Cal. WIC § 1002
This is the official text of Cal. WIC § 1002, part of California’s Welfare and Institutions Code — governs public social services, juvenile justice, and mental health/developmental disability services.
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Official statutory text
The Youth Authority may do all lawful acts which it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes for which such schools are established, and to promote the well-being, education and reformation of the inmates thereof; but the authority shall not incur any indebtedness in excess of the moneys appropriated or otherwise made available for the use of such schools.
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