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2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7501.5.

7501.5. (a) The Department of General Services, in cooperation with the State Department of Developmental Services and the State Department of State Hospitals, may lease property within the boundaries of Camarillo State Hospital described in subdivision (c) to Ventura County, which may sublet the property to one or more responsible organizations selected by Ventura County for the purposes of constructing housing or operating residential care services, or both, designed to meet the identified treatment and rehabilitation needs of persons with mental health disorders from Ventura County. The lease between the state and Ventura County shall contain a provision that requires that the lease shall terminate and that full title, possession, and control of the property shall return to the state if permits have not been issued for construction of the housing prior to January 1, 1995. The sublease between Ventura County and the responsible bidder shall contain a provision that requires that permits for construction of the housing be issued prior to January 1, 1995, and shall contain a provision that requires that the sublease shall terminate and full title, possession, and control of the property shall return to the state if permits have not been issued for construction of the housing prior to January 1, 1995.
(b) In selecting a service provider pursuant to subdivision (a), Ventura County shall only consider a sublease with organizations that comply with subdivision (b) of Section 5705 and Section 523 of Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations.
(c) (1) The property consists of a 15 plus acre portion of a 58.5 acre parcel at Camarillo State Hospital that has previously been declared surplus by the State Department of Developmental Services. The acreage is on Lewis Road at the entrance to Camarillo State Hospital. Specific metes and bounds shall be established for the 15 plus acre parcel prior to the actual lease of the property.
(2) The Department of General Services may enter into a lease at less than fair market value. The department is authorized to lease the parcel for not less than 40 and not more than 99 years.
(d) If there is available space, persons who have mental health disorders from Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara Counties may be eligible for placement at this center if an agreement to that effect is entered into between those counties and Ventura County. The agreement shall specify that Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara Counties shall retain responsibility for monitoring and maintenance of persons with mental health disorders who are placed through those agreements and for payment of costs incurred or services rendered by Ventura County.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 133. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7502.

7502. The state institution, the site for which was provided for by an appropriation made by Chapter 28 of the 55th (Fourth Extraordinary Session) Session of the Legislature, shall be known as Porterville State Hospital and shall be used for epileptics who are developmentally disabled and for other developmentally disabled patients.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7502.6.

7502.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing September 28, 2018, and until June 30, 2024, or the opening of completed and licensed complex needs homes identified in the safety net plan prepared pursuant to Section 4474.16 and approved for development in the Budget Act of 2023, whichever is earlier, a court may order the commitment of an individual to a separate and distinct unit of Canyon Springs Community Facility, as provided in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 7505. No more than 10 beds at the facility shall be designated for this purpose.
(b) Prior to admission to Canyon Springs Community Facility of an individual meeting the criteria of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 7505, the regional center and regional resource development project shall follow the preadmission procedures, including notification and assessment procedures, specified in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 4418.7. Upon admission, the postadmission procedures and timelines specified in subdivision (e) of Section 4418.7 shall apply.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 44, Sec. 29. (AB 121) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7503.

7503. The object of each hospital is such care, treatment, habilitation, training, and education of the persons committed thereto as will render them more comfortable and happy and better fitted to care for and support themselves.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1040.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7504.

7504. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter the provisions on state institutions in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1 of Division 5 of this code shall apply to the state hospitals for the developmentally disabled.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7506.

7506. The primary purpose of each hospital for the developmentally disabled shall be the care, treatment and habilitation of those patients found suitable and duly admitted.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7507.

7507. Subject to the provisions of Sections 6509 and 7505, each developmental center shall admit persons duly committed or transferred thereto in accordance with law.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 25, Sec. 33. (AB 1472) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7509.

7509. The State Department of State Hospitals and the State Department of Developmental Services shall prescribe and publish instructions and forms, in relation to the commitment and admission of patients, and may include in them any interrogatories as it deems necessary or useful. These instructions and forms shall be furnished to anyone applying therefor, and shall also be sent in sufficient numbers to the county clerks of the several counties of the state.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 440, Sec. 74. (AB 1488) Effective September 22, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7513.

7513. Each developmentally disabled person and his or her estate shall pay the State Department of Developmental Services for the cost of such person’s care and treatment as defined in Section 4431 while in a state hospital and while on leave of absence at state expense, less the sums payable therefor by the county. The provisions of Sections 7513.1 and 7513.2 shall govern the assessment, cancellation, collection, and remission of charges for such care and treatment.
This section shall not be construed to impose any liability on the parents of developmentally disabled persons.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1142.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7513.1.

7513.1. The charge for the care and treatment of all developmentally disabled persons at state hospitals for the developmentally disabled for whom there is liability to pay therefor shall be determined pursuant to Section 4431. The Director of Developmental Services may reduce, cancel, or remit the amount to be paid by the person, estate, or the relative, as the case may be, liable for the care and treatment of any developmentally disabled person who is a patient at a state hospital for the developmentally disabled, on satisfactory proof that the person, estate, or relative, as the case may be, is unable to pay the cost of such care and treatment or that the amount is uncollectible. In any case where there has been a payment under this section, and such payment or any part thereof is refunded because of the death, leave of absence, or discharge of any patient of such hospital, such amount shall be paid by the hospital or the State Department of Developmental Services to the person who made the payment upon demand, and in the statement to the Controller the amounts refunded shall be itemized and the aggregate deducted from the amount to be paid into the State Treasury, as provided by law. If any person dies at any time while his or her estate is liable for his or her care and treatment at a state hospital, the claim for the amount due may be presented to the executor or administrator of his or her estate, and paid as a preferred claim, with the same rank in order of preference, as claims for expenses of last illness.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1142.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7513.2.

7513.2. The State Department of Developmental Services shall collect all the costs and charges mentioned in Section 7513 and may take such action as is necessary to effect their collection within or without the state. The Director of Developmental Services may, however, at his or her discretion, refuse to accept payment of charges for the care and treatment in a state hospital of any developmentally disabled person who is eligible for deportation by the federal immigration authorities.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1142.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7514.

7514. The State Department of Developmental Services may transfer any patient of a state hospital for the developmentally disabled to another state hospital for the developmentally disabled, at any time and from time to time, upon the application of the parent, guardian, conservator, or other person charged with the support of such patient, if the expenses of the transfer are paid by the applicant. The liability of any estate, person, or county for the care, support and maintenance of such patient in the institution to which he is transferred shall be the same as if he had originally been committed to such institution.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7515.

7515. The medical director may, with the approval of the department having jurisdiction, cause the peremptory discharge of any person who has been a patient for the period of one month.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 699. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7516.

7516. Nothing in this division contained interferes with or affects the status of such patients as are now in the Sonoma State Hospital under terms of life tenure.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled › Section 7518.

7518. In accordance with this section, the medical director of a state hospital with programs for developmentally disabled patients, as defined in Section 4512, may give consent to medical, dental, and surgical treatment of a minor developmentally disabled patient of the hospital and provide for such treatment to be given to the patient.
If the patient’s parent, guardian, or conservator legally authorized to consent to such treatment, does not respond within a reasonable time to the request of the medical director for the granting or denying of consent for such treatment, the medical director may consent, on behalf of the patient, to such treatment and provide for such treatment to be given to the patient.
If the patient has no parent, guardian, or conservator legally authorized to consent to medical, dental, or surgical treatment on behalf of the patient, the medical director may consent to such treatment on behalf of the patient and provide for such treatment to be given to the patient. The medical director may immediately thereupon also request the appropriate regional center for the developmentally disabled to initiate or cause to be initiated proceedings for the appointment of a guardian or conservator legally authorized to consent to medical, dental, or surgical treatment.
If the patient is an adult and has no conservator, consent to treatment may be given by someone other than the patient on the patient’s behalf only if the patient is mentally incapable of giving his own consent.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute › Section 7600.

7600. The Department of General Services shall grant to the Regents of the University of California in fee simple all of its right, title and interest in the land adjacent to the campus of the University of California Medical School Center, San Francisco, at no cost to the regents, upon which the Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute is located, for the purpose of integrating the institute into the total educational system of the University of California.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1593.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 7 - MENTAL INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 5 - The Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center › Section 7700.

7700. A neuropsychiatric hospital for which an appropriation for planning was provided by Item 328.1 of the Budget Act of 1954, hereafter referred to as the institute, shall be established on the grounds belonging to the Regents of the University of California at Los Angeles as a part of the medical center. The institute shall be integrated into the total educational system of the University of California.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1593.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Research Concerning Sexual Deviation and Sex Crimes › Section 8050.

8050. The State Department of State Hospitals shall plan, conduct, and cause to be conducted scientific research into sex crimes against children and into methods of identifying those who commit sexual offenses.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 199. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Research Concerning Sexual Deviation and Sex Crimes › Section 8051.

8051. Upon the recommendation of the superintendent of the Langley Porter Clinic, the State Department of State Hospitals may enter into contracts with the Regents of the University of California for the conduct, by either for the other, of all or any portion of the research provided for in this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 200. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Research Concerning Sexual Deviation and Sex Crimes › Section 8052.

8052. Each state agency shall cooperate with the superintendent of the Langley Porter Clinic, or with the University of California, as the case may be, to the fullest extent that its facilities will permit without interfering with the carrying out of its primary purposes and functions.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Research Concerning Sexual Deviation and Sex Crimes › Section 8053.

8053. The State Department of State Hospitals with the approval of the Director of Finance may accept gifts or grants from any source for the accomplishment of the objects and purposes of this chapter. The provisions of Section 16302 of the Government Code do not apply to such gifts or grants and the money so received shall be expended to carry out the purposes of this chapter, subject to any limitation contained in such gift or grant.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 201. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Firearms › Section 8101.

8101. (a) Any person who shall knowingly supply, sell, give, or allow possession or control of a deadly weapon to any person described in Section 8100 or 8103 shall be punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or in a county jail for a period of not exceeding one year, by a fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(b) Any person who shall knowingly supply, sell, give, or allow possession or control of a firearm to any person described in Section 8100 or 8103 shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years.
(c) “Deadly weapon,” as used in this section has the meaning prescribed by Section 8100.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 627. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Firearms › Section 8104.

8104. The State Department of State Hospitals shall maintain in a convenient central location and shall make available to the Department of Justice those records that the State Department of State Hospitals has in its possession that are necessary to identify persons who come within Section 8100 or 8103. Upon request of the Department of Justice, the State Department of State Hospitals shall make these records available to the Department of Justice in electronic format within 24 hours of receiving the request. The Department of Justice shall make these requests only with respect to its duties with regard to applications for permits for, or to carry, or the possession, purchase, or transfer of, explosives as defined in Section 12000 of the Health and Safety Code, devices defined in Section 16250, 16530, or 16640 of the Penal Code, in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 16520 of the Penal Code, or in subdivision (a) of Section 16840 of the Penal Code, machineguns as defined in Section 16880 of the Penal Code, short-barreled shotguns or short-barreled rifles as defined in Sections 17170 and 17180 of the Penal Code, assault weapons as defined in Section 30510 of the Penal Code, and destructive devices as defined in Section 16460 of the Penal Code, or to determine the eligibility of a person to acquire, carry, or possess a firearm, explosive, or destructive device by a person who is subject to a criminal investigation, a part of which involves the acquisition, carrying, or possession of a firearm by that person. These records shall not be furnished or made available to any person unless the department determines that disclosure of any information in the records is necessary to carry out its duties with respect to applications for permits for, or to carry, or the possession, purchase, or transfer of, explosives, destructive devices, devices as defined in Section 16250, 16530, or 16640 of the Penal Code, in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 16520 of the Penal Code, or in subdivision (a) of Section 16840 of the Penal Code, short-barreled shotguns, short-barreled rifles, assault weapons, and machineguns, or to determine the eligibility of a person to acquire, carry, or possess a firearm, explosive, or destructive device by a person who is subject to a criminal investigation, a part of which involves the acquisition, carrying, or possession of a firearm by that person.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 747, Sec. 4. (AB 1131) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Firearms › Section 8105.

8105. (a) The Department of Justice shall request each public and private mental hospital, sanitarium, and institution to submit to the department information the department deems necessary to identify those persons who are subject to the prohibition specified by subdivision (a) of Section 8100, in order to carry out its duties in relation to firearms, destructive devices, and explosives.
(b) Upon request of the Department of Justice pursuant to subdivision (a), each public and private mental hospital, sanitarium, and institution shall submit to the department information the department deems necessary to identify those persons who are subject to the prohibition specified by subdivision (a) of Section 8100, in order to carry out its duties in relation to firearms, destructive devices, and explosives.
(c) A licensed psychotherapist shall report to a local law enforcement agency, within 24 hours, in a manner prescribed by the Department of Justice, the identity of a person subject to the prohibition specified by subdivision (b) of Section 8100. Upon receipt of the report, the local law enforcement agency, on a form prescribed by the Department of Justice, shall notify the department electronically, within 24 hours, in a manner prescribed by the department, of the person who is subject to the prohibition specified by subdivision (b) of Section 8100.
(d) All information provided to the Department of Justice pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential, separate, and apart from all other records maintained by the department. The information provided to the Department of Justice pursuant to this section shall be used only for any of the following purposes:
(1) By the department to determine eligibility of a person to acquire, carry, or possess firearms, destructive devices, or explosives.
(2) For the purposes of the court proceedings described in subdivision (b) of Section 8100, to determine the eligibility of the person who is bringing the petition pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 8100.
(3) To determine the eligibility of a person to acquire, carry, or possess firearms, destructive devices, or explosives who is the subject of a criminal investigation, or who is the subject of a petition for the issuance of a gun violence restraining order issued pursuant to Division 3.2 (commencing with Section 18100) of Title 2 of Part 6 of the Penal Code, if a part of the investigation involves the acquisition, carrying, or possession of firearms, explosives, or destructive devices by that person.
(e) Reports shall not be required or requested under this section if the same person has been previously reported pursuant to Section 8103 or 8104.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.
(Repealed (in Sec. 6) and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 872, Sec. 7. (AB 1014) Effective January 1, 2015. Section operative January 1, 2016, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Firearms › Section 8106.

8106. Individual data required to be reported to the Department of Justice pursuant to this chapter related to prohibition of ownership and possession of a firearm and ammunition shall be available to researchers affiliated with the California Firearm Violence Research Center at UC Davis following approval by the institution’s governing institutional review board, when required. At the department’s discretion, and subject to Section 14240 of the Penal Code, the data may be provided to any other nonprofit bona fide research institution accredited by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation for the study of the prevention of violence, following approval by the institution’s governing institutional review board or human subjects committee, when required, for academic and policy research purposes. Material identifying individuals shall only be provided for research or statistical activities and shall not be transferred, revealed, or used for purposes other than research or statistical activities, and reports or publications derived therefrom shall not identify specific individuals. Reasonable costs to the department associated with the department’s processing of that data may be billed to the researcher. If a request for data or letter of support for research using the data is denied, the department shall provide a written statement of the specific reasons for the denial.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 253, Sec. 13. (AB 173) Effective September 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Firearms › Section 8108.

8108. Mental hospitals, health facilities, or other institutions, or treating health professionals or psychotherapists who provide reports subject to this chapter shall be civilly immune for making any report required or authorized by this chapter. This section is declaratory of existing law.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 951, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.6 - Exemption of Golden State Stimulus Payments and Golden State Grant Payments from Garnishment Orders › Section 8152.

8152. (a) (1) A Golden State Stimulus payment made by the Controller pursuant to Section 8150 or 8150.2, a Golden State Grant payment made by the State Department of Social Services or contracted entities pursuant to Section 8151, and a payment made pursuant to Section 12201.7 shall be automatically exempt from a garnishment order.
(2) This subdivision does not apply to a garnishment order in connection with an action for, or a judgment awarding, child support, spousal support, family support, or a criminal restitution payable to victims.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a financial institution receiving directly from the state the payments described in subdivision (a) shall exempt those payments from any garnishment order if the payment is marked by the state as a “Golden State Stimulus payment,” “Golden State Stimulus II payment,” or “Golden State Grant payment” or includes some other industry-standard unique identifier that is reasonably sufficient to allow the financial institution to identify the funds as a Golden State Stimulus payment, Golden State Stimulus II payment, or Golden State Grant payment.
(c) (1) In exempting a Golden State Stimulus payment, a Golden State Stimulus II payment, or Golden State Grant payment from a garnishment order, a financial institution shall identify an exempt deposit using a lookback period during an account review.
(2) The financial institution shall perform a one-time account review consistent with the requirements described in subsection (a) of Section 212.5 of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(d) A financial institution that attempts in good faith to comply with this section shall not be subject to liability or regulatory action under a federal or state law, regulation, court or other order, or regulatory interpretation for actions concerning applicable payments.
(e) As used in this section:
(1) “Account review” means the process of examining deposits in an account to determine if a benefit agency has deposited a benefit payment into the account during the lookback period.
(2) “Garnishment order” means a writ, order, notice, summons, judgment, levy, or similar written instruction issued by a court, a state or state agency, or a municipality or municipal corporation, including an order to freeze the assets in an account, to effect a garnishment against a debtor.
(3) “Lookback period” means the two-month period that begins on the date preceding the date of account review and ends on the corresponding date of the month two months earlier or on the last date of the month two months earlier if the corresponding date does not exist.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 71, Sec. 7. (SB 139) Effective July 12, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.8 - Pandemic Emergency Assistance › Section 8154.

8154. (a) The State Department of Social Services shall use the funds allotted to the state from the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2), and appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose in the Budget Act of 2021, to make a flat rate one-time payment to each CalWORKs assistance unit, as defined in Section 11450.16, that is an active assistance unit on the date of eligibility, as determined by the Statewide Automated Welfare System. The amount of the one-time payment shall be based on the funds available and the most recent caseload data, as determined by the department. The department, based on data from the Statewide Automated Welfare System, shall establish the date of eligibility.
(b) The department shall develop guidance on tracking and reporting procedures, and the form and manner of the payments to be made pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) The payments described in subdivision (a) shall be treated as nonrecurrent short-term benefits, as defined in Section 260.31(b)(1) of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations and in the Instructions for Completion of State TANF Financial Report Form ACF-196R, published on July 31, 2014.
(d) The department shall submit a written report to the Legislature, in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, no later than November 1, 2021, that shall include, but not be limited to, information on the following:
(1) The number of one-time payments made.
(2) The dollar amount of the one-time payment.
(3) Aggregate data on the form and manner of payments made and how many payments were made in each form.
(4) Details on the timeframe within which payments were issued and if any administrative issues arose in that implementation.
(e) Notwithstanding 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), the State Department of Social Services may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of all-county letters or similar written instructions, which shall be exempt from submission to or review by the Office of Administrative Law. These all-county letters or similar instructions shall have the same force and effect as regulations.
(f)  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 18. (AB 135) Effective July 16, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Chapter 4.8, commencing with Section 8154.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.9 - Better for Families Tax Refund › Section 8160.

8160. This chapter is known and may be cited as the “Better for Families Act.”
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. (AB 192) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 8165.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.9 - Better for Families Tax Refund › Section 8162.

8162. (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Better for Families Tax Refund Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, an amount necessary for the Franchise Tax Board to make the payments required under this chapter is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, from the Better for Families Tax Refund Fund to the Franchise Tax Board for the purpose of making the payments authorized by Section 8161.
(b) The Controller shall transfer from the General Fund to the Better for Families Tax Refund Fund an amount not in excess of the amount appropriated under subdivision (a).
(c) All payments returned shall be redeposited in the Better for Families Tax Refund Fund.
(d) Any unused moneys remaining in the Better for Families Tax Refund Fund for the purposes of this act shall be transferred to the General Fund by June 1, 2024.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. (AB 192) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 8165.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.9 - Better for Families Tax Refund › Section 8163.

8163. Notwithstanding any other law, the state may contract with a third-party vendor for services relating to the distribution of payments made pursuant to this chapter in the form and manner best determined to expedite payment and mitigate fraud. A contract for services entered into pursuant to this section may include terms and conditions that are in the state’s best interest, but shall include an expiration date on each form of payment issued of no later than April 30, 2026, and a requirement that any unexpended or unclaimed balance of the payments issued shall, upon expiration, be returned to the state, and all unused balances returned, no later than May 31, 2026.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. (AB 192) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 8165.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.9 - Better for Families Tax Refund › Section 8164.

8164. (a) (1) A Better for Families Tax Refund payment made pursuant to Section 8161 shall be automatically exempt from a garnishment order.
(2) This subdivision does not apply to a garnishment order in connection with an action for, or a judgment awarding, child support, spousal support, family support, or a criminal restitution payable to victims.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a financial institution receiving directly from the state the payments described in subdivision (a) shall exempt those payments from any garnishment order if the payment is marked by the state as a “Better for Families Tax Refund payment” or includes some other industry-standard unique identifier that is reasonably sufficient to allow the financial institution to identify the funds as a Better for Families Tax Refund payment.
(c) (1) In exempting a Better for Families Tax Refund payment from a garnishment order, a financial institution shall identify an exempt deposit using a lookback period during an account review.
(2) The financial institution shall perform a one-time account review consistent with the requirements described in subsection (a) of Section 212.5 of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(d) A financial institution that attempts in good faith to comply with this section shall not be subject to liability or regulatory action under a federal or state law, regulation, court or other order, or regulatory interpretation for actions concerning applicable payments.
(e) As used in this section:
(1) “Account review” means the process of examining deposits in an account to determine if a benefit agency has deposited a benefit payment into the account during the lookback period.
(2) “Garnishment order” means a writ, order, notice, summons, judgment, levy, or similar written instruction issued by a court, a state or state agency, or a municipality or municipal corporation, including an order to freeze the assets in an account, to effect a garnishment against a debtor.
(3) “Lookback period” means the two-month period that begins on the date preceding the date of account review and ends on the corresponding date of the month two months earlier or on the last date of the month two months earlier if the corresponding date does not exist.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. (AB 192) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 8165.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.9 - Better for Families Tax Refund › Section 8165.

8165. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. (AB 192) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Chapter 4.9, commencing with Section 8160.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 5 - Indians › ARTICLE 1 - Administration of Federal Funds › Section 8200.

8200. If provision is made by law of the United States for the administration by public agencies of this state of federal appropriations for the welfare of the Indians in this state, such state agencies may administer the expenditure of such federal appropriations within the scope of their legal powers.
The State Department of Health Services shall administer the expenditure of all such federal appropriations for the care and hospitalization of, and for medical attention to, sick or injured Indians and for the control and prevention of communicable and infectious diseases and general sanitation among the Indians in this state.
The State Department of Education shall administer the expenditure of such federal appropriations for the construction and maintenance of schools and the education of the Indians in this state.
The State Department of Social Services shall administer the expenditure of such federal appropriations for the relief of aged, infirm, and indigent Indians in this state.
Subject to such limitations as the law of the United States or the Secretary of the Interior lawfully imposes upon the administration of such funds, the state departments above mentioned may expend the same for the purposes within their respective jurisdictions which the respective heads of the departments deem best to conserve the interests and welfare of all the Indians residing within the state.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 429.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 5 - Indians › ARTICLE 1 - Administration of Federal Funds › Section 8201.

8201. If the law of the United States requires the submission of budgets to the Secretary of the Interior or to any other federal agency before federal funds may be expended the state agencies may prepare budgets showing the amounts necessary during each year to carry out the purposes for which such federal appropriations are made, and shall submit such budgets when prepared to the State Department of Finance, who shall coordinate the same so far as possible and approve them before they are forwarded to the federal agency charged with receiving them. Thereafter the state agencies shall account directly to the federal disbursing and auditing officers for the expenditures of federal funds made subject to their administration, and the officers and employees of each department shall be responsible upon their official bonds to the federal disbursing and auditing officers for a proper accounting for all funds so disbursed.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 5 - Indians › ARTICLE 2 - Suits in Behalf of Indians › Section 8225.

8225. If the Attorney General of this state is authorized by any law of the United States to institute suits in the court of claims in behalf of the Indians of this state, and if the law of the United States provides for reimbursement of this state for all necessary costs and expenses incurred by this state in the event that the court renders judgment against the United States, the Attorney General may, with the approval of the Governor, cause such suits to be instituted, employ special counsel to assist in the prosecution thereof, and pay all necessary expenses incident thereto from moneys appropriated to the Attorney General. No reimbursement shall be made to this state for the services rendered by its Attorney General in person.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 6 - Office of Special Services, Health and Welfare Agency › Section 8250.

8250. There is hereby created in the Health and Welfare Agency an Office of Special Services under the control of an executive officer appointed by and holding office at the pleasure of the Governor. The duties and functions of this office shall be to:
(a) Coordinate, oversee, direct and harmonize the work of the several offices, councils, commissions and boards in the Health and Welfare Agency.
(b) Assist such offices, councils, commissions and boards in meeting the goals and priorities each such unit has established.
(c) Assure that there is no duplication of work, effort or programs among or between the several offices, councils, commissions and boards.
(d) Render such services as may be needed by any such office, council, commission or board.
(e) Perform such special studies or services as may be requested by the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency or by any department within the Health and Welfare Agency with the express approval of the Secretary.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 6 - Office of Special Services, Health and Welfare Agency › Section 8251.

8251. The Office of Special Services may enter into agreements and contracts with any person, agency, corporation or other legal entity and take such other action as is necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The office may require state departments to contract with it for services to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 918.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 6 - Office of Special Services, Health and Welfare Agency › Section 8252.

8252. The Office of Special Services may accept and expend grants, gifts and legacies of money, and with the consent of the Department of Finance, may accept, manage, and expend grants, gifts, and legacies of other properties in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 918.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 6.5 - Housing First and Coordinating Council › Section 8257.01.

8257.01. (a) Consistent with the authority provided in subdivision (l) of Section 8257, the council shall leverage the programmatic and administrative expertise of relevant state departments and agencies.
(b) The council may also designate and reimburse a state agency or department to administer programs and related functions as it considers necessary.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 40, Sec. 23. (AB 129) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 6.5 - Housing First and Coordinating Council › Section 8257.2.

8257.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of designing, collecting data for, and approving the assessment described in Section 8257.1, a state agency that has a member on the coordinating council shall, within 60 days of a request for data pertaining to that state agency, provide to the council, or the entity conducting the assessment, the requested data, including, but not limited to, the number or rate of persons exiting state-funded institutional settings into homelessness. State agencies shall be granted reasonable extensions beyond 60 days as necessary to produce high quality data. The state department or agency shall remove any personally identifying data provided pursuant to this subdivision, if any.
(b) The coordinating council shall provide the local data collected pursuant to Section 8257.1 to the respective administering state agencies overseeing those programs within 45 days of receipt.
(1) The coordinating council and the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision shall work in collaboration to determine the format and timing of delivery of local data collected to comply with data security and privacy practices and availability of staff to execute requests.
(2) When feasible, the coordinating council shall notify the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision at least seven days prior to sharing or publicly using or referencing the data, including, but not limited to, using the data for any substantive analysis summary statistics, or other findings.
(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Personally identifying information” has the same meaning as that in Section 1798.79.8 of the Civil Code.
(2) “State-funded institutional settings” include, but are not limited to, justice, juvenile justice, child welfare, and health care settings.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 28. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 8 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 7 - Homeless Youth Act of 2018 › Section 8259.

8259. The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a) Runaway and homeless youth are young people 12 to 24 years of age, inclusive, who have the least access to essential opportunities and supports.
(b) The prevalence of runaways and homelessness among youth is staggering. Studies suggest that between 1.6 and 2.8 million youth up to 24 years of age in the United States experience homelessness every year. A disproportionate number of young people experiencing homelessness are youth of color, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.
(c) California has the second highest rate of unsheltered young people experiencing homelessness in the nation, and the number is growing.
(d) Thirty-one percent of all young people experiencing homelessness in the United States live in California, yet two-thirds of the state’s counties lack basic services for young people experiencing homelessness, including shelter, mental and behavioral services, family maintenance and strengthening, and substance abuse treatment programs.
(e) Research indicates that young people experiencing homelessness are more likely to have used or to begin using drugs and alcohol due to their experiences of trauma and abuse prior to becoming homeless or as a result of homelessness, including commercial sexual exploitation.
(f) With the adoption by the voters of Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, there is an opportunity for new funding to support various programs and services for young people experiencing homelessness, including those with substance use disorders.
(g) In furthering the goal to prevent youth homelessness, the Legislature has created the Homeless Youth Act of 2018 to improve prevention and early intervention support services, low barrier and diverse housing opportunities, and posthousing and followup services for young people experiencing homelessness, including those with substance use disorders.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 841, Sec. 3. (SB 918) Effective January 1, 2019.)