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2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 16.5 - Community Health Workers › Section 18998.1.

18998.1. On or before July 1, 2023, the department shall do all of the following:
(a) Develop statewide requirements for community health worker certificate programs in consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the State Department of Health Care Services, the State Department of Public Health, community health workers, Promotores and Promotores de Salud, or representative organizations. In developing the requirements, the department shall do all of the following:
(1) Consult evidenced-based and community-defined materials.
(2) Determine necessary curriculum to meet certificate program objectives.
(3) Determine criteria for specialty certificate programs and specialized training requirements that build on the lived experience of community health workers.
(4) Determine a structure of statewide oversight that reduces barriers to training.
(5) Determine how past experience as a community health worker may provide a pathway to certification, and how to verify past experience.
(b) Approve statewide requirements for the development of certificate programs for community health workers.
(c) Approve the curriculum required for programs to certify community health workers.
(d) Review, approve, or renew evidence-based curricula and community-defined curricula for core competencies, specialized programs, and training.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 144. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 16.5 - Community Health Workers › Section 18998.2.

18998.2. (a) An organization may seek approval of a community health worker certificate program in accordance with this chapter and any standards approved by the department. In administering an approved community health worker certificate program, the organization shall oversee and enforce the requirements developed pursuant to this chapter.
(b) An organization that seeks approval or renewal of a community health worker certificate program shall do all of the following:
(1) Submit a community health worker certificate program plan describing how the community health worker certificate program meets the state requirements for the training and certificate of community health workers.
(2) Submit to periodic reviews to ensure adherence to state requirements.
(3) Submit annual community health worker certificate program reports on participant training and employment. The annual report shall include data determined by the department, in consultation with stakeholders, as needed, to ensure the certificate curriculum maintains community health worker diversity and addresses future workforce needs.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 144. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 16.5 - Community Health Workers › Section 18998.3.

18998.3. (a) The department, in consultation with stakeholders, may request that an individual who is either enrolled in, or who has completed, a community health worker certificate program submit data consistent with Section 502 of the Business and Professions Code.
(b) The department’s identification and specification of the data is exempt until June 30, 2024, from the requirements 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).
(c) The department shall determine the frequency and manner of data submission consistent with this section to ensure program needs are met.
(d) The department shall maintain the privacy of data provided consistent with all relevant federal and state laws.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 144. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 16.5 - Community Health Workers › Section 18998.4.

18998.4. The department may contract with a vendor or vendors to implement this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 144. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 16.5 - Community Health Workers › Section 18998.5.

18998.5. Except as provided in Section 18998.3, and notwithstanding 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 by means of policy letters, provider bulletins, or other similar instructions, without taking regulatory action. The department shall consult with affected stakeholders before acting pursuant to this section.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 144. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 17 - Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program › Section 18999.

18999. In enacting this chapter, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish the Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program under which counties, tribes, or combinations of counties or tribes assist Californians with disabilities who may be experiencing homelessness, to increase participation among individuals who may be eligible for disability benefits programs, including, but not limited to, the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Program for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (SSI/SSP), the federal Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, and veterans benefits provided under federal law, including disability compensation.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 27, Sec. 126. (SB 80) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 17 - Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program › Section 18999.4.

18999.4. (a) (1) Pursuant to Section 18999.1, a grantee shall offer housing assistance to individuals described in subdivision (b) of Section 18999.2 and shall use funds received under this program to establish or expand programs that provide housing assistance, including interim housing, recuperative care, rental subsidies, or, only when necessary, shelters, for clients receiving services under Section 18999.2 during the clients’ application periods for disability benefits programs described in that section. The grantee shall make a reasonable effort to place a client who receives subsidies in housing that the client can sustain without a subsidy upon approval of disability benefits, or consider providing limited housing assistance until an alternative subsidy, affordable housing voucher, or other sustainable housing option is secured. Upon approval or denial of disability benefits, where needed, case management staff shall assist in developing a transition plan for housing support.
(2) A client’s participation in housing assistance programs or services is voluntary.
(b) To the extent authorized under federal law, a grantee, with the assistance of the department, shall seek reimbursement of funds used for housing assistance, general assistance, or general relief from the federal Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to an interim assistance reimbursement agreement authorized by Section 1631(g) of the federal Social Security Act, and shall expend funds received as reimbursement for housing assistance only on additional housing assistance for clients receiving services under this chapter.
(c) The requirement to seek reimbursement of funds pursuant to subdivision (b) is waived through June 30, 2025.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 90. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 17 - Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program › Section 18999.6.

18999.6. (a) A grantee shall report at least annually to the department on its funding of advocacy and outreach programs in the prior year and its use of state funding provided under this chapter, including, to the extent that data is available, all of the following:
(1) The number of clients served in each of the targeted populations described in subdivision (b) of Section 18999.2 and any other populations the grantee chose to target.
(2) The demographics of the clients served, including race or ethnicity, age, and gender.
(3) The number of applications for benefits, and type of benefits, filed with the assistance of the grantee.
(4) The number of applications approved initially, the number approved after reconsideration, the number approved after appeal, and the number not approved, including the average processing time from submission of applications while in the Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program to final determination.
(5) For applications that were denied, the reason or reasons for denial.
(6) The number of clients who received subsidized housing during their enrollment in the Housing and Disability Advocacy Program.
(7) A description of how housing impacted the clients and the rates of completed applications or approval.
(8) The number of clients who received subsidized housing who maintained that housing during the disability benefits application period.
(9) The percentage of clients approved for disability benefits who retain permanent housing 6 and 12 months after the approval of disability benefits.
(10) The number of individuals eligible to be served by this program but who have not yet received services.
(11) Any additional data requirements established by the department after consultation with the County Welfare Directors Association of California, tribes, and advocates for clients.
(b) The department shall annually inform the Legislature of the implementation progress of the program and make related data available on its internet website. Beginning in 2020, the department shall also submit an annual report, by February 1, to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, regarding the implementation of the program, including the information reported by participating grantees pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 91. (AB 135) Effective July 16, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 18 - Homeless Multidisciplinary Personnel Team › Section 18999.82.

18999.82. (a) The Counties of Yuba and Sutter may establish a joint homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team with the goal of facilitating the expedited identification, assessment, and linkage of homeless individuals to housing and supportive services within either of those counties and to allow provider agencies and members of the personnel team to share confidential information for the purpose of coordinating housing and supportive services to ensure continuity of care.
(b) A joint homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team established pursuant to this section shall conform to all requirements and obligations of a homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team established pursuant to Section 18999.8.
(c) The Counties of Yuba and Sutter shall adopt a joint protocol to govern the sharing of information that is in full compliance with the requirements and obligations for protocols developed pursuant to Section 18999.8. A joint protocol adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall be at least as restrictive of the sharing of confidential information as any protocol adopted pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 18999.8 for the sharing of information by a team comprised solely of members of either county individually.
(d) If a city within the County of Yuba or Sutter requests to participate in a joint multidisciplinary personnel team established pursuant to this section, the counties shall allow for the participation of appropriate city personnel, as determined by the counties, unless the counties determine that participation by the city would hinder compliance with the requirements and obligations set forth in this chapter or would otherwise conflict with the counties’ goals and objectives.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 143, Sec. 1. (AB 2174) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 19 - Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act › Section 18999.90.

18999.90. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act or the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 694, Sec. 2. (AB 118) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of June 30, 2026, pursuant to Sec. 18999.95.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 19 - Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act › Section 18999.91.

18999.91. The Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act or the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act is hereby established for the purposes of creating, implementing, and evaluating the C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program in accordance with this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 694, Sec. 2. (AB 118) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of June 30, 2026, pursuant to Sec. 18999.95.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 19 - Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act › Section 18999.92.

18999.92. For purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Community-based organization” means public or nonprofit organization, or organization fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit, that can demonstrate its ability to effectively provide community-based alternatives to law enforcement, and has a demonstrated involvement with the identified communities to be served.
(b) “Department” means the State Department of Social Services.
(c) “Fund” means the Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Program Fund established pursuant to Section 18999.94.
(d) “Grantee” means a county, city, or tribe, or a department of a city, county, or tribe, that receives a grant pursuant to this chapter.
(e) “Law enforcement agency” means any police department, sheriff’s department, district attorney, county probation department, transit agency police department, school district police department, highway patrol, the police department of any campus of the University of California, the California State University, or a community college, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Department of Justice, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and federal law enforcement agencies, such as the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
(f) “Law enforcement officer” means an officer, deputy, employee, or agent of a law enforcement agency as described above.
(g) “Program” means the C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program established by this chapter.
(h) “Stakeholder workgroup” means a group of interested parties convened by the department to make recommendations on the implementation of this program pursuant to this chapter, as described in subdivision (d) of Section 18999.93.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 694, Sec. 2. (AB 118) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of June 30, 2026, pursuant to Sec. 18999.95.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 19 - Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act › Section 18999.94.

18999.94. (a) The Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Program Fund is hereby created within the State Treasury. Moneys deposited in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, may be expended by the department for the purposes of this chapter.
(b) The department may enter into agreements with one or more entities to facilitate the implementation of the program, which may not exceed 5 percent of funds appropriated for purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(1) Convening and facilitating the stakeholder workgroup.
(2) Providing technical assistance to grantees and community-based organizations receiving funding pursuant to this chapter.
(3) Evaluating program data and information and preparing the public report described in subdivision (e) of Section 18999.93.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the department may not expend more than 5 percent of funds appropriated for purposes of this chapter on its administrative costs.
(d) The department shall award all grants pursuant to this chapter on or before January 1, 2023.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 694, Sec. 2. (AB 118) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of June 30, 2026, pursuant to Sec. 18999.95.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 19 - Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act › Section 18999.95.

18999.95. (a) This chapter shall be implemented only if appropriate funding is made available to the department.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, funding 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) Notwithstanding any other law, funding 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 state shall be immune from any liability resulting from the activities of a grantee or community-based organization under the program.
(d) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the State Department of Social Services may implement, interpret, or make specific this chapter without taking any regulatory action.
(e) This chapter shall remain in effect only until June 30, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 694, Sec. 2. (AB 118) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of June 30, 2026, by its own provisions. Repeal affects Chapter 19, commencing with Section 18999.90.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 20 - Community Care Expansion Program › Section 18999.98.

18999.98. The term “low-rent housing project,” as defined in Section 1 of Article XXXIV of the California Constitution, does not apply to the development of an adult or senior care facility that meets any one of the following criteria:
(a) (1) The development is privately owned housing, receiving no ad valorem property tax exemption, other than exemptions granted pursuant to subdivision (f) or (g) of Section 214 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, not fully reimbursed to all taxing entities; and (2) not more than 49 percent of the dwellings, apartments, or other living accommodations of the development may be occupied by persons of low income.
(b) The development is privately owned housing, is not exempt from ad valorem taxation by reason of any public ownership, and is not financed with direct long-term financing from a public body.
(c) The development is intended for owner-occupancy, which may include a limited equity housing cooperative as defined in Section 50076.5 of the Health and Safety Code, or cooperative or condominium ownership, rather than for rental-occupancy.
(d) The development consists of newly constructed, privately owned, one-to-four family dwellings not located on adjoining sites.
(e) The development consists of existing dwelling units leased by the state public body from the private owner of these dwelling units.
(f) The development consists of the rehabilitation, reconstruction, improvement or addition to, or replacement of, dwelling units of a previously existing low-rent housing project, or a project previously or currently occupied by lower income households, as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
(g) The development consists of the acquisition, rehabilitation, reconstruction, improvement, or any combination thereof, of a development which, prior to the date of the transaction to acquire, rehabilitate, reconstruct, improve, or any combination thereof, was subject to a contract for federal or state public body assistance for the purpose of providing affordable housing for low-income households and maintains, or enters into, a contract for federal or state public body assistance for the purpose of providing affordable housing for low-income households.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 696, Sec. 27. (AB 172) Effective October 8, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19001.

19001. There is in the California Health and Human Services Agency the Department of Rehabilitation.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 227, Sec. 102. (AB 1400) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19002.

19002. The Department of Rehabilitation is under the control of an officer known as the Director of Rehabilitation. As used in this division “department” and “director” refer to the Department of Rehabilitation and the Director of Rehabilitation, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19003.

19003. The director is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Upon recommendation of the director, the Governor may appoint a chief deputy director of the department who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The salary of the chief deputy director shall be fixed in accordance with law.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 432.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19004.

19004. The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code apply to the director and the director is the head of a department within the meaning of the chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19005.

19005. The department is vested with all necessary powers and authority to cooperate with the government of the United States or any agency or agencies thereof in the administration of any act of Congress and rules and regulations lawfully adopted thereunder relating to individuals with disabilities or their vocational rehabilitation and independent living.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 937, Sec. 3. Effective October 8, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19005.1.

19005.1. The Department of Rehabilitation is hereby designated as the sole state agency with full power to supervise every phase of the administration of the state plan for vocational rehabilitation services. All decisions affecting eligibility for and the nature and scope of vocational rehabilitation services to be provided will be made by the department through its organizational units.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 171.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19005.5.

19005.5. (a) The Department of Rehabilitation shall establish a program authorizing rehabilitation professionals serving industrially injured workers under the provisions of Labor Code Section 139.5 to refer clients to the Department of Rehabilitation for federal targeted jobs tax credit eligibility determination. The Department shall set forth the specific requirements, procedures, and eligibility criteria. The Department shall not be required to certify, for purposes of the federal targeted jobs tax credit, industrially injured workers who do not meet the eligibility requirements set forth in the federal Rehabilitation Act.
(b) The Department shall be authorized to collect a fee from the insurer or self-insured employer in the amount necessary to determine eligibility and to certify the industrially injured worker for this program.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1266, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19006.

19006. The department may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, such rules and regulations as may be reasonably necessary to enable it to carry out its duties and powers.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19007.

19007. The director may, with the approval of the Director of Finance, accept on behalf of, and in the name of, the state such gifts, donations, bequests, and devises as may be made to the department or to any school or other institution administered by the director or the department which in his judgment would be of benefit to the state and, if made to a school or other institution, would be of benefit to the school or other institution. Gifts, donations, bequests, and devises may be made subject to such conditions or restrictions as the director may deem advisable.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19008.

19008. To the extent resources are available, the department may utilize funds from appropriations by Congress, by gifts, grants, or reimbursements from private or public sources or by state appropriations, or both, or by transfer of funds from other state departments subject to usual budgetary controls for the purpose of establishing and operating rehabilitation programs, including an orientation center for the blind, or of providing vocational rehabilitation or independent living services including related administrative costs, or of cooperating with other public or private agencies for these purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 937, Sec. 4. Effective October 8, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19008.5.

19008.5. (a) The department is authorized to solicit and accept gifts, contributions, and grants from any source, public or private, to establish, implement, and maintain an awards program.
(b)  (1) There is hereby established the Public Awards Fund, which is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, for the purpose of this section.
(2) The director may receive contributions pursuant to this section and deposit them in the Public Awards Fund for use pursuant to subdivision (c).
(3) Sections 11005 and 16302 of the Government Code shall not apply to funds under this section.
(c) In order to achieve the public policy of the State of California, as specified in Section 19000, the director may present awards to those employers, architects, clients, ex-clients, Californians with disabilities nominated or selected for the Hall of Fame, and other persons whose superior cooperation and contributions to the employment of persons with disabilities deserve special recognition.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 797, Sec. 7. (AB 248) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19009.

19009. No period of residence in this state is required for participation in any program administered by the department, except as required by federal law or regulations.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19009.5.

19009.5. No person shall have his or her rehabilitation services reduced due to the receipt of any private grants, scholarships, or awards, provided for the purpose of postsecondary education, except insofar as federal law may require service reductions due to these scholarships, grants, or awards when provided by postsecondary institutions.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 282, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19010.

19010. Pursuant to agreements the department shall cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of any federal statutes pertaining to the purposes of this division and may adopt the methods of administration found necessary by the federal government for the proper and efficient operation of the agreements or plans for vocational rehabilitation and independent living services and may comply with the conditions as may be necessary to secure the full benefits of such federal statutes.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 937, Sec. 5. Effective October 8, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19011.

19011. The people of the state accept the provisions and benefits of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128) and any subsequent amendments thereto.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 190, Sec. 3. (AB 2877) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19012.

19012. In accepting the provisions and benefits of the act of Congress referred to in Section 19011, the people of the state agree to observe and comply with all of its requirements.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19013.

19013. (a) (1) The department may cooperate with other departments, agencies, and institutions, both public and private, in providing the services authorized by this division to individuals with disabilities, in studying the problems involved therein, and in establishing, developing, and providing, in conformity with the purposes of this division, such programs, facilities, and services as may be necessary or desirable.
(2) Cooperation may include contracts and cost-sharing agreements, to the extent permitted by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112), as amended, and the implementing federal regulations.
(3) Within the scope of the federal Rehabilitation Act, through cooperative agreements with other public agencies, the department shall maximize the resources of each agency to better mutually serve individuals with disabilities through enhanced services. To provide these services, within the provisions of federal law, the department and other agencies shall share facilities, utilize existing eligibility and assessment information, participate in cross-training for agencies participating in cooperative programs, and engage in other cooperative activities to reduce duplication of services and to provide a new enhanced pattern of services for individuals with disabilities.
(b) The department may cooperate with the State Department of Education and with the state public postsecondary education system to provide instruction, individual counseling and guidance, and related rehabilitation services for eligible students with disabilities.
(c) The department may cooperate with school districts, with public secondary schools, and with the state public postsecondary education system to employ personnel to assist in the vocational orientation of students with disabilities.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 937, Sec. 7. Effective October 8, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19013.5.

19013.5. (a) In performing any rehabilitative services or in contracting with other public or private agencies for rehabilitative services, the department shall take into consideration the needs of non-English-speaking individuals with disabilities and shall provide language assistance to those individuals participating in the department’s public or private rehabilitation programs.
(b) To the extent funds are available, the department also shall take into consideration the needs of individuals with disabilities who rely on alternate modes of communication, such as manual communication, tactile, oral, and nonverbal communication devices, and shall provide communication assistance to those individuals participating in the department’s programs.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 937, Sec. 8. Effective October 8, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19014.

19014. The Department of Rehabilitation and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall formulate a plan of cooperation for the referral and rehabilitation of persons in industry.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19015.

19015. The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to provide for the services authorized by this division to residents of the state concerned.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19016.

19016. The department may prepare and promulgate regulations and statements of policy governing the protection of records and confidential information, the manner and form of filing applications, eligibility and investigation and determination thereof, for vocational rehabilitation services, procedure for fair hearings and such other regulations and policies as are found necessary to carry out the purposes of this division.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19017.

19017. The department may conduct research and compile statistics relating to the provision of services or the need of services by individuals with disabilities.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 937, Sec. 9. Effective October 8, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19018.

19018. Financial need shall be considered in the furnishing or denial of services in accordance with the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act and regulations adopted thereunder.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 937, Sec. 10. Effective October 8, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties › Section 19020.

19020. (a) On and after July 1, 1993, the department shall recommend to each organization or agency, the purpose of which is to provide services to individuals who are blind, that receives grants or contracts from the department, the number of blind members of the board that is appropriate to meet the needs of the community being served by that board.
(b) As used in this section, “blind” means the same as defined in Section 12050 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1037, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Program Managers › Section 19050.

19050. There is in the department a program manager for the blind and visually impaired and a program manager for the deaf and hard of hearing. The program managers shall, as determined by the director, report to the deputy director of the division established pursuant to Section 19095, and shall assist in the development and coordination of policy with respect to programs for persons who are blind and visually impaired and persons who are deaf and hard of hearing.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1102, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Program Managers › Section 19050.5.

19050.5. The program manager for the blind and visually impaired programs and the program manager for the deaf and hard-of-hearing programs shall have demonstrated experience and sensitivity in working with these disabilities.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1102, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Program Managers › Section 19054.

19054. The director shall appoint a Deaf Advisory Committee to advise the director on means to increase employment, enlarge economic opportunities, enhance independence and self-sufficiency, and otherwise improve services to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. A majority of the committee members shall be deaf or hard of hearing, and other members shall have experience relating to services to the deaf or hard of hearing. The committee shall develop, in conjunction with stakeholders, an annual work plan to identify and address areas for improvement in services provided by the department to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1102, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund › Section 19075.

19075. The Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund in the State Treasury is hereby created. All grants of money received by this state from the United States, the expenditure of which is administered under the provisions of Sections 19011 to 19013, inclusive, shall, on order of the State Controller, be deposited in the Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund › Section 19076.

19076. The State Treasurer, as required by the federal act relating to vocational rehabilitation referred to in Section 19012 shall receive and provide for the proper custody of all funds apportioned to the state under that act.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund › Section 19077.

19077. The State Treasurer shall also receive and provide for the proper custody of all money appropriated by this chapter (commencing with Section 19075), of all money that may be hereafter appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and of all money that may be received by the department under the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund › Section 19078.

19078. Money in the Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund shall be expended as provided by this chapter, as requisitioned by the department in carrying out the provisions of this code and the federal act relating to vocational rehabilitation.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund › Section 19079.

19079. All money in the Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund is hereby appropriated to the department without regard to fiscal years, for expenditure for the purposes for which the money deposited therein is made available by the United States for expenditure by the state.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund › Section 19080.

19080. The State Controller may approve any general plan whereby:
(a) Any expenditures which are a proper charge against money made available by the United States and deposited in the Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund may be paid in the first instance from any appropriation from the General Fund, expenditures from which are administered under the provisions of Sections 19010 to 19012, inclusive; and
(b) The General Fund shall be reimbursed for expenditures made therefrom that are a proper charge against the Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund.
Such a general plan may provide for advance transfers from the Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund to the General Fund, based on estimates of such expenditures that will be subject to reimbursement from the Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund pursuant to such plan, and may provide for reimbursements to the Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund, when necessary.
Requests for reimbursement or transfer pursuant to such a plan shall be furnished to the State Controller in writing by the department, accompanied by such financial statements as the plan may provide. On order of the State Controller, the required amount shall be transferred in accordance therewith.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund › Section 19090.

19090. (a) Pursuant to federal law, there is a State Rehabilitation Council, that shall advise and assist the director in carrying out the vocational rehabilitation provisions of this division.
(b) The membership of the council shall be appointed by the Governor and shall be composed of the representatives specified in Section 725 of Title 29 of the United States Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 193, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund › Section 19091.

19091. (a) Pursuant to federal law, there is a State Independent Living Council, that shall advise and assist the director in carrying out the independent living provisions of this division and federal law.
(b) The membership of the council shall be appointed by the Governor and shall be composed of the representatives specified in Section 796d of Title 29 of the United States Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 147, Sec. 44. Effective July 22, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund › Section 19092.

19092. (a) The functions of the State Rehabilitation Council and the State Independent Living Council and terms of appointment of the members thereof shall be governed by Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 701) of Title 29 of the United States Code.
(b) Members of the councils described in subdivision (a) shall be reimbursed for the actual costs of reasonable and necessary expenses, including child care and personal assistance services, incurred when attending council meetings and or performing council duties. In addition, any member who is unemployed or who is required to forfeit wages from other employment shall be compensated one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day the member is engaged in attending council meetings and or performing duties of the council.
(c) The director, in consultation with the councils, shall provide necessary staff support and assistance for the respective councils to carry out their functions.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 193, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing › Section 19095.

19095. (a) (1) There is hereby established in the Department of Rehabilitation a Division of Specialized Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
(2) For purposes of this chapter “division” means the division established pursuant to paragraph (1).
(b) The purposes of the division shall be as follows:
(1) To assist persons who are blind and visually impaired and deaf and hard of hearing in gaining competitive employment.
(2) To enlarge economic opportunities for persons who are blind or visually impaired and deaf and hard of hearing.
(3) To enhance the independence and self-sufficiency of blind and visually impaired and deaf and hard-of-hearing persons.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1102, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 10 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing › Section 19095.5.

19095.5. (a) The division shall be under the direction of a deputy director, who shall be appointed by the Governor.
(b) The deputy director shall have extensive background in, or knowledge of, services to the blind and visually impaired and the deaf and hard of hearing.
(c) The deputy director shall report directly to the directorate of the Department of Rehabilitation and shall be a member of the department’s executive management, taking part in all departmental planning and decisionmaking.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1102, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)