18470. The direct administration of this chapter shall be carried out by the boards of supervisors of the several counties, directly or through their authorized agents. The administration shall be supervised by the department. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
18471. The department shall: (a) Establish minimum and maximum standards for the amount and form of relief, on a budgetary basis, as provided in Sections 18472, 18473, and 18474. (b) Establish standards of eligibility for relief, which shall be of uniform application throughout the state. (c) Make investigations in relation to the administration of relief. (d) Secure information and […]
18472. The department shall from time to time fix for each county maximum and minimum relief case budgets within the range of which the board of supervisors may establish its own policies. All budgets and standards shall be based upon need and minimum budgets shall be sufficient to maintain the recipient and his dependents in […]
18473. In determining and redetermining budgets and standards, the department may give consideration to living costs and may establish budgets and standards varying in monetary worth or amount, but providing a standard of living compatible with decency and health. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
18474. Relief may be granted in cash or in kind, but relief may be granted in kind only after the method has been approved by the department. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
18475. All income received by a person or family, regardless of source, shall be considered in determining the amount of relief to be provided. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
18476. In administering any funds appropriated or made available to the department for disbursement through the counties for relief purposes, the department shall: (a) Require as a condition for receiving such grants-in-aid that the county shall bear the proportion of the total expense of furnishing relief required to be paid by the county under Section 18521. […]
18477. If any county fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations or orders of the department for the administration of relief by the county under this chapter, the director of the department shall formally notify the county of the particular respects in which it fails to comply with […]
18478. The department may operate the relief administration in any county after the denial of financial assistance to the county in accordance with the provisions of Section 18477, and the county proportion of the costs thereof shall be charged against the county and shall be a proper charge against the county. The department shall certify […]
