Cal. WIC § 1820.3
This is the official text of Cal. WIC § 1820.3, 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
A county shall be eligible for the receipt of partnership funds under this article only if the county meets all of the following conditions:
(a) The county administers one or more juvenile ranches, camps, or forestry camps.
(b) The county’s juvenile ranches, camps, or forestry camps possess, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) A residential treatment program.
(2) A structured and disciplined program for each resident.
(3) Individual counseling.
(4) Physical fitness training.
(5) Social alternatives to gangs, drugs, and alcohol, including gang intervention programs where appropriate.
(6) Work experience and vocational training through work crew assignments.
(7) Access to certified, accredited courses in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, computer laboratories, and basic reading and writing skills, with an emphasis on remedial education.
(8) Coordination with parents or guardians in preparation for family reunification.
However, the Director of Youth Authority, upon request of a county, may waive services required in paragraphs (3), (6), and (7), as appropriate, if the provision of those services is not feasible or necessary, as demonstrated by the county.
(c) The county program does all of the following:
(1) It provides a positive reinforcing environment that redirects physical, social, and emotional energies into constructive channels.
(2) It emphasizes responsibility for one’s actions.
(3) It employs goal-setting methods to maximize self-discipline, self-confidence, and sense of pride.
(d) The county maintains at least the same number of beds as were available on June 30, 1993. The director, upon request of a county, may waive this requirement if the county demonstrates it is unable to comply due to unforeseen circumstances.
(a) The county administers one or more juvenile ranches, camps, or forestry camps.
(b) The county’s juvenile ranches, camps, or forestry camps possess, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) A residential treatment program.
(2) A structured and disciplined program for each resident.
(3) Individual counseling.
(4) Physical fitness training.
(5) Social alternatives to gangs, drugs, and alcohol, including gang intervention programs where appropriate.
(6) Work experience and vocational training through work crew assignments.
(7) Access to certified, accredited courses in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, computer laboratories, and basic reading and writing skills, with an emphasis on remedial education.
(8) Coordination with parents or guardians in preparation for family reunification.
However, the Director of Youth Authority, upon request of a county, may waive services required in paragraphs (3), (6), and (7), as appropriate, if the provision of those services is not feasible or necessary, as demonstrated by the county.
(c) The county program does all of the following:
(1) It provides a positive reinforcing environment that redirects physical, social, and emotional energies into constructive channels.
(2) It emphasizes responsibility for one’s actions.
(3) It employs goal-setting methods to maximize self-discipline, self-confidence, and sense of pride.
(d) The county maintains at least the same number of beds as were available on June 30, 1993. The director, upon request of a county, may waive this requirement if the county demonstrates it is unable to comply due to unforeseen circumstances.
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