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2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 4 - Emergency Payments and Special Circumstances for Aged, Blind and Disabled › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12501.

12501. (a) To the extent permitted by federal law, payments made pursuant to this chapter for special circumstances shall be excluded in determining the income of an individual for the purposes of the federal supplemental security income program and the state supplementary payment program administered by the Commissioner of Social Security and shall be considered as assistance based on need and furnished by the state as described in Section 1616(a) of Title XVI of the Social Security Act.
(b) Payments made pursuant to this chapter for special circumstances shall be excluded in determining the income of an applicant for or recipient of benefits under the program provided for under Article 7 (commencing with Section 12300) of Chapter 3 and Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 18937) of Part 6.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 111, Sec. 39. Effective July 30, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 4 - Emergency Payments and Special Circumstances for Aged, Blind and Disabled › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12502.

12502. There shall not be additional income and resource limits for the program provided for under this chapter other than those applicable to the categorical program mentioned in Section 12500 that provides eligibility for the program provided for in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 111, Sec. 39.5. Effective July 30, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 4 - Emergency Payments and Special Circumstances for Aged, Blind and Disabled › ARTICLE 3 - Special Circumstances › Section 12550.

12550. (a) For the purposes of this article, “special circumstances” means those which are not common to all recipients and which arise out of need for certain goods or services, and physical infirmities or other conditions peculiar, on a nonrecurring basis, to the individual’s situation. Special circumstances shall include purchase, repair, and replacement of essential household furniture, equipment, or clothing, necessary moving expenses, required housing repairs, and unmet shelter needs, subject to limits set by the department.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 111, Sec. 40. Effective July 30, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 4 - Emergency Payments and Special Circumstances for Aged, Blind and Disabled › ARTICLE 3 - Special Circumstances › Section 12550.1.

12550.1. (a) Effective July 1, 2001, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following benefits shall be provided under this article:
(1) The maximum amount for purchase, repair, or modification of housing or to prevent foreclosures or for relocation expenses shall be one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).
(2) The maximum amount of payment for the purchase, repair or replacement of equipment, including appliances, shall be six hundred dollars ($600).
(3) The maximum amount of payment for the purchase, repair, or replacement of bedding and mattresses shall be three hundred dollars ($300).
(4) The maximum amount of payment for the purchase, repair, or replacement of clothing shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(b) The department may adopt emergency regulations to implement this section.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 111, Sec. 41. Effective July 30, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 4 - Emergency Payments and Special Circumstances for Aged, Blind and Disabled › ARTICLE 3 - Special Circumstances › Section 12551.

12551. Special circumstances shall also include special needs as provided in Sections 11023 and 11023.1.
This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 606, Sec. 30. Effective October 3, 1997. Note: This section was inoperative from October 3, 1997, until July 1, 1998, pursuant to provisions from this amendment (by Stats. 1997, Ch. 606).)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 4 - Emergency Payments and Special Circumstances for Aged, Blind and Disabled › ARTICLE 3 - Special Circumstances › Section 12552.

12552. The county shall verify that a special circumstance does exist and shall issue a warrant for payment within the guidelines provided by the department. The county shall then send a claim to the state for payment.
This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 606, Sec. 31. Effective October 3, 1997. Note: This section was inoperative from October 3, 1997, until July 1, 1998, pursuant to provisions from this amendment (by Stats. 1997, Ch. 606).)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 4 - Emergency Payments and Special Circumstances for Aged, Blind and Disabled › ARTICLE 3 - Special Circumstances › Section 12552.1.

12552.1. (a) A county may transfer funds received for the implementation of this chapter from its administrative allocation to its benefit allocation for the purposes of providing additional benefits to clients to the extent that administrative savings are achieved.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2001.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 111, Sec. 42. Effective July 30, 2001. Applicable from July 1, 2001, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 4 - Emergency Payments and Special Circumstances for Aged, Blind and Disabled › ARTICLE 3 - Special Circumstances › Section 12553.

12553. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12552, special circumstances shall also include the administration and payment by the department pursuant to this section of a recurring special need allowance to every eligible recipient who has a guide dog, signal dog, or other service dog, to pay for dog food and other costs associated with the dog’s care and maintenance.
(b) Beginning January 1, 1991, the special need allowance shall be forty dollars ($40) per month. Beginning July 1, 1991, this amount shall be increased to fifty dollars ($50) per month.
(c) The department shall mail an application for the allowance to each eligible recipient. The application shall be upon a standard form prescribed by regulations of the department and containing a written declaration that the affirmation is made under penalty of perjury subject to prosecution as the crime of perjury under the Penal Code. The recipient or, if the recipient is incapable, another person as described in Section 11054 may make the affirmation. The department shall grant the special need allowance upon the basis of the affirmation by mailing a monthly warrant in the amount indicated in subdivision (b) to the recipient.
(d) The county welfare department shall cooperate in assisting the recipient in completing his or her application for the special need allowance authorized by this section.
(e) For purposes of this section, “eligible recipient” means any blind or disabled recipient of either or both of the following benefits:
(1) Federal supplemental security income benefits provided pursuant to Subchapter 16 (commencing with Section 1381) of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(2) Benefits provided under the State Supplementary Program pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000).
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 871, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 4 - Emergency Payments and Special Circumstances for Aged, Blind and Disabled › ARTICLE 3 - Special Circumstances › Section 12554.

12554. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12552, special circumstances shall also include the administration and payment by the department pursuant to this section of a recurring special need allowance to every eligible recipient who has a guide dog, signal dog, or other service dog, to pay for dog food and other costs associated with the dog’s care and maintenance.
(b) For purposes of this section, the special need allowance shall be fifty dollars ($50) per month.
(c) The department shall mail an application for the allowance to each recipient of benefits under the federal Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program who is known to the department to have a guide dog, signal dog, or other service dog, or who has requested an application from the department, and who is a legal resident of this state. The application shall include a disclosure of the applicant’s resources and all sources and amounts of the applicant’s income. The application shall be upon a standard form prescribed by regulations of the department and containing a written declaration that the affirmation is made under penalty of perjury subject to prosecution as the crime of perjury under the Penal Code. The recipient or, if the recipient is incapable, another person as described in Section 11054 may make the affirmation. In order to establish eligibility pursuant to subdivision (e), the applicant shall also be required to present a proof of income statement from the federal Social Security Administration. The department shall grant the special need allowance upon the basis of the affirmation by mailing a monthly warrant in the amount indicated in subdivision (b) to the recipient.
(d) The county welfare department shall cooperate in assisting the recipient in completing his or her application for the special need allowance authorized by this section.
(e) For purposes of this section, “eligible recipient” means any person legally residing in this state who is a recipient of benefits under the federal Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, provided for pursuant to Title II of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 401, et seq.) and whose income and resources are not in excess of the federal poverty level. For purposes of determining eligibility under this section, income and resources shall be defined in the same manner as those terms are used in determining eligibility for aid under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000).
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 452, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 4 - Emergency Payments and Special Circumstances for Aged, Blind and Disabled › ARTICLE 4 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 12600.

12600. The department shall reimburse the counties for the cost of actual payments made pursuant to this chapter and for the administrative costs actually attributable to such payments.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1216.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 4 - Emergency Payments and Special Circumstances for Aged, Blind and Disabled › ARTICLE 4 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 12601.

12601. Funds for the costs and administration of Articles 2 (commencing with Section 12525) and 3 (commencing with Section 12550) of this chapter shall be limited to the amounts and controls set forth in the Budget Act.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1216.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5 - Loans to Blind Persons › Section 12700.

12700. There is in the State Treasury a permanent revolving fund, in the amount of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), to be known as the Revolving Loan Fund, and to be administered by the department. The fund shall be used to make loans to recipients of aid to the aged, blind, or disabled due to blindness under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000), at a rate of interest not to exceed 3 percent per year, to enable those recipients to establish themselves in businesses, professions, or other gainful employment, including, but not limited to self-employment or to assist those already engaged in such endeavors. No loan in excess of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) shall be made to any individual under this section.
The department shall establish through the Office of Services to the Blind the terms and conditions of loans made pursuant to this section, and shall prescribe the procedure to be followed in making application for such loans. All funds received in repayment of loans made pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Revolving Loan Fund, and shall be available for the making of additional loans as provided in this section.
The collection procedures appropriate to the purposes and objectives of the loan fund shall be prescribed by the Office of Services to the Blind.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 415, Sec. 11. Effective July 17, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.1 - Social Services › Section 13000.

13000. The purpose of this chapter is to set forth those policies and procedures as are necessary to accommodate reductions in federal funds provided under Title XX of the federal Social Security Act as amended by the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981.
(Added by Stats. 1982, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 3, Sec. 40. Effective February 17, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.1 - Social Services › Section 13001.

13001. Funding for social services programs administered by county welfare departments shall include but not be limited to federal funds received under Titles IV, XIX, and XX of the federal Social Security Act, and the State General Fund. The appropriation and allocation of these funds shall be in accordance with the annual Budget Act and the provisions of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 999, Sec. 2. Effective October 11, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.1 - Social Services › Section 13002.

13002. From the funds described in Section 13001 each county shall receive three allocations. The first allocation shall be for support of Child Welfare Services as defined in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 16500 of Part 4). This allocation shall be known as the Child Welfare Services Grant. The second allocation shall be for support of protective services for adults, and other services directed at the five national goals specified in Section 13003. This allocation shall be known as the County Services Block Grant. The third allocation shall be for in-home supportive services administration. The notice of such action must be provided at least seven days prior to the meeting at which such action is to be taken. Such notice shall be provided in the same manner as the county provides notice for its regularly scheduled meetings. Funds from the Child Welfare Services Grant and the County Services Block Grant and the in-home supportive services administration allocations shall be available only when matched by county funds pursuant to the provisions of Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 10100).
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 111, Sec. 43. Effective July 30, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.1 - Social Services › Section 13003.

13003. County allocations may be used to provide necessary training and shall be used to provide social services which meet the following five federal goals of Title XX of the federal Social Security Act.
(1) Achieve or maintaining self-support to prevent, reduce, or eliminate dependency.
(2) Achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency, including reduction or prevention of dependency.
(3) Preventing or remedying neglect, abuse, exploitation of children and adults unable to protect their own interests, or reuniting families.
(4) Preventing or reducing inappropriate institutional care by providing community-based care, home-based care, or other forms of less intensive care.
(5) Securing referral or admission for institutional care when other forms of care are not appropriate or providing services to individuals or institutions.
(Added by Stats. 1982, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 3, Sec. 40. Effective February 17, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.1 - Social Services › Section 13004.

13004. Counties, in expending the County Services Block Grant allocation shall provide protective services for adults pursuant to Section 12251.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 111, Sec. 44. Effective July 30, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.1 - Social Services › Section 13005.

13005. Counties, after expending the County Services Block Grant allocation for the priorities specified in Section 13004 may expend any remaining funds for other services directed at the five goals specified in Section 13003.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 268, Sec. 51.5. Effective June 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.1 - Social Services › Section 13006.

13006. Regulations promulgated by the department relating to protective services for adults shall provide counties with maximum flexibility in determining the type and level of services and use of funds for such services.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 111, Sec. 45. Effective July 30, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.1 - Social Services › Section 13007.

13007. Each county shall report to the State Department of Social Services all necessary information in order to comply with federal and state requirements for the social services block grant.
(Added by Stats. 1982, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 3, Sec. 40. Effective February 17, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.1 - Social Services › Section 13008.

13008. Federal funds for Refugee Social Services that are allocated to county welfare departments for Title XX social services shall be allocated to each county in the same proportion that refugees on aid in each county bear to the total refugees on aid in the state. Federal funds for Targeted Assistance Services that are allocated to county welfare departments shall be allocated to each targeted county in the same proportion that refugees on aid bear to the total refugees on aid in the targeted counties. The allocation shall be developed from caseload statistics from the previous fiscal year which include refugees in the following programs:
(a) Time-eligible and time-expired refugees in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program.
(b) General Assistance.
(c) The Refugee Cash Assistance Program.
(d) The Refugee Demonstration Program.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1182, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.4 - California Newcomer Education and Well-Being (CalNEW) Program › Section 13265.

13265. (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds for this purpose in the annual Budget Act, the State Department of Social Services shall administer, in collaboration with the State Department of Education, the California Newcomer Education and Well-Being Program (CalNEW) to provide services for newcomer pupils, English learners, and immigrant families. The department shall allocate funding to school districts and county offices of education with significant numbers of newcomer pupils, or a significant population of English learner pupils. Funds allocated under this section shall be used to plan, design, and implement academic and social support services for the purpose of improving pupils’ academic engagement and social and emotional well-being. The department shall have sole discretion to determine which school districts, county offices of education, and services to fund.
(b) Subject to an appropriation of funds for this purpose in the annual Budget Act, the department shall do both of the following:
(1) Contract to conduct a formal evaluation of the services provided pursuant to subdivision (a).
(2) Contract to provide technical assistance to support implementation of the services described in this section.
(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “English learner” has the same meaning as defined in Section 306 of the Education Code.
(2) “Immigrant families” means families with household members and immediate relatives of pupils in which one or more of the members or relatives are not United States citizens.
(3) “Newcomer pupil” has the same meaning as “immigrant children and youth” as defined in Section 7011(5) of Title 20 of the United States Code.
(d) In accordance with Section 1621(d) of Title 8 of the United States Code, this section provides services for undocumented persons.
(e) The State Department of Education shall, for the duration of the program described in this section, cooperate with the department to provide all data, data systems, and source code requested to the department for the purpose of effectively operating this program.
(f) Notwithstanding any other law:
(1) Contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(2) Contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services.
(g) Funds appropriated for this purpose in the annual Budget Act shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure for two fiscal years and liquidation for another three fiscal years.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 52, Sec. 101. (AB 181) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.5 - Administration of Refugee Social Services and Refugee Cash Assistance › Section 13275.

13275. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Eligible county” means a county or city and county designated as impacted using a formula developed by the department based upon the refugee arrivals in the county during the preceding 60-month period for which the department has data.
(b) “Qualified nonprofit organization” means a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that satisfies any additional eligibility criteria established by the department.
(c) “Refugee social services” include, but are not limited to, English language and employment training, as funded through federal appropriations.
(d) “Service provider” means a qualified nonprofit organization or private for-profit organization selected by the department to administer refugee services.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 60. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.5 - Administration of Refugee Social Services and Refugee Cash Assistance › Section 13276.

13276. (a) (1)  After setting aside the necessary state administrative funds, the department shall allocate appropriated federal funds for refugee social services programs to each eligible county and, if the department exercises its discretion pursuant to subdivision (b), to a service provider, based on the number of refugees receiving aid in the eligible county or the number of refugees that reside in the eligible county. The department may, at its discretion, utilize funding adjustments based on the length of time that the refugees have resided in the United States.
(2) If an eligible county or service provider that receives funds under paragraph (1) declines all or part of those funds, or returns unexpended funds, the department may exercise its discretion to reallocate the declined or returned funds among eligible counties and service providers.
(3) If the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement provides funding in addition to the annual appropriation described in paragraph (1) or designates funding for services to a specific population of eligible individuals, the department may exercise its discretion to allocate those funds among eligible counties and service providers consistent with federal law.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and to the extent permitted by federal law, the department may, at its discretion, contract with, or award grants to, service providers for the purpose of administering refugee social services programs within a county. An eligible county providing refugee social services pursuant to this chapter may continue to administer those services while a contractor or grantee is also providing refugee social services pursuant to this chapter within the county. The department shall prioritize funding qualified nonprofit organizations and counties over for-profit organizations, when practicable.
(2) If an eligible county and a service provider are administering refugee social services simultaneously within the same county, the department shall, at its discretion, determine the amount of the funds to be distributed to the eligible county and service provider.
(3) Contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this subdivision shall require reporting, monitoring, or audits of services provided, as determined by the department.
(c) The department shall track and document the funding provided to each type of service provider and the purposes for use of this funding, and report this information to the appropriate fiscal and policy staff of the Legislature on a semiannual basis.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 61. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.5 - Administration of Refugee Social Services and Refugee Cash Assistance › Section 13277.

13277. (a) The department shall notify each eligible county’s board of supervisors of the availability of funds described in subdivision (a) of Section 13276.
(b) (1) A county administering refugee social services shall designate an agency that is responsible for developing and implementing a plan for the provision of services funded by refugee social services funds.
(2) Until October 1, 1990, paragraph (1) does not apply to any county on whose behalf the department is administering the refugee employment social services funds.
(c) (1) The plan developed pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be in accordance with Sections 13278 and 13279.
(2) The plan developed pursuant to subdivision (b) shall reflect the full intent of this chapter that the funding for, and provision of, refugee social services shall lead to successful self-sufficiency and social integration for all refugee recipients of refugee social services, in accordance with guidelines issued by the department.
(3) Any plan developed pursuant to subdivision (b) shall, at a minimum, meet all of the following requirements:
(A) Each eligible county’s board of supervisors shall ensure that the county planning process is designed in such a way as to facilitate refugee participation and public input in that process.
(B) The plan shall include a description of how available funds will be used to provide services to refugees.
(C) The plan shall specifically address how services will be delivered to refugees receiving aid in each county.
(D) The plan shall provide for the priority consideration for funding refugee community-based organizations if they demonstrate the capacity to implement the proposed programs, which capacity shall be comparable to that of other competitors who qualify for funding.
(d) Any plan described in Section 11321.6 that is developed by any county that elects to utilize these funds to pay for any service provided to, or any activity performed on behalf of, any refugee participating in the program authorized by Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 shall meet the requirements of Section 13280.
(e) (1) Prior to October 1, 1990, the department shall discontinue administering refugee employment social services funds for a county pursuant to the request of the county.
(2) Commencing October 1, 1990, the department shall discontinue administering refugee employment social services funds on behalf of the county.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 27, Sec. 86. (SB 80) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.5 - Administration of Refugee Social Services and Refugee Cash Assistance › Section 13278.

13278. Commencing October 1, 1990, a county shall, to the extent permitted by federal law, utilize funds as described in Section 13276 to pay for the costs of any services provided to, or activity performed on behalf of, any refugee participating in the program authorized under Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 if that cost is allowed under a plan described in Section 11321.6 and federal requirements for refugee social services programs. The plan shall be developed with significant participation by, and input from, refugee community organizations, voluntary agencies, and other local public and private entities involved in the refugee resettlement process.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 27, Sec. 87. (SB 80) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.5 - Administration of Refugee Social Services and Refugee Cash Assistance › Section 13279.

13279. Refugee social services programs shall be available to recipients of refugee cash assistance and refugees receiving county general assistance in eligible counties. If the county does not provide these services under the program authorized under Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2, a portion of the funds allocated to the county in accordance with Section 13276 may be used to provide services to recipients of refugee cash assistance and refugee recipients of general assistance based on federal requirements and service needs, as outlined in the county plan developed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 13277.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 282. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.5 - Administration of Refugee Social Services and Refugee Cash Assistance › Section 13282.

13282. The requirements established by this chapter shall be applicable only so long as federal funds are available for its purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 27, Sec. 91. (SB 80) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.5 - Administration of Refugee Social Services and Refugee Cash Assistance › Section 13283.

13283. Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall ensure that noncitizen victims of trafficking, domestic violence, and other serious crimes, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 18945, have access to refugee cash assistance, and refugee social services set forth in this chapter, to the same extent as individuals who are admitted to the United States as refugees under Section 1157 of Title 8 of the United States Code. These individuals shall be subject to the same work requirements and exemptions as other participants, provided that compliance with these requirements is authorized by law. An exemption from these requirements shall be available if physical or psychological trauma related to or arising from the victimization impedes their ability to comply. Assistance and services under this section shall be paid from state funds to the extent federal funding is unavailable.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 27, Sec. 92. (SB 80) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.5 - Administration of Refugee Social Services and Refugee Cash Assistance › Section 13284.

13284. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and to the extent permitted by federal law, the department may, in its discretion, contract with, or issue grants to, service providers for the purpose of administering federally funded refugee cash assistance within a county. An eligible county providing refugee cash assistance pursuant to this section may continue to administer the refugee cash assistance while a contractor or grantee is also providing refugee cash assistance pursuant to this section within the county.
(b) The department shall require that service providers awarded contracts or grants pursuant to this section report, monitor, or audit the services provided, as determined by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 63. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.5 - Administration of Refugee Social Services and Refugee Cash Assistance › Section 13285.

13285. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, contracts or grants awarded by the department to a qualified service provider pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from both of the following:
(1) The personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(2) The Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, contracts or grants awarded by the department to a service provider pursuant to this chapter shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 64. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.5 - Administration of Refugee Social Services and Refugee Cash Assistance › Section 13286.

13286. A refugee shall not be denied resettlement anywhere in California based on any criterion, method of administration, or practice that has the purpose or effect of discriminating on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic identified in Section 11135 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 189, Sec. 2. (AB 3133) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.6 - Services for Undocumented Persons › Section 13300.

13300. (a) Subject to the availability of funding in the act that added this chapter or the annual Budget Act, the department shall contract, as described in Section 13301, with qualified nonprofit legal services organizations to provide legal services to unaccompanied undocumented minors who are transferred to the care and custody of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement and who are present in this state.
(b) Legal services provided in accordance with subdivision (a) shall be for the sole purpose of providing legal representation to unaccompanied undocumented minors who are in the physical custody of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement or who are residing with a family member or other sponsor.
(c) For purposes of this chapter, the term “unaccompanied undocumented minors” means unaccompanied children as described in Section 279(g)(2) of Title 6 of the United States Code.
(d) For purposes of this chapter, the term “legal services” includes culturally and linguistically appropriate services provided by attorneys, paralegals, interpreters and other support staff for state court proceedings, federal immigration proceedings, and any appeals arising from those proceedings.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 70. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.6 - Services for Undocumented Persons › Section 13301.

13301. Contracts awarded pursuant to Section 13300 shall fulfill all of the following:
(a) Be executed only with nonprofit legal services organizations that meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Have at least three years of experience handling asylum, T-Visa, U-Visa, or special immigrant juvenile status cases and have represented at least 25 individuals in these matters.
(2) Have experience in representing individuals in removal proceedings and asylum applications.
(3) Have conducted trainings on these issues for practitioners beyond their staff.
(4) Have experience guiding and supervising the work of attorneys whom themselves do not regularly participate in this area of the law but nevertheless work pro bono on the types of cases described in paragraph (1).
(5) Are accredited by the Board of Immigration Appeals under the United States Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review or meet the requirements to receive funding from the Trust Fund Program administered by the State Bar of California.
(b) Provide for legal services to unaccompanied undocumented minors through a funding method, as determined by the department, that shall include all administrative and supervisory costs and court fees.
(c) Require reporting, monitoring, or audits of services provided, as determined by the department.
(d) Require contractors to coordinate efforts with the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement Legal Access Project in order to respond to and assist or represent unaccompanied undocumented minors who could benefit from the services provided under this chapter.
(e) Require contractors to maintain adequate legal malpractice insurance and to indemnify and hold the state harmless from any claims that arise from the legal services provided pursuant to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 65. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.6 - Services for Undocumented Persons › Section 13302.

13302. Notwithstanding any other law:
(a) Contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(b) Contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services.
(c) The client information and records of legal services provided pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the requirements of Section 10850 and shall be exempt from inspection under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).
(d) The state shall be immune from any liability resulting from the implementation of this chapter.
(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 department may implement, interpret, or make specific this chapter without taking any regulatory action.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 439. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.6 - Services for Undocumented Persons › Section 13304.

13304. (a) Any grant awarded pursuant to Section 13303 shall fulfill all of the following:
(1) Be executed only with a nonprofit organization that meets the requirements set forth in Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code and that meets all of the following requirements:
(A) Except as provided in clause (i) of subparagraph (D), have at least three years of experience handling the type of immigration issues for which the organization is requesting a grant.
(B) Have conducted trainings on immigration issues for persons beyond its staff.
(C) Is recognized and accredited by the Office of Legal Access Programs under the United States Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review or meets the requirements to receive funding from the Trust Fund Program administered by the State Bar of California.
(D) (i) For a legal services organization that provides legal training and technical assistance as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 13303, have at least 10 years of experience conducting immigration legal services and technical assistance and meet the requirements to receive funding from the Trust Fund Program administered by the State Bar of California.
(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), a legal services organization, as described in clause (i), may, at the discretion of the department, instead meet the requirements listed in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(2) Require reporting, monitoring, or audits of services provided, as determined by the department.
(3) Require grant recipients to maintain adequate legal malpractice insurance and to indemnify and hold the state harmless from any claims that arise from the legal services provided pursuant to this chapter.
(b) For grants awarded prior to the effective date of the act that added this subdivision, with the consent of the department and the grantee, the grantee may provide any of the services described in Section 13303, as amended by that act, and any agreement between the department and grantee shall be deemed to authorize the provision of those services.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 67. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.6 - Services for Undocumented Persons › Section 13305.

13305. (a) Subject to the availability of funding in the act that added this section or the annual Budget Act, the department shall provide grants to organizations qualified under Section 13306 to provide free education and outreach information, services, and materials about services provided pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 13303.
(b) For purposes of this section, “education and outreach” activities means the dissemination of information or activities that promote the benefits of citizenship or immigration remedies, and explain eligibility to prospective United States citizens or prospective individuals eligible for deferred action, or explain to individuals their immigration-related rights.
(1) Education and outreach activities shall include referrals to educational or legal services that support the applicants’ eligibility for citizenship, deferred action, or other immigration remedies, and the importance of participating in civic engagement as a naturalized citizen.
(2) Education and outreach activities do not include representation as legal counsel that would assist in the application process for a prospective citizen or prospective individual eligible for deferred action or other immigration remedies.
(c) No more than 40 percent of grant funds awarded to an organization qualified under Section 13306 shall be advanced to that organization.
(d) The department shall update the Legislature on the following information in the course of budget hearings:
(1) The timeline for implementation of this section.
(2) The participating organizations awarded contracts or grants.
(3) The number of applications submitted.
(4) The number of clients served.
(5) The types of services provided and in what language or languages.
(6) The regions served.
(7) The ethnic communities served.
(8) The identification of further barriers and challenges to education, outreach, immigration assistance, and legal services related to naturalization and deferred action.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 24, Sec. 42. (SB 89) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.6 - Services for Undocumented Persons › Section 13306.

13306. (a) Grants awarded pursuant to Section 13305 shall be provided only to nonprofit organizations that meet the requirements set forth in Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code and have at least three years of experience with both of the following:
(1) Conducting education and outreach with immigrant populations.
(2) Conducting outreach for government benefits and programs.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 20, Sec. 27. (SB 79) Effective June 24, 2015. Section operative January 1, 2016, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.6 - Services for Undocumented Persons › Section 13307.

13307. The department may transfer funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter among services described in this chapter in response to the results of requests for applications received or to changing state or federal law. Following the award of funding pursuant to this section, the department shall provide written notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the items specified in subdivision (e) of Section 13303. Subsequent to this notification, and in addition to the update required by subdivision (e) of Section 13303, the department shall provide written notification to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee no less than 30 days prior to either of the following, unless a shorter timeframe is requested by the department due to emergent circumstances:
(a) Any proposed changes that adjust the aggregate amount awarded for any particular service described in subdivision (b) of Section 13303 by more than 15 percent.
(b) For any proposed transfers of funding between the purposes of Sections 13300 and 13303.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 24, Sec. 43. (SB 89) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 5.6 - Services for Undocumented Persons › Section 13308.

13308. The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 24, Sec. 44. (SB 89) Effective June 27, 2017.)