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Cal. WIC § 9160

This is the official text of Cal. WIC § 9160, 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) Agencies designated as CRCs by the department shall include in their governing or advisory boards, or both, as required by the department, persons who are representative of the ethnic and socioeconomic demographic of the area served and reflective of the client groups served in the geographic area.

(b) Criteria to be used in selecting CRCs shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Fiscal stability and sound financial management, including the capability of successful fundraising.

(2) Ability to obtain community support for designation as a CRC within the existing statewide regions recommended by the department.

(3) Ability to carry out the functions specified in Section 9161, particularly in delivering necessary programs and services to caregivers taking care of cognitively impaired adults, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 9157.

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