Welfare and Institutions Code

Are Legislative Findings in Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Act Bills Necessary?

October 20, 2023 8:01 amOctober 20, 2023 8:01 am

The California Legislature sent to the Governor at the end of the 2023 Legislative Session a measure, Assembly Bill 1479, which dealt with pupil health and social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health supports. Governor Newsom vetoed the bill due to budgetary...

What Are the Component Parts of California’s Codes?

March 16, 2023 6:42 pmMarch 16, 2023 6:46 pm

California has over 155,000 individual statutes. Those statutes are placed in one of 29 Codes, which this state gives a name to, as opposed to the federal government and some states, which provide a number. California’s 29 Codes begin with...

Appropriations Bills for Public Assistance

April 22, 2022 10:01 amApril 22, 2022 10:06 am

Under existing California law, there is the State Supplementary Program for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (SSP), which requires the California Department of Social Services to contract with the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payments...