Cal. WIC § 4833
This is the official text of Cal. WIC § 4833, 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
Upon designation by the Department of Developmental Services pursuant to Section 4831, the designated agency established pursuant to Section 4832 shall:
(a) Design, organize and/or provide services for persons in local communities.
(b) Seek and utilize funds from all available resources.
(c) Assure that all programs within the community living continuum shall provide all employees with competency-based, pre- and in-service training, which is coordinated with appropriate, public education agencies.
(d) Establish public support and acceptance for community development with full integration of individuals with developmental special needs.
The community living continuums shall be based upon the principle of normalization and shall include provisions for, but not be limited to, individual choice of living in home, in various types of apartments, small group dwellings, or condominiums. The department and these programs shall assure that services are provided in, or as close to, a person’s home community as feasible.
(a) Design, organize and/or provide services for persons in local communities.
(b) Seek and utilize funds from all available resources.
(c) Assure that all programs within the community living continuum shall provide all employees with competency-based, pre- and in-service training, which is coordinated with appropriate, public education agencies.
(d) Establish public support and acceptance for community development with full integration of individuals with developmental special needs.
The community living continuums shall be based upon the principle of normalization and shall include provisions for, but not be limited to, individual choice of living in home, in various types of apartments, small group dwellings, or condominiums. The department and these programs shall assure that services are provided in, or as close to, a person’s home community as feasible.
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