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CA Welf & Inst Code § 18958 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 3 - Office of Child Abuse Prevention|Section 18958.

18958.  The Office of Child Abuse Prevention shall apply for federal funding for the administration of its functions under this chapter. The office shall use these funds to do all of the following:(a) Provide technical assistance, either directly or through grant or contract pursuant to Section 16304 of the Government Code, to public and private agencies and organizations to assist them in planning, improving, developing, and carrying out programs and activities relating to the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.(b) Compile training materials for personnel who are engaged or intend to engage in the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.(c) Assist and provide funds for the coordination of child abuse prevention programs.(d) Develop and establish other innovation programs in child abuse prevention where the office finds a need for the programs.(e) Conduct research and collect data relevant to the determination of the effectiveness of child abuse prevention programs.(f) Support coordination and sharing of best practices implemented by family resource centers with other agencies, when the best practices reflect strategies and outcomes that were achieved and supported by evidence-informed programs and data.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 476, Sec. 3. (SB 436) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18960 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 4 - Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Projects|Section 18960.

18960.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention programs be encouraged by the funding of agencies addressing needs of children at high risk of abuse or neglect and their families.(b) All funds expended by a county for activities under this section shall be expended by the county in a manner that will maximize eligibility for federal financial participation.(c) Priority shall be given to prevention programs through nonprofit agencies, including, where appropriate, programs that identify and provide services to isolated families, particularly those with children five years of age or younger, high quality home visiting programs based on research-based models of best practice, and services to child victims of crime.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 35, Sec. 149. (SB 1013) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18961 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 4 - Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Projects|Section 18961.

18961.  (a) Projects and services funded pursuant to this article shall be selected using the following criteria:(1) Priority shall be given to private, nonprofit agencies with programs that serve the needs of children at risk of abuse or neglect and that have demonstrated effectiveness in prevention or intervention.(2) Agencies shall be eligible for funding provided that evidence is submitted that the proposed services are not duplicated in the community, are based on needs of children at risk, and are supported by a local public agency, including, but not limited to, one of the following:(A) The county welfare department.(B) A public law enforcement agency.(C) The county probation department.(D) The county board of supervisors.(E) The county public health department.(F) The county mental health department.(G) The school district.(3) Services provided shall be culturally and linguistically appropriate to the populations served.(4) Services may include, but need not be limited to, day care, respite services, transportation, mental health services, services provided through home visiting programs, parent education and support programs, domestic violence services, disability services, early developmental screening and assessment, and counseling services.(5) Applicant agencies shall demonstrate the existence of a 10 percent cash or in-kind match that will support the goals of child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention.(6) Funding shall be used to supplement, but not supplant, child welfare services authorized pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 16500) of Part 4.(7) Priority for services shall be given to children who are at high risk, including children who are being served by the county welfare departments for being abused and neglected and other children who are referred for services by legal, medical, or social services agencies.(8) Service to minority populations shall be reflected in the funding of projects.(9) Projects and services shall clearly be related to the needs of children, especially those 14 years of age and under.(b) In a county that has established a multidisciplinary council, the council shall be utilized to provide recommendations to the board of supervisors for the funding processes and priorities.(c) Each county shall monitor the projects and services it funds.(d) 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. 2013, Ch. 60, Sec. 1. (SB 602) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18961.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 4 - Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Projects|Section 18961.6.

18961.6.  (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 18961.5, if the County of Los Angeles establishes a database pursuant to Section 18961.5, the database may also include the convictions of family members and persons living in the child’s home for crimes that involved a child as a victim.(b) Information entered pursuant to subdivision (a) shall only be accessible to those provider agencies, as described in subdivision (h) of Section 18961.5, currently entitled to obtain criminal history records. These provider agencies shall include, but not be limited to, children’s services, probation, and law enforcement. The County of Los Angeles shall install system controls to only allow access to the information entered pursuant to subdivision (a) to those provider agencies, as described in subdivision (h) of Section 18961.5, currently entitled to obtain criminal history records, including, but not limited to, children’s services, probation, and law enforcement. Nothing in this section shall preclude the information entered pursuant to subdivision (a) from being discussed in the context of a multidisciplinary team, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 18951.(c) If the database of the County of Los Angeles includes conviction information pursuant to subdivision (a), the conviction information added to the database pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be removed from the database 50 years after the date of the conviction.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 551, Sec. 7. (AB 2322) Effective September 29, 2010.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18962 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 4 - Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Projects|Section 18962.

18962.  The county child welfare agency shall provide to the Office of Child Abuse Prevention, no later than October 1 of each year, an annual expenditure report to include funds expended, populations served, and other information deemed necessary based on a process to be developed by the department, in consultation with counties.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 60, Sec. 2. (SB 602) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18964 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 4 - Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Projects|Section 18964.

18964.  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law governing the disclosure of information and records, including, but not limited to, Section 5328 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, a person who is trained and qualified to serve on a multidisciplinary personnel team pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 18951, whether or not the person is serving on a team, may be deemed, by the team, to be part of the team as necessary for the purpose of the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of an abused child and his or her parents. The designated team may deem a person to be a member of the team for a particular case, and that team shall specify its reasons, in writing, for deeming that person to be a member of the team. The person, when deemed a member of the team, may receive and disclose information relevant to a particular case as though he or she were a member of the team. The information and records which may be disclosed shall not be restricted to those obtained in the course of providing services pursuant to this chapter.(b) The caregiver of the child and, in the case of an Indian child, the child’s tribe shall be permitted to provide information about the child to the multidisciplinary personnel team that will be considered by the team and to attend meetings of the multidisciplinary personnel team, as deemed appropriate by the team, without becoming a member of the team. Any caregiver or tribal representative who attends multidisciplinary personnel team meetings shall agree in writing not to disclose any confidential information he or she receives as a result of his or her participation with the team.(c) This section does not apply to the records of or pertaining to a nonminor dependent. The multidisciplinary personnel team may have access to those records only with the explicit written and informed consent of the nonminor dependent.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 846, Sec. 63. (AB 1712) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18965 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 5 - Children s Trust Fund|Section 18965.

18965.  A county board of supervisors may designate an existing local voluntary commission, board or council in order to carry out the purposes of this article. The commission shall either be a commission whose duties are primarily related to services for children, with special emphasis upon child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention services, or whose duties relate to human services.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1399, Sec. 2.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18966 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 5 - Children s Trust Fund|Section 18966.

18966.  (a) When a county board of supervisors designates a commission pursuant to Section 18965, the board of supervisors shall establish a county children’s trust fund. The children’s trust fund shall consist of the fees for birth certificates, collected pursuant to Section 103625 of the Health and Safety Code, grants, gifts, or bequests from private sources to be used for child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention programs, any funds appropriated by local governmental entities to the trust fund, and any funds appropriated to the county for the trust fund by the Legislature. The local registrar or county recorder may, however, retain a percentage, not to exceed 10 percent, of the surcharge collectible pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 103625 of the Health and Safety Code, in order to defray the costs of collection.(b) (1) The county treasurer shall transmit moneys collected from birth certificate fees for the county children’s trust fund, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 103625 of the Health and Safety Code, collected with respect to the birth certificate of a child whose mother was a resident of another county at the time of the birth to the treasurer of the county of the mother’s residence at the time of the birth if the county to receive the funds has established a program pursuant to this article.(2) Paragraph (1) applies only to the collection and payment of the four-dollar ($4) fee to the county children’s trust fund, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 103625 of the Health and Safety Code, and does not apply to the collection and payment of the two-dollar ($2) fee to the Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program Fund or any other assessment authorized by statute and levied by a local jurisdiction.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 61, Sec. 1. (AB 2187) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18967 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 5 - Children s Trust Fund|Section 18967.

18967.  Money in the children’s trust fund of each county shall be used to fund child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention programs operated by private nonprofit organizations or public institutions of higher education with recognized expertise in fields related to child welfare. The designated commission shall establish criteria for determining those programs which shall receive funding. The commission shall accept all program proposals that meet criteria set by the commission, shall prioritize these proposals, and shall make recommendations to the board of supervisors as to those proposals which the commission feels should receive funding. The board of supervisors shall make the final decision as to which programs shall be funded. The county shall use no more than 5 percent of the amounts in the trust fund for administrative costs.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 722, Sec. 5.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18968 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 5 - Children s Trust Fund|Section 18968.

18968.  In any county where the board of supervisors does not designate a commission to carry out the purposes of this article, pursuant to Section 18965, except for a percentage of the receipts necessary for purposes of collection, the amount collected for the surcharge upon birth certificates pursuant to Section 103625 of the Health and Safety Code shall be transferred by the local registrar or county recorder to the Treasurer for deposit in the State Children’s Trust Fund.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 503. Effective September 29, 1996.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18968.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 5 - Children s Trust Fund|Section 18968.5.

18968.5.  Amounts collected for the surcharge upon birth certificates pursuant to Section 103625 of the Health and Safety Code that would have been transferred by the local registrar or county recorder to the Treasurer for deposit in the State Children’s Trust Fund shall, instead, revert to the county children’s trust fund when the board of supervisors designates a commission to carry out the purposes of this article, pursuant to Section 18965.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 504. Effective September 29, 1996.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18970 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 5 - Children s Trust Fund|Section 18970.

18970.  (a) The department shall expend funds appropriated to it pursuant to Section 18969 for innovative local child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention programs operated by private nonprofit organizations or public institutions of higher education with recognized expertise in fields related to child welfare. These projects shall be joined to formal evaluation components.(b) These funds may also be used for evaluation, research, or dissemination of information concerning existing program models for the purpose of replication of successful models.(c) The Office of Child Abuse Prevention and those local commissions designated by the county boards of supervisors shall collect and publish the following data relevant to the state and local children’s trust funds:(1) Descriptions of the types of programs and services funded by local and state children’s trust funds and the target populations benefiting from these programs.(2) The amount in each portion of the state and local trust fund as of June 30 each year, beginning June 30, 1987, as well as the amount disbursed in the preceding fiscal year.(e) (1) Funds shall be expended from the moneys appropriated to the State Children’s Trust Fund pursuant to Section 18969 of this code and Section 103590 of the Health and Safety Code to enable the Office of Child Abuse Prevention to annually collect and publish the data specified in subdivision (c).(2) Funds may be expended from local children’s trust funds established pursuant to Section 18966 to enable those local commissions designated by the county boards of supervisors in accordance with Section 18966 to annually collect and publish the data specified in subdivision (c).(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 506. Effective September 29, 1996.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18971 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 5 - Children s Trust Fund|Section 18971.

18971.  Priority for funds transferred to the State Children’s Trust Fund pursuant to Section 18968 shall be given to funding child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention programs operated by private nonprofit organizations or public institutions of higher education with recognized expertise in fields related to child welfare in the county where the funds originated, and where the county board of supervisors has not designated a commission pursuant to Section 18965 and has not established a county children’s trust fund pursuant to Section 18966. The department may allow the funds for a small county to accumulate to a usable amount, or fund regional programs serving several small counties. The department shall establish criteria for determining which programs shall be funded. Applicants for funding shall submit proposals to the department in response to a request for proposals. If there is no acceptable response to the department’s requests for proposals from qualified public institutions of higher education or private nonprofit organizations in a county, then the department may use the funds from that county pursuant to Section 18970.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 466, Sec. 3.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18973 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 11 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention|ARTICLE 6 - Citizen Review Panels|Section 18973.

18973.  (a) Each citizen review panel established pursuant to Section 5106a(c) of Title 42 of the United States Code shall examine the policies, procedures, and practices of state and local child protective services agencies and, where appropriate, specific cases, to evaluate the extent to which the agencies are effectively discharging their child protection responsibilities in accordance with the state child and family services plan and the child protection standards set forth under Section 5106a(b) of Title 42 of the United States Code, and with relevant sections of this code and the Penal Code.(b) A citizen review panel may review the extent to which the state child protective services system is coordinated with the foster care and adoption programs established under Part E of Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 670 et seq.).(c) A panel may examine any other criteria its members consider important to ensure the protection of children.(d) Each panel shall be composed of volunteer members who are broadly representative of the community in which a panel is established, including members who have expertise in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect, private citizens, former consumers of services, court-appointed special advocates, foster parents, children’s attorneys, law enforcement personnel, health and mental health professionals, substance abuse professionals, representatives from elementary and secondary education, representatives from higher education, mandated reporters, and representatives of tribal governments.(e) The members and staff of a citizen review panel may not disclose to any person or government official any identifying information about any specific child protection case that is provided to the panel.(f) Nothing in this section shall preclude a panel from releasing any information provided to the panel that will permit the panel to inform the public, a county child welfare services agency, a county board of supervisors, and other relevant agency concerning the panel’s progress, findings, and recommendations, if the information does not contain identifying information about any specific child protection case.(g) A panel shall attempt to obtain case information that is free of data that reveals the identity of the recipients of service.(h) A violation of subdivision (e) may be punishable by a civil fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500).(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 350, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18975 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12 - The Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 18975.

18975.  This chapter is known and may be cited as the Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18975.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12 - The Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 18975.1.

18975.1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Child abuse and neglect is a severe and increasing problem in California. (b) School districts and center based preschools are able to provide an environment for training of children, parents, and appropriate school district staff. (c) Primary prevention programs in the school districts are an effective and cost-efficient method of reducing the incidence of child abuse and neglect and for promoting healthy family environments.(d) To ensure comprehensive and effective primary prevention education to California’s center based preschools and public school children, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide adequate funding to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 134, Sec. 1. Effective July 1, 1985.)