California Welfare and Institutions Code ARTICLE 2 - Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Councils

• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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,...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018