California Welfare and Institutions Code CHAPTER 9 - Independent Living Centers

• Section 19800.
  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that individuals with disabilities comprise a large percentage of California’s total population and that action is necessary to assist...
• Section 19801.
  An independent living center shall:(a) Be a private, nonprofit organization controlled by a board of directors. A majority of the board shall be comprised of individuals...
• Section 19802.
  For the purposes of this chapter, an “individual with a disability” is as defined pursuant to the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 705 of...
• Section 19803.
  Services provided to individuals with disabilities shall be tailored to suit the individual needs and shall be available to individuals with all types of disabilities.(Amended...
• Section 19804.
  An independent living center shall not operate in conjunction with or be affiliated with a residential living center.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 191.)
• Section 19805.
  (a) The Department of Rehabilitation may advance to an independent living center an amount, each month, not in excess of one-twelfth of the annual allocation for...
• Section 19806.
  (a) An independent living center shall not be required to provide any matching funds through private contributions as a condition of receiving state funds except to...

Last modified: October 22, 2018