The department may, without the possession of a county certification, pay the expenses for services required by any physically handicapped child out of any funds received by it through gift, devise, or bequest or from private, state, federal, or other grant or source.
The department may authorize or contract with any person or institution properly qualified to furnish services to handicapped children. It may pay for services out of any funds appropriated for the purpose or from funds it may receive by gift, devise, or bequest.
The department may receive gifts, legacies, and bequests and expend them for the purpose of this article, but not for administrative expense.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018