SECTIONS 17200-17201 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 17200-17201

17200. Work may be required of an indigent, who is eligible to
receive benefits under Section 17000, and who is not incapacitated by
reason of age, disease, or accident, as a condition of relief. This
work shall be created for the purpose of assisting in his or her
rehabilitation and the preservation of his or her self-respect.

17201. Work relief projects conducted pursuant to Section 17200,
which consist of the work of repairing or maintaining any shipping
facility or public building, shall not be subject to the competitive
bidding provisions of Sections 25450 and following of the Government
Code where the work is to be done entirely by indigents, except that
those providing supervision need not be indigents. In counties
employing a purchasing agent, the materials and supplies used in such
a project may be purchased by the purchasing agent without limit and
without the formality of obtaining bids, letting contracts,
preparing specifications, and the other formalities otherwise
required by law.