California Welfare and Institutions Code CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties

• Section 19000.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(1) Work is a valuable and important activity, both for individuals and society, and fulfills the need of an individual...
• Section 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...
• Section 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”...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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,...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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....
• Section 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...
• Section 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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018