Section 19008.
19008. To the extent resources are available, the department may utilize funds from appropriations by Congress, by gifts, grants, or reimbursements from private or public sources or by state appropriations, or both, or by transfer of funds from other state departments subject to usual budgetary controls for the purpose of establishing and operating rehabilitation programs, […]
Section 19008.5.
19008.5. (a) The department is authorized to solicit and accept gifts, contributions, and grants from any source, public or private, to establish, implement, and maintain an awards program. (b) (1) There is hereby established the Public Awards Fund, which is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, for the purpose of this section. (2) The director may receive […]
Section 19009.
19009. No period of residence in this state is required for participation in any program administered by the department, except as required by federal law or regulations. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
Section 19009.5.
19009.5. No person shall have his or her rehabilitation services reduced due to the receipt of any private grants, scholarships, or awards, provided for the purpose of postsecondary education, except insofar as federal law may require service reductions due to these scholarships, grants, or awards when provided by postsecondary institutions. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. […]
Section 19010.
19010. Pursuant to agreements the department shall cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of any federal statutes pertaining to the purposes of this division and may adopt the methods of administration found necessary by the federal government for the proper and efficient operation of the agreements or plans for vocational rehabilitation […]
Section 19011.
19011. The people of the state accept the provisions and benefits of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128) and any subsequent amendments thereto. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 190, Sec. 3. (AB 2877) Effective January 1, 2017.)
Section 19012.
19012. In accepting the provisions and benefits of the act of Congress referred to in Section 19011, the people of the state agree to observe and comply with all of its requirements. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1107.)
Section 19013.
19013. (a) (1) The department may cooperate with other departments, agencies, and institutions, both public and private, in providing the services authorized by this division to individuals with disabilities, in studying the problems involved therein, and in establishing, developing, and providing, in conformity with the purposes of this division, such programs, facilities, and services as may be […]
Section 19013.5.
19013.5. (a) In performing any rehabilitative services or in contracting with other public or private agencies for rehabilitative services, the department shall take into consideration the needs of non-English-speaking individuals with disabilities and shall provide language assistance to those individuals participating in the department’s public or private rehabilitation programs. (b) To the extent funds are available, the […]
Section 19014.
19014. The Department of Rehabilitation and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall formulate a plan of cooperation for the referral and rehabilitation of persons in industry. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)