Department of Homeland Security, or has been deported to his or her country of origin. This exchange of information may be accomplished by posting training and other information on the department’s Internet Web site.(b) The memoranda of understanding shall include, but shall not be limited to, procedures for contacting a foreign consulate at the onset of a juvenile court case, accessing documentation for the child, locating a detained parent, facilitating family reunification once a parent has been deported to his or her country of origin, aiding the safe transfer of a child to the parent’s country of origin, and communicating with relevant departments and services in the parent’s country of origin, including, when appropriate, allowing reports from the foreign child welfare authorities documenting the parent’s living situation and the parent’s participation in service plans in the country of origin that are in compliance with the case plan requirements.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 845, Sec. 16. (SB 1064) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10609.97 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10609.97.

10609.97.  (a) The State Department of Social Services shall provide guidance on best practices and facilitate an exchange of information and best practices among counties on an annual basis, commencing no later than January 1, 2014, on assisting a child in a juvenile court case who is eligible for special immigrant juvenile status under Section 1101(a)(27)(J) of Title 8 of the United States Code. This exchange of information may be accomplished by posting training and other information on the department’s Internet Web site.(b) The guidance shall include procedures for assisting eligible children in applying for special immigrant juvenile status, before the children reach 21 years of age or get married, and applying for T visas, U visas, and Violence Against Women Act self-petitions.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 845, Sec. 17. (SB 1064) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10610 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10610.

10610.  The department may join associations of social welfare agencies having as their purpose the interchanging or supplying of information relating to the technique of social welfare administration.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10611 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10611.

10611.  All plans for the use of existing buildings or for new buildings, parts of buildings, or additions to or alterations in buildings, for any public institution under the supervision of the department or for any state, city, or county charitable institution (other than county hospitals and institutions under the jurisdiction of another state department) or for any privately operated institution which receives state aid for the care or support of its inmates shall, before their adoption, be submitted to the department for suggestions and approval as to the social requirements of the occupants.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10612 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10612.

10612.  Two months prior to each annual session of the Legislature, the department shall make a full and complete report to the Governor of all its transactions during the preceding year, showing specifically all expenses incurred and moneys paid out by it, with suggestions and recommendations for legislative and executive action.The department shall include in its report a complete report on its administration of appeals.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10612.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10612.5.

10612.5.  (a) The department shall oversee the program for internet-based reporting of child abuse and neglect pursuant to Section 11166.02 of the Penal Code through the issuance of written directives that shall have the same force and effect as regulations. The directives shall be exempt from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(b) A county that chooses to participate in the program shall hire an evaluator to monitor the implementation of the program and submit evaluations to the State Department of Social Services during the first two years of implementation. The department may authorize additional time if needed, as determined by the department after consultation with the county, in accordance with directives issued by the department pursuant to subdivision (a). At a minimum, the evaluations shall address the outcome measures described in subdivision (c).(c) In addition to any requirements set forth by the department under this section, a county that participates in the program shall, in collaboration with the County Welfare Directors Association of California and the department, develop outcome measures to determine the effectiveness of the program of the county during the duration of the program, which may include the following:(1) The number of reports provided by telephone and any increase or decrease in the usage of telephone reports.(2) The number of reports provided through the internet-based reporting system and any increase or decrease in usage of the system.(3) Any increase or decrease in the number of emergency or nonemergency telephone reports.(4) Any increase or decrease in the overall number of emergency or nonemergency reports.(d) A county that participates in the program shall, within two years of the county’s implementation, provide information to the Assembly Committee on Human Services and the Senate Committee on Human Services pertaining to the effectiveness of the program based on the outcome measures developed pursuant to subdivision (c). (e) The department may conclude the program on a county-by-county basis if the evaluation and monitoring indicate the program is compromising the safety of children.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 242, Sec. 2. (AB 1929) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10613 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10613.

10613.  The functions of the department may include the administration and the supervision of the administration of public social services, except health care services and medical assistance, within this state as an agent of the federal government and acting as a service agency for the federal government in the field of social service and welfare.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10614.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10614.5.

10614.5.  Upon the request of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Department of Finance shall post on its Internet Web site data on monthly caseloads and expenditures for public social services programs supervised by the State Department of Social Services. In addition, this data shall be incorporated into and made an integral part of the budget data system.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 192. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10615 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10615.

10615.  California’s 58 counties vary greatly in their welfare problems, and therefore they should not be treated alike in the supervision of welfare programs. The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the department examine the extent of state control needed over county operations, with a view toward eliminating excessive rigidity in procedure; the state should differentiate between those counties which need general direction as opposed to tight supervision.Within these guidelines, the department shall aid county departments in establishing economic, efficient, and effective methods of operation, including, but not limited to, advising and consulting with county departments with regard to the introduction of electronic computer and data processing systems, personnel utilization, office controls, centralized purchasing, centralized warehousing, writing of specifications, and examination of materials and equipment purchased by county departments.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1646.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10616 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - State Department of Social Services|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 10616.

10616.  The department shall formulate plans for the recruitment, utilization, and training of volunteers to assist in performing services and other duties for the county public social services for the purpose of improving participation in the county public welfare programs. Such plans shall not become effective in a county until approved by a resolution adopted by the board of supervisors.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)