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2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12 - The Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 3 - Prevention Training Centers › Section 18977.

18977. A prevention training center shall provide information and services to primary prevention programs, the office, and interested applicants for grants, as follows:
(a) Act as a clearinghouse to provide information on state-of-the-art prevention curricula which meet the requirements of this chapter.
(b) Assist in selecting a prevention program model, or a combination of program models, which will meet the needs of their communities.
(c) Design and administer training sessions to develop or expand local primary prevention programs.
(d) Provide technical assistance to local programs, including, but not limited to, all of the following: administration, management, evaluation, program development, development of multicultural staffing, and community education.
(e) Provide ongoing program development and in-service training to meet all of the following:
(1) The special needs of children, including, but not limited to, the needs of disabled and high-risk children.
(2) The geographic, cultural, and linguistic needs of the diverse communities of the state.
(f) Conduct an outreach program to inform communities of the existence of funds to conduct primary prevention programs.
(g) To act in an advisory capacity to the office to provide information for all of the following:
(1) The development of a standard request for proposal as described in Section 18978.2.
(2) Suggestions of appropriate agencies to receive the request for proposal.
(3) The determination of, if requested, a current needs assessment for the number of projects needed to serve a county.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12 - The Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 4 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention › Section 18978.

18978. The office shall select and award grants by January 1, 1985, to two private, nonprofit prevention training centers, one located in, and serving northern California, and one located in, and serving southern California. The dividing line for the purposes of this act shall be the county boundary lines between Monterey, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo Counties to the north, and San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino Counties to the south.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12 - The Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 4 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention › Section 18978.1.

18978.1. The office shall select the two training centers which can fulfill the requirement of Section 18977, and which meet the following requirements:
(a) For the northern California training center, the grant shall be awarded to the applicant which has demonstrated experience and expertise in administering a prevention training center and which has demonstrated the following:
(1) Provided training and ongoing technical assistance for the greatest number of primary prevention programs as defined in Section 18975.7 in school districts and preschools.
(2) Trained and employed the greatest number of trainers with experience in providing primary prevention programs.
(3) Employed trainers representing the cultural and geographical diversity of the service area.
(b) For the southern California training center the grant shall be awarded to the applicant which demonstrates the following:
(1) Experience in child abuse prevention training.
(2) Capacity for training of primary child abuse prevention programs as defined in Section 18976.
(3) Broad community support.
(4) Capability for developing staffing which represents the cultural diversity of their service area and a plan for developing this staff.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 134, Sec. 9. Effective July 1, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12 - The Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 4 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention › Section 18978.2.

18978.2. The office shall distribute a standard request for proposal and shall select the primary prevention program for each service area through a competitive bidding process. Grants for programs in each county shall be determined on a proportional basis according to the number of children in center based preschools and in the schools, kindergarten through 12th grade, except that allocations for primary prevention programs in any one county shall not be less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
The proposals shall include a plan by the applicant as to how its program will serve children in the service area, including all of the following information:
(a) How many children will be served each year.
(b) How each school in the service area is to be served so that children receive age-appropriate training in preschool, once during kindergarten, and at least three times during a child’s school career in grades 1 through 12. Any plan proposing to deliver services in a manner other than that contained in Section 18976.1 shall provide justification for the necessity to use an alternate service delivery method. The office shall consider the alternate proposed delivery method in the review of proposals.
(c) How multicultural staffing will be developed, including plans for the hiring and training of staff.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 134, Sec. 10. Effective July 1, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12 - The Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 4 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention › Section 18978.3.

18978.3. In awarding grants for primary prevention programs, the office:
(a) May, in order to achieve economies of scale, designate service areas for grants that include more than one county. Should acceptable applicants from more than one county in such a multicounty service area submit proposals, the office may separate the area into as many counties for service delivery as is appropriate. The office may also designate more than one service area in large counties and counties with large school-age populations.
(b) Shall award grants only to those qualified applicants set forth below and in the following order of priority:
(1) Private, nonprofit, and public primary prevention programs with experience in the county to be served that meet the requirements of Sections 18975.7 and 18976 by October 1, 1984.
(2) Private, nonprofit, community organizations based in the county to be served.
(3) Public institutions based in counties which do not have qualified organizations as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2).
(4) Private, nonprofit community organizations in adjacent counties.
(5) Public institutions based in adjacent counties.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 134, Sec. 11. Effective July 1, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12 - The Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 4 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention › Section 18978.4.

18978.4. (a) Requests for proposals shall be sent out by March 1, 1985.
(b) The office shall so conduct its primary prevention program selection process that the selected programs are prepared to provide required training during the 1985–1986 school year. Requests for proposals shall be sent out as soon as possible, and at least 30 calendar days shall be allowed for submission of proposals for the competitive bidding.
(c) In accordance with Section 18979, no selected primary prevention program may commence operations prior to July 1, 1985.
(d) In order to ensure that primary prevention programs can provide training beginning in the 1985–86 school year, the office shall give priority in the processing of applications, execution of grants, and issuance of funds to those applicants who apply and qualify under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 18978.3.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 134, Sec. 12. Effective July 1, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12 - The Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 4 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention › Section 18978.5.

18978.5. The office shall do all of the following:
(a) Prepare and execute grants with the successful applicants for the prevention training centers and primary prevention programs.
(b) Monitor and evaluate primary prevention programs and prevention training centers.
(c) Notify any local child abuse prevention council when a primary prevention program grant award has been made in its service area.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12 - The Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 4 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention › Section 18978.6.

18978.6. The office shall administer this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12 - The Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 4 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention › Section 18978.7.

18978.7. The director shall be authorized to the extent necessary to adopt regulations, orders, or standards of general application to implement, interpret, or make specific the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12 - The Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 4 - The Office of Child Abuse Prevention › Section 18978.8.

18978.8. The director shall, within 60 days of the operative date of this chapter, adopt regulations implementing the provisions of this chapter as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. For the purposes of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the adoption of the regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12 - The Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 5 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 18979.

18979. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, eleven million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($11,250,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the office for the purposes of this chapter, to be allocated as follows:
(a) Eight hundred fifty thousand dollars ($850,000) for the establishment of prevention training centers and for administrative costs of the department, to be allocated for the period commencing January 1, 1985, and ending June 30, 1985, as follows:
(1) Four hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($487,500) for startup and operating of the prevention training centers, to be allocated as follows:
(A) Two hundred eighteen thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($218,750) for the northern California prevention training center.
(B) Two hundred sixty-eight thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($268,750) for the southern California prevention training center.
(2) Three hundred sixty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($362,500) for administrative costs of the department.
(3) Any unexpended allocations pursuant to this subdivision for the 1984–85 fiscal year shall be carried forward for the 1985–86 fiscal year.
(b) Ten million four hundred thousand dollars ($10,400,000) for the continuation of the prevention training centers, primary prevention programs, and administrative costs to be allocated for the 1985–86 fiscal year, as follows:
(1) Nine million five hundred thousand dollars ($9,500,000) for the operating costs of primary prevention programs. Funding for the primary prevention programs shall be maintained at a level at least equal to the amount allocated in the Budget Act of 1987, at least until June 30, 1989, or until the State Department of Social Services completes the evaluation of this program required by Section 18978.5, whichever occurs later.
(2) Seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) for the operating costs of the prevention training centers, to be allocated as follows:
(A) Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for the northern California prevention training center.
(B) Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for the southern California prevention training center.
(3) Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for administrative costs of the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1310, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 18980.

18980. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 18981.

18981. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Child abuse is one of the most tragic social and criminal justice issues of our times.
(b) Victims of child abuse and their families face a complex intervention system involving many professionals and agencies.
(c) Coordination by child protection agencies and personnel improves the response to a victim and his or her family.
(d) The prevention of child abuse requires the involvement of the entire community.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 18981.1.

18981.1. It is the intention of the Legislature to fund child abuse prevention coordinating councils in each county.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 2 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Councils › Section 18982.

18982. A child abuse prevention coordinating council is a community council whose primary purpose is to coordinate the community’s efforts to prevent and respond to child abuse.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 2 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Councils › Section 18982.1.

18982.1. Councils funded by this chapter shall encourage representatives from the following:
(a) Public child welfare services, including the following:
(1) The county welfare or children’s services department.
(2) The probation department.
(3) Licensing agencies.
(b) The criminal justice system, including the following:
(1) Law enforcement.
(2) The office of the district attorney.
(3) The courts.
(4) The coroner.
(c) Prevention and treatment services communities, including the following:
(1) Medical and mental health services.
(2) Community-based social services.
(3) Public and private schools.
(d) Community representatives, including the following:
(1) Community volunteers.
(2) Civic organizations.
(3) The religious community.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 2 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Councils › Section 18982.2.

18982.2. The functions of a council shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) To provide a forum for interagency cooperation and coordination in the prevention, detection, treatment, and legal processing of child abuse cases.
(b) To promote public awareness of the abuse and neglect of children and the resources available for intervention and treatment.
(c) To encourage and facilitate training of professionals in the detection, treatment, and prevention of child abuse and neglect.
(d) To recommend improvements in services to families and victims.
(e) To encourage and facilitate community support for child abuse and neglect programs.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 2 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Councils › Section 18982.3.

18982.3. Councils may form committees to carry out specific functions, such as the following:
(a) Interagency coordination committees.
(b) Multidisciplinary personnel teams.
(c) Professional training committees.
(d) Public awareness committees.
(e) Service improvement committees.
(f) Advocacy committees.
(g) Fundraising committees.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 2 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Councils › Section 18982.4.

18982.4. The multidisciplinary personnel team provisions of subdivision (
l) of Section 5328, subdivision (d) of Section 18951, and Section 18961 shall apply to child abuse prevention coordinating councils funded under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 3 - Selection and Administration › Section 18983.

18983. Each county shall fund child abuse prevention coordinating councils which meet the criteria in Section 18982 from the county’s children’s trust fund. In the event that the county does not create a children’s trust fund, the board of supervisors shall apply for funds from the State Children’s Trust Fund. Initial funding of councils shall be scheduled to accommodate ongoing funding of programs or funds already encumbered for other purposes.
Funds for councils selected pursuant to this chapter shall not be considered administrative costs for purposes of Sections 18967 and 18969.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 3 - Selection and Administration › Section 18983.3.

18983.3. In the event that more than one council per county exists, the county board of supervisors shall develop a procedure for selecting a council for funding. More than one existing council may be funded in counties with geographically distinct population centers.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 3 - Selection and Administration › Section 18983.4.

18983.4. For counties without existing councils the county board of supervisors shall make every effort to facilitate the formation and funding of a council in that county.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 3 - Selection and Administration › Section 18983.5.

18983.5. Councils funded under this chapter shall be incorporated as nonprofit corporations, or established as independent organizations within county government, or comparably independent organizations as determined by the office. New or existing councils may apply for funds using a fiscal agent pending incorporation.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 3 - Selection and Administration › Section 18983.6.

18983.6. Councils receiving funding under this chapter shall develop a protocol for interagency coordination and provide yearly reports to the county board of supervisors.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act › ARTICLE 3 - Selection and Administration › Section 18983.8.

18983.8. Councils receiving funding under this chapter shall provide a local cash or in-kind match of 33
1
/
3
percent. For councils unable to raise the full match for the maximum allocation, a partial grant shall be provided in the amount of three grant dollars to each match dollar.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provision and Definitions › Section 18986.

18986. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Presley-Brown Interagency Children’s Services Act.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1303, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provision and Definitions › Section 18986.2.

18986.2. It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to encourage the development of a comprehensive and collaborative delivery system of services to children and youths at the state and local level and to offer fiscal incentives in the form of waivers and negotiated contracts to encourage collaboration. The goal of that collaborative system shall be to:
(a) Develop a service delivery plan which emphasizes preventive and early intervention services that maximize the healthy development of children and minimize the long-term need for public resources.
(b) Allow for flexibility of expenditures in public funds.
(c) Emphasize local decisionmaking and provide for greater flexibility to local government in designing delivery systems.
(d) Provide for a continuum of family-centered, child-focused services through public/private partnerships within the community.
(e) Minimize duplicate administrative systems.
(f) Identify gaps in services to target populations.
(g) Provide case management services to children and families with multiple needs.
(h) Involve school districts in the planning and delivery of coordinated services for children.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 994, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provision and Definitions › Section 18986.3.

18986.3. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Children’s services” means any services provided by any state or local agency or private entity for the health, safety, or well-being of minors.
(b) “Council” means an interagency children’s services coordinating council established pursuant to Section 18986.10.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 347, Sec. 48. (SB 942) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 2 - County Interagency Collaboration › Section 18986.10.

18986.10. The board of supervisors of any county or city and county may establish an interagency children’s services coordination council.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1303, Sec. 1.)
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18986.11. A council shall be comprised of, but not be limited to, the following members:
(a) Persons responsible for management of the following county functions:
(1) Alcohol and drug programs.
(2) Children’s services.
(3) Housing and redevelopment.
(4) Mental health services.
(5) Probation.
(6) Public health services.
(7) Welfare or public social services.
(b) The presiding judge of the county’s juvenile court.
(c) The superintendent of the county office of education and at least one superintendent of a unified school district within the county.
(d) A prosecuting attorney of the county or city and county.
(e) A representative of a private nonprofit corporation which has a goal of entering into a public private partnership with the county to meet the needs of children that are not adequately met by existing public or private funds.
(f) One member of the county board of supervisors.
(g) A representative of law enforcement.
(h) A representative of the local child abuse council.
(i) A representative of a local planning agency participating in the California Early Intervention Program pursuant to Subchapter VIII (commencing with Section 1471) of Chapter 33 of Title 20 of the United States Code.
(j) A representative of the local child care resource and referral agency or other local child care coordinating group.
(k) A representative, or representatives, of one or more community-based organizations with ties to the ethnic communities served in the area.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 552, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 2 - County Interagency Collaboration › Section 18986.12.

18986.12. (a) The council shall convene monthly and shall, in addition, convene at least two public meetings annually inviting public testimony.
(b) Meetings of the council shall be convened by an executive director who is appointed by the county board of supervisors.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1303, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 2 - County Interagency Collaboration › Section 18986.13.

18986.13. The county board of supervisors may designate an existing, duly established interagency children’s services coordinating body as the county’s interagency children’s services coordination council as authorized by Section 18986.10. However, the membership, responsibilities, and duties of that existing body shall be modified by the board as necessary to conform to the requirements of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1303, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 2 - County Interagency Collaboration › Section 18986.14.

18986.14. The council’s duties shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Ensuring collaboration and countywide planning for the provision of children’s services.
(b) Identifying those agencies that have a significant joint responsibility in providing services to children and families.
(c) Identifying gaps in services to specific populations.
(d) Developing policies and setting priorities to ensure service effectiveness.
(e) Implementing public and private collaborative programs whenever possible.
(f) Providing for countywide interagency case management to coordinate resources, especially for those children and their families who are using the services of more than one agency concurrently.
(g) Identify, coordinate with, and, where feasible, integrate with existing children’s services groups and other coordinating bodies.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1303, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 2 - County Interagency Collaboration › Section 18986.15.

18986.15. Each county wishing to participate under this chapter shall develop a three-year program for phasing in a coordinated children’s services system.
(a) A plan for coordinated children’s services may include proposals to combine and coordinate services to one or more of the following special populations of children provided by two or more existing local service agencies:
(1) Abused or neglected children and those at risk of abuse or neglect.
(2) Children in foster care or at risk of entering foster care.
(3) Children requiring mental health services.
(4) Children needing health care services delivered by local maternal and child health services, including, but not limited to, services provided under the California Children’s Services Program, the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program, and perinatal services.
(5) Delinquent, status offender, and homeless minors.
(6) Minors in need of job training and placement services.
(7) School dropouts, or those at risk of dropping out.
(8) Infants born with identified drug dependencies and children with known histories of substance abuse.
(9) Children with developmental disabilities.
(10) Children in need of preschool or child care services.
(b) Plans shall include all of the following:
(1) Use of existing service capabilities within the various agencies currently serving children’s needs in the county.
(2) Interagency collaboration and program consolidation among publicly and privately funded agencies providing services to children.
(3) Appropriate interagency protocols and agreements.
(4) Services for the most vulnerable or at-risk children.
(5) Services which permit children to reside in their usual family setting whenever possible and in their best interest.
(6) Components designed to promote an effective case management system.
(7) Estimates of cost benefits and cost avoidance of the program proposal.
(8) A specific list of the benefits to children under the plan, including objective measures of successful outcome and program effectiveness.
(c) No later than July 1 of each year, any county that wishes to participate pursuant to this chapter shall submit to the county board of supervisors a program proposal for the development of a coordinated system of children’s services.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 994, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 3 - Waivers › Section 18986.20.

18986.20. (a) Any county that wishes to participate under this chapter and that develops a three-year program of coordinated children’s services pursuant to Section 18986.15, may, as a part of its plan, request a waiver of existing state regulations pertaining to requirements which hinder coordination of children’s services. The county may also request authorization to enter into a negotiated contract which enables the repositioning and reallocation of existing resources to facilitate integrated case management and coordination among participating agencies.
(b) Requests for waivers or negotiated contracts shall be submitted in writing, with a detailed description of the county’s plan for coordinated children’s services and a detailed description of the need for the waiver or negotiated contract to the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency. Requests for negotiated contracts shall also be submitted to the Department of Finance.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 347, Sec. 49. (SB 942) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 3 - Waivers › Section 18986.21.

18986.21. (a) A waiver or waivers may be granted pursuant to this chapter when existing regulations hinder the coordination of children’s services and when waivers would facilitate the implementation of this chapter.
(b) Any request for a waiver under this chapter shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) The regulation or regulations for which the county requests a waiver.
(2) A statement regarding why the identified regulation or regulations should be waived.
(3) A statement regarding why the identified regulation or regulations inhibit the efficient administration of the program.
(4) A comparison of the following:
(A) The services and the number of persons to be served under the requested waiver.
(B) The services and the number of persons to be served without the requested waiver.
(5) Projected costs or savings due to the requested waiver.
(6) Any impact on state and federal funding.
(c) When approving a county request for a waiver pursuant to this chapter, the entity granting the waiver shall ensure all of the following:
(1) Services and eligible persons served under the affected program are maintained.
(2) There is no increase in costs to the state or to clients.
(3) There is no loss of federal financial participation.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 994, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 3 - Waivers › Section 18986.22.

18986.22. (a) A negotiated contract may be awarded pursuant to this chapter when existing regulations and categorical programs hinder the coordination of children’s services and prohibit integrated case management.
(b) A negotiated contract means an agreement entered into between the state and the county pursuant to Section 18986.23 which authorizes the reallocation of existing resources from participating agencies for purposes specified in each contract.
(c) Each negotiated contract shall specify all of the following:
(1) The target population to be served.
(2) The core services to be offered.
(3) The net amount of resources to be reallocated and pooled.
(4) Intake and eligibility criteria.
(5) Provisions for sharing data between agencies while maintaining client confidentiality.
(6) Evaluation measures, including specific outcomes and performance criteria to be achieved as a condition of the negotiated contract and appropriate sanctions if evaluation measures are not met.
(7) The duration of the contract period, including provisions for contract renewal.
(8) any other provisions which are deemed necessary to ensure program and fiscal accountability.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 994, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 3 - Waivers › Section 18986.23.

18986.23. Waivers and negotiated contracts shall be granted pursuant to this chapter by the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Attorney General, or the Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency, in consultation with the Department of Finance as follows:
(a) The Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency shall grant waivers or negotiated contracts for programs under his or her jurisdiction, in consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of the Youth and Correctional Agency.
(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall grant waivers or negotiated contracts for programs under his or her jurisdiction, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency, and the Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency.
(c) The Attorney General shall grant waivers or negotiate contracts for programs under his or her jurisdiction in consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency, and the Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency.
(d) The Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency shall grant waivers or negotiate contracts for programs under his or her jurisdiction in consultation with the Attorney General, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency.
(e) The entity to whom a request for a waiver or negotiated contract is submitted pursuant to this section shall issue written notice of the granting of the waiver, any delay in the consideration of the waiver request, or denial of the requested waiver within 60 days of the receipt of the request. Any county may appeal a negative decision regarding a requested waiver or negotiated contract.
(f) In addition to approval required by subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, all requests for negotiated contracts shall be approved by the Department of Finance.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 347, Sec. 50. (SB 942) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 3 - Waivers › Section 18986.24.

18986.24. The Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Attorney General, or the Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency shall notify the appropriate policy committees and fiscal committees of the Legislature no later than 30 days before any waiver or negotiated contract granted pursuant to this article take effect.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 347, Sec. 51. (SB 942) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.8 - Interagency Children s Services Act › ARTICLE 4 - Evaluation › Section 18986.30.

18986.30. Two years after the approval of an initial waiver or negotiated contract request pursuant to Sections 18986.20 to 18986.24, inclusive, the department shall review and report to the Legislative Analyst on the progress of the councils for which fiscal incentives and necessary waivers or negotiated contracts to establish the council’s programs have been approved and granted. Programs to coordinate comprehensive children’s services shall be deemed successful based upon the following:
(a) The county’s ability to meet specific success criteria as specified in its overall plan.
(b) The county’s ability to demonstrate cost avoidance which equals or exceeds the cost of the plan. This cost avoidance shall include the following categories, where appropriate:
(1) Group home costs paid by Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC).
(2) Children and adolescent state hospital programs.
(3) Juvenile justice recidivism or reincarceration.
(4) Nonpublic school residential placement costs.
(5) Other short-term and long-term savings in public funds resulting from the plans.
(c) The Legislative Analyst shall submit a review of the report to the Legislature.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1296, Sec. 24. Effective September 30, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.82 - Integrated Children s Services Programs › Section 18986.40.

18986.40. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, “program” or “integrated children’s services programs” means a coordinated children’s service system, operating as a program that is part of a department or State Department of Health Care Services initiative, that offers a full range of integrated behavioral social, health, and mental health services, including applicable educational services, to seriously emotionally disturbed and special needs children, or programs established by county governments, local education agencies, or consortia of public and private agencies, to jointly provide two or more of the following services to children or their families, or both:
(1) Educational services for children at risk of dropping out, or who need additional educational services to be successful academically.
(2) Health care.
(3) All mental health diagnostic and treatment services, including medication.
(4) Substance abuse prevention and treatment.
(5) Child abuse prevention, identification, and treatment.
(6) Nutrition services.
(7) Child care and development services.
(8) Juvenile justice services.
(9) Child welfare services.
(10) Early intervention and prevention services.
(11) Crisis intervention services, as defined in subdivision (c).
(12) Any other service which will enhance the health, development, and well-being of children and their families.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter, “children’s multidisciplinary services team” means a team of two or more persons trained and qualified to provide one or more of the services listed in subdivision (a), who are responsible in the program for identifying the educational, health, or social service needs of a child and his or her family, and for developing a plan to address those needs. A family member, or the designee of a family member, shall be invited to participate in team meetings and decisions, unless the team determines that, in its professional judgment, this participation would present a reasonable risk of a significant adverse or detrimental effect on the minor’s psychological or physical safety. Members of the team shall be trained in the confidentiality and information sharing provisions of this chapter.
(c) “Crisis intervention services” means early support and psychological assistance, to be continued as necessary, to children who have been victims of, or whose lives have been affected by, a violent crime or a cataclysmic incident, such as a natural disaster, or who have been involved in school, neighborhood, or family based critical incidents likely to cause profound psychological effects if not addressed immediately and thoroughly.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 250. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.84 - Interagency Day Care Program › Section 18986.50.

18986.50. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to encourage the development of programs and services, in keeping with Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 18986) and Chapter 12.82 (commencing with Section 18986.40), that enhance the successful development of children and reduce the incidence of juvenile crime and delinquency in the community.
(2) The San Bernardino County Youth Justice Center shall provide all available evaluative and operational studies related to its program to any county that requests that information in order to replicate the model or implement a similar program.
(b) This chapter is intended to augment existing interagency collaborative efforts by proposing an additional model.
(c) This chapter is not intended to supersede or duplicate existing programs, services, or interagency agreements.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 294. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 12.84 - Interagency Day Care Program › Section 18986.53.

18986.53. (a) Any county may implement an interagency day care program for multiple needs youths who are either being served by, or are at risk of being served by, the juvenile justice system pursuant to Article 14 (commencing with Section 600) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2. This program shall be based on the San Bernardino County Youth Justice Center model.
(b) The program shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) A day treatment center, for the provision of support services for juveniles referred by any of the interagency coordination council members, without the removal of the juvenile from his or her home.
(2) Case management services, coordinating the provision of support services by the participating agencies, including county agencies that provide probation services, health services, mental health services, social services, and educational services.
(3) Family support and preservation services, including support services for the parents and siblings of the juvenile and for the juvenile.
(4) A goal of positive community readjustment and personal responsibility for the juveniles and their families.
(5) A process for conflict resolution among agencies.
(6) An evaluation component, to track the outcome of treatment under this section and to evaluate effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the program in savings in the costs of incarceration of the juveniles, the costs of out-of-home placement, and other measures determined by the evaluator to be useful in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the program.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any county may consolidate the functions of the coordinating body implementing the coordination of services for purposes of this chapter into a single body that also includes all of the following:
(1) The interagency placement committee meeting the requirements of Section 4096.
(2) The interagency case management council established in compliance with Section 5866.
(3) The children’s multidisciplinary services team defined in subdivision (b) of Section 18986.40.
(d) If a county develops, or is in the process of developing, an evaluation component to identify outcome, cost, and other measures to determine the effectiveness of the program and its cost-effectiveness in providing interagency services for children and adolescents, the evaluation requirements of this chapter shall be integrated with existing evaluation capabilities.
(e) The local agency or the department shall seek private funding for the program, particularly money to be used to augment the operation of the program and the support of the affected youth service agencies.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 970, Sec. 2. Effective October 11, 1993.)