California Welfare and Institutions Code CHAPTER 2.1 - Public Social Services for Deaf Persons

• Section 10620.
  The Legislature finds that over 1.5 million persons in California are deaf or are significantly hard of hearing. Basic governmental services are not routinely adapted...
• Section 10621.
  Public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing shall include, but not be limited to, the following services:(a) Complete communication services through interpreter services...
• Section 10622.
  Public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing shall be available in at least three regions throughout the state so that deaf and...
• Section 10623.
  Public agencies or private nonprofit corporations or a combination thereof in a region may provide the public social services listed in Section 10621 directly or...
• Section 10624.
  (a) The department, with the advice of persons knowledgeable about the provision of public social services to deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, shall establish the criteria for...
• Section 10625.
  The department shall:(a) Determine the number and location of regions of the state providing public social services.(b) Coordinate the provision of services with the Department of Rehabilitation.(c) Establish...
• Section 10626.
  The department shall contract with public agencies or private nonprofit corporations for a period not to exceed one year. At the end of each contract...
• Section 10626.5.
  (a) A public agency or nonprofit corporation, or a combination thereof, providing the public social services listed in Section 10621, may charge a fee to all...
• Section 10629.
  The State Department of Social Services shall not expend over 5 percent of the sum appropriated for this chapter for the administrative costs of this...

Last modified: October 22, 2018