California Welfare and Institutions Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

• Section 18200.
  The Legislature recognizes the necessity to improve the administration of public assistance so as to minimize dependency and reduce the total costs of public welfare...
• Section 18201.
  The department may authorize the payment of state funds to defray in whole or in part the cost of a project undertaken by the county...
• Section 18202.
  The department shall develop and publish criteria for the submission and approval of county plans for projects proposed to be undertaken pursuant to this chapter....
• Section 18203.
  Among the county projects approved by the department, priority shall be given to those which involve:(a) Efforts to minimize as much as possible, within the limits...
• Section 18204.
  To enable it to conduct and administer experimental projects to test methods and procedures of administering assistance and services to recipients of public social services,...
• Section 18205.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the request of a county, after public hearing by the county, the department may extend an experimental project...
• Section 18205.5.
  The Director of Child Support Services may, pursuant to this article, approve county demonstration projects to provide employment and training services to nonsupporting, noncustodial parents...
• Section 18206.
  (a) The director shall specify performance and quality assurance standards to be included in any experimental project for in-home supportive services undertaken pursuant to Section 18204...
• Section 18207.
  Sections 18205 and 18206 shall apply only to experimental projects for in-home supportive services established pursuant to Section 18204 that were in existence on July...

Last modified: October 22, 2018