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2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 1 - County Welfare-to-Work Demonstration Projects › Section 18230.

18230. Pursuant to this chapter and Article 1 (commencing with Section 18200) of Chapter 3, the director may approve county demonstration projects for the CalWORKs program. Any project approved by the director that requires the expenditure of state or federal funds shall be subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 1 - County Welfare-to-Work Demonstration Projects › Section 18231.

18231. (a) A county, or two or more counties, may implement three-year performance-based CalWORKs demonstration projects under this chapter to test alternative methods of service delivery designed to do any of, but not limited to, the following:
(1) More effectively serve highly distressed geographic areas.
(2) More effectively serve hard-to-employ target populations.
(3) Better meet local labor force demands.
(4) Address the needs of the CalWORKs population in areas of chronic high unemployment.
(5) Improve administration of program services to clients.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that CalWORKs demonstration projects promote cross-agency collaboration within the county or counties in order to reduce duplication and fragmentation of services, serve CalWORKs families in a comprehensive fashion, and increase the self-sufficiency and well-being of CalWORKs families.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that each demonstration project test different types of alternative service delivery or serve different types of populations.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 1 - County Welfare-to-Work Demonstration Projects › Section 18232.

18232. (a) A county board of supervisors that wishes to demonstrate an alternative method of CalWORKs service delivery shall apply to the director for approval of its demonstration project. The county application shall identify the specific goals of the project, how it plans to attain those goals, and the evaluation methodology and funding source that will be used to evaluate the extent to which the goals are attained. The application shall also include a description of the process through which the proposal was developed, which shall include participation by representatives of all the stakeholders who will potentially be affected by the project, including representatives of CalWORKs recipients, service providers, and all relevant local government agencies. Prior to receiving approval for a demonstration project, the applicant county shall demonstrate to the director agreement from all parties described in the application who will be involved in implementing the project.
(b) A participating county shall abide by all audit requirements necessary to ensure compliance with federal law.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 1 - County Welfare-to-Work Demonstration Projects › Section 18233.

18233. Before authorizing a demonstration project, the director shall ensure that it is consistent with the intent of state CalWORKs law. At least 30 days prior to approving a demonstration project, the director shall provide written notice to the chairperson of the relevant policy committees of each house of the Legislature and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. The notice shall identify any increased state costs that will result from the project.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 1 - County Welfare-to-Work Demonstration Projects › Section 18234.

18234. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a county’s CalWORKs demonstration project shall not be exempt from state law that governs eligibility, unless a county wishes to extend eligibility to families not otherwise covered, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal laws and regulations.
(b) A county may not reduce grant levels below the level established pursuant to Section 11450, but may supplement grant levels established in state law, and may extend time limits, using county only funds.
(c) A county’s CalWORKs demonstration project may not be exempt from state law that governs any of the following:
(1) Dispute resolution procedures and penalties, including fair hearings.
(2) Recipient confidentiality.
(3) Child support collection.
(4) County contracting.
(5) Collective bargaining law and agreements.
(6) Civil service procedures.
(7) Fair labor standards.
(8) Displacement of current workers.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 1 - County Welfare-to-Work Demonstration Projects › Section 18235.

18235. A demonstration project under this article shall include a range of services designed to assist recipients to achieve employment, which may not include job search and work experience to the exclusion of other activities that may be required by the population in the project, and the supportive services necessary for clients to achieve self-sufficiency, which at a minimum shall include child care, transportation, mental health treatment, and substance abuse treatment. A demonstration project shall not result in a diminution in the level of funding for services that would be available if the project were not implemented.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 2 - School Attendance Demonstration Projects › Section 18236.

18236. (a) The director may approve school attendance demonstration projects in San Diego and Merced Counties, at the option of each county, to demonstrate means of increasing school attendance and graduation rates of children or teens who receive benefits under the CalWORKs program. The project shall emphasize a social service approach to children and families who are experiencing truancy problems, and shall include collaboration with the academic community to support a successful school experience. Families shall be provided a range of services, resources, and tools to assist them in coping with issues related to their children’s school problems. These shall include integrated services involving the county and the appropriate school districts. After all other avenues to encourage a student to attend school have been exhausted and a family has failed to correct the truancy of a child in the family unit, a participating county may reduce a family grant by the amount of the truant child’s portion grant. The full grant shall be replaced upon a showing that the student has attended school full-time for one month or has otherwise cooperated with an education or training plan developed with the county and the school district.
(b) Participating counties shall measure their success in achieving the following outcomes:
(1) Increased attendance and graduation.
(2) Decreased truancy.
(3) Higher grade point averages.
(4) Increased ADA.
(5) Decreased dropout rates.
(6) Increased collaboration among agencies providing services for children.
(7) Reinforcement of parental responsibility.
(c) Prior to being selected as a demonstration project site, the governing board of each school district shall approve the project and a clear delineation of the county’s and the school or school district’s responsibilities shall be established in a memorandum of understanding.
(d) Each county shall identify how it plans to attain the goals of the demonstration project and the evaluation methodology and funding source that will be used to evaluate the extent to which the goals are attained.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 27, Sec. 116. (SB 80) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 2 - School Attendance Demonstration Projects › Section 18237.

18237. (a) The department, in conjunction with the State Department of Education and the Attorney General, may evaluate the effectiveness of one program, as described in this section in a county that chooses to operate such a program.
(b) The truancy coordinator in the district attorney’s office shall provide assistance to school districts to address cases of habitual truancy as defined in Section 48262 of the Education Code.
(c) The county truancy coordinator shall perform, at a minimum, all of the following duties:
(1) Represent the district attorney on the county school attendance review board pursuant to Section 48321 of the Education Code.
(2) Prepare letters as requested by local school districts that provide a warning notice to parents of truant pupils subject to criminal prosecution and penalties pursuant to Section 48293 of the Education Code.
(3) Develop a district truancy mediation program, as defined in Section 48263.5 of the Education Code, unless the county probation department has elected to provide the program.
(d) The school attendance review board shall assist the district attorney and the court in ensuring that every parent or guardian and truant pupil prosecuted and convicted under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 48200) of Part 2 of the Education Code, complies with the sentence of the court, including, but not limited to, collection of fines, ensuring the performance of community service and providing certification of school attendance.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 3 - Microenterprise Demonstration Projects › Section 18238.

18238. For the purposes of this article:
(a) “Microenterprise” means a small business in which a participant works as his or her own employer.
(b) “Microenterprise assistance provider” means a public agency or a nonprofit agency meeting the requirements of Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that provides self-employment training, technical assistance, and access to microloans to individuals seeking to become self-employed.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 3 - Microenterprise Demonstration Projects › Section 18239.

18239. (a) With the consent of participating counties, the department may implement demonstration projects to provide self-employment training and technical assistance to recipients of CalWORKs benefits and persons who are at risk of receiving CalWORKs benefits. Each demonstration project shall operate for three years. At least one demonstration project shall operate in Los Angeles County and at least one in a northern California county. The number of demonstration projects shall be limited to no more than six. However, if nonstate matching funds become available, the number shall be limited to no more than 12.
(b) The self-employment training shall include development of a viable business plan, assisting the recipient to determine if self-employment is suitable to the recipient’s aptitudes and family dependent care obligations, marketing strategies, business location analysis, direct technical assistance in the development of a microenterprise, and other subjects as necessary to achieve proficiency in basic business skills. The training shall include periodic assistance or case management, as needed, for up to one year after the recipient’s self-employment has commenced.
(c) To ensure communication and collaboration between county welfare departments, including CalWORKs programs, and microenterprise assistance providers, proposals to operate demonstration projects under this article shall be jointly submitted by local microenterprise service providers and the county welfare department. No county matching funds shall be required for the implementation and evaluation of the demonstration project. Local microenterprise assistance providers participating in the pilot project shall have at least two years’ experience and demonstrated success in providing assistance to recipients of CalWORKs benefits and other low-income individuals to create their own jobs through self-employment.
(d) If pursuant to subdivision (a), the department, with the consent of participating counties, chooses to implement a microenterprise demonstration project, the department shall solicit proposals from microenterprise assistance providers seeking to administer a demonstration project under this article on a not-for-profit basis. The department shall seek to encourage financial participation of private entities for purposes of including more individuals in these demonstration projects.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 5 - Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project › Section 18241.

18241. It is the intent of the Legislature, in implementing federal welfare reform, to create a Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project that is consistent with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) and that maximizes cost effectiveness while lifting children out of poverty. It is the intent of the Legislature that the program will secure financial stability for California’s children through a guaranteed minimum level of financial support for the children of participating families, while at the same time encouraging custodial parents to be employed and noncustodial parents to financially support their children.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 5 - Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project › Section 18242.

18242. (a) Upon application by a county board of supervisors, the department may approve up to three demonstration projects to test models of child support assurance. The projects shall either test different models of child support assurance or may test the same model if counties in which the same model is tested involve counties with different demographics.
(b) The department may approve joint projects by two or more counties if both of the following apply:
(1) The equity of access to the project and its related services is ensured to all participants.
(2) The project includes appropriate operational and fiscal arrangements between the counties submitting the joint project.
(c) If the department approves a joint project by two or more counties, that joint project shall constitute one of the projects authorized by subdivision (a).
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the purpose of the demonstration projects authorized by this article is to test child support assurance models as alternatives to welfare under which families with earnings and a child support order receive a guaranteed child support payment, in lieu of a grant under the CalWORKs program, from funds continuously appropriated for the CalWORKs program.
(e) A county may limit the number of families that will be permitted to enroll in its child support assurance demonstration program.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 803, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 5 - Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project › Section 18243.

18243. The department shall develop research designs to ensure thorough evaluations of the child support assurance demonstration projects that shall include, but not be limited to, the impact of the project on work participation rates of custodial parents, household incomes and family well-being, CalWORKs participation rates and costs, rates of paternity and child support order establishment, and any other relevant information the director may require.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 803, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 5 - Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project › Section 18244.

18244. (a) A family shall be eligible to participate in the project described in Section 18246 only if, at the time of application to participate in the child assurance program, the family is receiving, or has been determined to be eligible to receive, an aid grant under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3.
(b) A family’s participation under this article shall not affect its eligibility to receive Medi-Cal and child care benefits under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3, if otherwise eligible.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 902, Sec. 58. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 5 - Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project › Section 18245.

18245. (a) A family shall be eligible to receive a child support assurance payment on behalf of a child only if the child’s custodial parent has done all of the following:
(1) Assigned the child’s right to collect child support to the state.
(2) Established paternity, obtained a child support order, and is using the services available under the state plan approved under Part D (commencing with Section 651) of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(3) Opted to participate in the child assurance program in lieu of cash assistance under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) or its successor program.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), as a condition of receiving a child support assurance payment under this article, a custodial parent shall also be required to do both of the following:
(A) Continue to provide all other relevant information that the applicant has that may be requested by the county.
(B) Appear at required interviews, conference hearings, or legal proceedings, if notified in advance and an illness or emergency does not prevent attendance.
(2) A custodial parent shall not be required to comply with paragraph (1) when compliance would make it more difficult for a domestic violence victim to escape physical abuse or when cooperation would increase the risk of further violence or unfairly penalize the victim.
(c) In order to be eligible under this article, a child shall meet all of the following conditions:
(1) The child resides in the county.
(2) The child has a noncustodial parent living in the United States, or if not living in the United States, is subject to service of process by a state or territory of the United States.
(3) The child is under 18 years of age or, if enrolled in high school, under 19 years of age.
(4) The custodial parent is employed.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 902, Sec. 59. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects › ARTICLE 5 - Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project › Section 18247.

18247. (a) The state share of child support assurance payments under this article shall be paid in accordance with Section 15200.
(b) The department shall, to the extent possible, ensure that no funding streams will be utilized to pay for child support assurance payments if the use of the funding streams would cause participants to be subject to the limitations of Section 11454 or any similar limitation.
(c) The county administrative cost for the operation of a child support assurance program shall be paid from the county’s allocation provided under Sections 15204.2 and 15204.3.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 803, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - County Wraparound Services Program › Section 18250.

18250. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all counties be authorized to provide children with service alternatives to out-of-home care through the development of expanded family-based services programs. These programs shall include individualized or “wraparound” services, where services are wrapped around a child living with his or her birth parent, relative, nonrelative extended family member as defined in Section 362.7, adoptive parent, licensed or certified foster parent, resource family, or guardian. The wraparound services developed under this section shall build on the strengths of each eligible child and family and be tailored to address their unique and changing needs.
(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that the county wraparound services program include the following elements:
(1) Enabling the county to access all possible sources of federal funds for the purpose of developing family-based service alternatives.
(2) Encouraging collaboration among persons and entities including, but not limited to, parents, county welfare departments, county mental health departments, county probation departments, county health departments, special education local planning agencies, school districts, and private service providers for the purpose of planning and providing individualized services for children and their birth or substitute families.
(3) Ensuring local community participation in the development and implementation of wraparound services by county placing or referring agencies and service providers.
(4) Preserving and using the service resources and expertise of nonprofit providers to develop family-based and community-based service alternatives.
(c) 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. 2017, Ch. 732, Sec. 122. (AB 404) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - County Wraparound Services Program › Section 18251.

18251. As used in this chapter:
(a) “County” means each county participating in an individualized or wraparound services program.
(b) “County placing or referring agency” means a county welfare or probation department, or a county mental health department.
(c) “Eligible child” means a child or nonminor dependent, as described in subdivision (v) of Section 11400, who is any of the following:
(1) A child or nonminor dependent who has been adjudicated as either a dependent, transition dependent, or ward of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300, 450, 601, or 602.
(2) A child who is the subject of a petition filed pursuant to Section 602 and who is participating in a program described in Section 654.2, 725, or 790, and is at risk of placement in out-of-home care.
(3) A child or nonminor dependent who is currently, or who would be, placed in out-of-home care.
(4) A child who is eligible for adoption assistance program benefits when the responsible public agency has approved the provision of wraparound services in lieu of out-of-home care.
(d) “Wraparound services” means community-based intervention services that emphasize the strengths of the child and family and includes the delivery of coordinated, highly individualized unconditional services to address needs and achieve positive outcomes in their lives.
(e) “Service allocation slot” means a specified amount of funds available to the county to pay for an individualized intensive wraparound services package for an eligible child. A service allocation slot may be used for more than one child on a successive basis.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 732, Sec. 123. (AB 404) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - County Wraparound Services Program › Section 18252.

18252. Each county shall, at the county’s option, develop a county plan for intensive wrap-around services and monitor the provision of those services in accordance with the plan. This plan shall be submitted to the department for informational purposes. Where a county operates both systems of care under the Children’s Mental Health Services Act, Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850) of Division 5, and wrap-around services, these plans shall be coordinated. Each county’s plan shall include all the following elements:
(a) A process and protocol for reviewing the eligibility of children and families for service and for monitoring accessibility and availability of service to the targeted population. Children shall be determined as eligible for wrap-around services pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 18251, except that:
(1) Once a child is determined to be eligible for wrap-around services under this chapter, he or she shall remain eligible for the time period specified in his or her individualized services plan.
(2) A child and family participating in a family maintenance services program as described in Section 16506 and the wrap-around services program, shall not be subject to the time limitations specified in Section 16506.
(b) A process to accept, modify, or deny proposed individualized service plans for eligible children and families.
(c) A process for parent support, mentoring, and advocacy that ensures parent understanding of, and participation in, wrap-around services programs.
(d) A planning and review process to support and facilitate the following principles in delivering intensive wrap-around services to eligible children and families:
(1) Focusing on an individual child and family through the creation of service plans designed specifically to address the unique needs and strengths of each child and his or her family.
(2) Providing services geared toward enabling children to remain in the least restrictive, most family-like setting possible.
(3) Developing a close collaborative relationship with each child’s family in the planning and provision of wrap-around services.
(4) Conducting a thorough, strengths-based assessment of each child and family that will form the basis for the development of the individualized intervention plan.
(5) Designing and delivering services that incorporate the religious customs, and regional, racial, and ethnic values and beliefs of the children and families served.
(6) Measuring consumer satisfaction to assess outcomes.
(e) Written interagency agreements or memorandums of understanding between the county departments of mental health, social services, and probation that specify jointly provided or integrated services, staff tasks and responsibilities, facility and supply commitments, budget considerations, and linkage and referral services.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 795, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - County Wraparound Services Program › Section 18253.

18253. Each county shall ensure that an evaluation of the wraparound services program is conducted to determine the cost and treatment effectiveness of outcomes such as family functioning and social performance, preventing placement in more restrictive environments, improving emotional and behavioral adjustments, school attendance, and stability in the least restrictive school placement for eligible children. Systems of care outcomes shall be included to the extent they are applicable to the target population.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 561, Sec. 4. (AB 1758) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - County Wraparound Services Program › Section 18253.5.

18253.5. Each county shall ensure that staff participating in the wraparound services program have completed training provided or approved by the department, on providing individualized wraparound services.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 561, Sec. 5. (AB 1758) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - County Wraparound Services Program › Section 18254.

18254. (a) Retroactive to January 1, 2017, the rate for wraparound services, under the county optional wraparound services program, shall be equal to the rate for short-term residential therapeutic programs established pursuant to Section 11462, less the cost of any concurrent out-of-home placement.
(b) For each fiscal year, 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.
(c) County and federal foster care funds, to the extent permitted by federal law, shall remain with the administrative authority of the county, which may enter into an interagency agreement to transfer those funds, and shall be used to provide intensive wraparound services.
(d) Costs for the provision of benefits to eligible children, at rates authorized by subdivision (a), through the wraparound services program authorized by this chapter, shall not exceed the costs that otherwise would have been incurred had the eligible children been placed in a short-term residential therapeutic program.
(e) Commencing July 1, 2017, and each July 1 thereafter, an annual cost-of-living increase shall be applied to the wraparound rate, subject to the availability of county funds, equal to the California Necessities Index used in the preparation of the May Revision for the current fiscal year.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 732, Sec. 124. (AB 404) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - County Wraparound Services Program › Section 18256.

18256. The department shall work with the County Welfare Directors Association of California to identify periodic data elements to be collected in order to track the impact of the counties’ wraparound services programs on applicable California Child and Family Services Review System outcome indicators, such as safety, permanency, and the well-being of the child.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 561, Sec. 9. (AB 1758) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - County Wraparound Services Program › Section 18256.5.

18256.5. In order to prevent disruption to a child participating in a wraparound services program, any county that terminates its wraparound services program shall ensure the participating child’s service needs are met without disruption until his or her case is closed.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 561, Sec. 10. (AB 1758) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - County Wraparound Services Program › Section 18257.

18257. The State Department of Social Services shall seek applicable federal approval to make the maximum number of children being served through such programs eligible for federal financial participation and amend any applicable state regulations to the extent necessary to eliminate any limitations on the numbers of children who can participate in these programs.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 35, Sec. 147. (SB 1013) Effective June 27, 2012. Note: This section was added on Nov. 2, 2004, by initiative Prop. 63.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - County Wraparound Services Program › Section 18257.5.

18257.5. The State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Care Services, in consultation with county representatives and other stakeholders, shall develop recommendations for implementing and expanding high-fidelity wraparound services statewide. The departments shall complete these activities no later than one year from the enactment of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 86, Sec. 55. (AB 153) Effective July 16, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - County Wraparound Services Program › Section 18258.

18258. (a) A child who is categorically eligible for Medi-Cal benefits pursuant to Section 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(I) of Title 42 of the United States Code shall remain eligible for Medi-Cal benefits so long as foster care maintenance payments under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act are made on the child’s behalf. Placement at home without a change in the child’s status as an adjudicated dependent or ward of the juvenile court shall not be cause for a redetermination unless necessary to obtain federal financial participation for Medi-Cal.
(b) A child who is eligible for Medi-Cal benefits, but is not described in subdivision (a), shall remain eligible for benefits subject to annual Medi-Cal redetermination pursuant to Section 14012. Placement at home without a change in the child’s status as an adjudicated dependent or ward of the juvenile court shall not be cause for a redetermination unless necessary to obtain federal financial participation for Medi-Cal.
(c) Medi-Cal eligibility for a child receiving wraparound services pursuant to this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the standards, methodologies, and procedures outlined in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9.
(d) This section is declaratory of existing law.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 561, Sec. 11. (AB 1758) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4.3 - Sexually Exploited Minors Program › Section 18259.

18259. (a) The County of Alameda, contingent upon local funding, may establish a project consistent with this chapter to develop a comprehensive, replicative, multidisciplinary model to address the needs and effective treatment of commercially sexually exploited minors who have been arrested or detained by local law enforcement for a violation of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 647 or subdivision (a) of former Section 653.22 of the Penal Code, or who have been adjudged a dependent of the juvenile court pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 300.
(b) The District Attorney of the County of Alameda, in collaboration with the county child welfare agency, county probation, sheriff, and community-based agencies, may develop, as a component of the program described in this chapter, protocols for identifying and assessing minors, upon arrest or detention by law enforcement, who may be victims of commercial sexual exploitation. The protocol shall include the process for how to make a report to the county child welfare agency if there is reason to believe the minor is a person described in Section 300. The protocol shall also include the process for the child welfare agency to investigate the report pursuant to Section 328.
(c) The District Attorney of the County of Alameda, in collaboration with the county child welfare agency, county probation, sheriff, and community-based agencies that serve commercially sexually exploited minors, may develop, as a component of the program described in this chapter, a diversion program reflecting the best practices to address the needs and requirements of minors who have been determined to be victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
(d) The District Attorney of the County of Alameda, in collaboration with the county and community-based agencies, may form, as a component of the program described in this chapter, a multidisciplinary team including, but not limited to, city police departments, the county sheriff’s department, the public defender’s office, the probation department, child protection services, and community-based organizations that work with or advocate for commercially sexually exploited minors, to do both of the following:
(1) Develop a training curriculum reflecting the best practices for identifying and assessing minors who may be victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
(2) Offer and provide this training curriculum through multidisciplinary teams to law enforcement, child protective services, and others who are required to respond to arrested or detained minors who may be victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 86, Sec. 9. (SB 357) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4.3 - Sexually Exploited Minors Program › Section 18259.3.

18259.3. (a) For purposes of this chapter, “commercially sexually exploited minor” means a person under 18 years of age who is described by one or more of the following:
(1) Has been abused in the manner described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 11165.1 of the Penal Code, and who has been detained for a violation of the law or placed in civil protective custody on a safety hold based only on a violation of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 647 of the Penal Code or subdivision (a) of former Section 653.22 of the Penal Code.
(2) Has been adjudged a dependent of the juvenile court pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 300.
(3) Has been the victim of abduction, as described in Section 267 of the Penal Code.
(4) Meets the definition of a victim of a severe form of trafficking, as defined in Section 7105 of Title 22 of the United States Code.
(b) If a minor is arrested or detained for an alleged violation of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 647 of the Penal Code or of subdivision (a) of former Section 653.22 of the Penal Code, or if a minor is the subject of a petition to be adjudged a dependent of the juvenile court pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 300, they shall be presumed to be a commercially sexually exploited minor, as defined in subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 86, Sec. 10. (SB 357) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training Centers › Section 18275.

18275. The Legislature finds that there is a need to develop programs to provide the kinds of innovative strategies and services which will ameliorate, reduce, and ultimately eliminate the trauma of child sexual abuse.
The Legislature also finds that for the purposes of developing and providing these programs and services, and for the training of, and providing information to, city and county personnel throughout the state, it is necessary to expand the services provided by the child sexual abuse prevention demonstration center established pursuant to the former provisions of this chapter.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1664, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training Centers › Section 18275.5.

18275.5. Unless the context requires otherwise, for purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Director” means the Director of Emergency Services.
(b) “Office” means the Office of Emergency Services.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 539. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training Centers › Section 18276.

18276. The functions and goals of the program developed by the centers shall include all of the following:
(a) Provision of counseling and practical assistance by onsite professionals to sexually abused children and their families, particularly to victims of incest.
(b) Hastening, where in the interests of the child, the process of reconstitution of the family and the marriage.
(c) Marshaling and coordinating the services of all agencies responsible for the sexually abused child and his or her family, as well as other resources to ensure comprehensive, supportive case management.
(d) Employment of a model that fosters self-managed growth, rather than a medical model based on curing disease, and that avoids static theory and methods.
(e) Responding to individual physical, emotional, and social needs of clients so that supportive services are individually tailored and applied as long as necessary.
(f) Facilitation of the expansion and autonomy of self-help groups and provision of guidance to the membership, such as (1) training in cocounseling, self-management, and intrafamily communication techniques, and (2) training in locating community resources.
(g) Informing the public at large and professional agencies about the existence and supportive approach of the program with the aim of encouraging victims and offenders to seek the services of the program voluntarily.
(h) Development of informational and training materials and seminars to enable emulation or adaptation of the program by other communities, emphasizing the program’s stress on cooperation and coordination with all appropriate elements of the criminal justice system and law enforcement system.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1664, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training Centers › Section 18276.5.

18276.5. (a) The two centers selected pursuant to Section 18277 shall develop training programs pertaining to the prevention of and assistance to victims of child sexual abuse and their families. These programs shall be designed for the training of interagency teams of service providers and individual service providers throughout the state, including public and private personnel, who shall in turn offer that training in their communities.
(b) The department shall enter into contracts with each center providing for training and allocating training positions to each center as funds are available to pay for the tuition of individuals who attend the training programs. The contracts shall provide the same amount of funding for each center.
(c) Subject to the review of the department, the centers shall select trainees based upon the following criteria:
(1) In the first year, a minimum of ten individuals from each county shall be chosen.
(2) In subsequent years, a minimum of one-fourth of all positions shall be allocated to rural counties.
(3) When possible, distribution shall be based on the relative population of the counties in which the participants provide services.
(4) The rate of demand for services by child sexual abuse victims and their families in the county.
(5) An emphasis shall be placed on the training of teams of service providers from a geographic area, rather than on training individual service providers.
(6) The ability of the individuals chosen to duplicate the training in his or her geographic area.
(7) The ability of the individuals to apply the training as a direct service provider.
(8) A geographic dispersion of trainees throughout a county is preferred, where feasible.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1664, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training Centers › Section 18277.

18277. The director shall select two child sexual abuse prevention training centers, one in northern California and the other in southern California, which shall receive state funds pursuant to this chapter. The director shall give consideration to existing demonstration programs relating to the prevention of sexual abuse of children and may award grant awards on a sole source basis to the two training centers which he or she selects for funding. The office shall appraise the performance of the training centers on an annual basis and determine whether they shall receive continuation grants.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 540. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training Centers › Section 18278.

18278. (a) The office shall make grants to community nonprofit child sexual abuse treatment programs that are unable to meet the current demand for their services, pursuant to this section.
(b) Programs seeking these grants shall apply to the Office of Criminal Justice Planning in the manner prescribed by the Office of Criminal Justice. Each award shall be limited to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Programs shall be selected based, at a minimum, on the following criteria:
(1) The program’s inability to meet the public demand for its services.
(2) The program’s use of the award to maximize the services provided to clients who would not otherwise be served.
(3) The likelihood that the program will be able to maintain the new level of service after the funds granted are depleted.
The awards shall be equitably distributed to programs in northern and southern California. At least one-fourth of the funds shall be distributed to rural programs.
(c) The office shall fund programs as expeditiously as possible; program funding shall commence within 90 days after the effective date of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 541. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)