AB 2577, as introduced, Cooley. Public social services.
Existing law establishes various programs for delivery of care, assistance, and services to people in need and declares the intent that aid be administered and services be provided promptly and humanely.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 10000 of the Welfare and Institutions
2Code is amended to read:
The purpose of this division is to provide for protection,
4care, and assistance to the people of the state in need thereof, and
5to promote the welfare and happiness of all of the people of the
6state by providing appropriate aid and services to all of its needy
7and distressed. It is thebegin delete legislativeend delete intentbegin insert of the Legislatureend insert that aid
8shall be administered and services provided promptly and
9humanely, with due regard for the preservation of family life, and
10without discrimination on account of ancestry, marital status,
11political affiliation, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section
P2 111135 of the Government Code. That
aid shall be so administered
2and services so provided, to the extent not in conflict with federal
3law, as to encourage self-respect, self-reliance, and the desire to
4be a good citizen, useful to society.
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