SECTIONS 19050-19054 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 19050-19054

19050. There is in the department a program manager for the blind
and visually impaired and a program manager for the deaf and hard of
hearing. The program managers shall, as determined by the director,
report to the deputy director of the division established pursuant to
Section 19095, and shall assist in the development and coordination
of policy with respect to programs for persons who are blind and
visually impaired and persons who are deaf and hard of hearing.

19050.5. The program manager for the blind and visually impaired
programs and the program manager for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
programs shall have demonstrated experience and sensitivity in
working with these disabilities.

19053. The provisions of this chapter shall be effective only to
the extent permitted under federal law.

19054. The director shall appoint a Deaf Advisory Committee to
advise the director on means to increase employment, enlarge economic
opportunities, enhance independence and self-sufficiency, and
otherwise improve services to persons who are deaf or hard of
hearing. A majority of the committee members shall be deaf or hard of
hearing, and other members shall have experience relating to
services to the deaf or hard of hearing. The committee shall develop,
in conjunction with stakeholders, an annual work plan to identify
and address areas for improvement in services provided by the
department to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.