SECTIONS 19075-19092 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 19075-19092

19075. The Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund in the State
Treasury is hereby created. All grants of money received by this
state from the United States, the expenditure of which is
administered under the provisions of Sections 19011 to 19013,
inclusive, shall, on order of the State Controller, be deposited in
the Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund.

19076. The State Treasurer, as required by the federal act relating
to vocational rehabilitation referred to in Section 19012 shall
receive and provide for the proper custody of all funds apportioned
to the state under that act.

19077. The State Treasurer shall also receive and provide for the
proper custody of all money appropriated by this chapter (commencing
with Section 19075), of all money that may be hereafter appropriated
for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and
of all money that may be received by the department under the
provisions of this chapter.

19078. Money in the Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund shall be
expended as provided by this chapter, as requisitioned by the
department in carrying out the provisions of this code and the
federal act relating to vocational rehabilitation.

19079. All money in the Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund is
hereby appropriated to the department without regard to fiscal years,
for expenditure for the purposes for which the money deposited
therein is made available by the United States for expenditure by the
state.

19080. The State Controller may approve any general plan whereby:
(a) Any expenditures which are a proper charge against money made
available by the United States and deposited in the Vocational
Rehabilitation Federal Fund may be paid in the first instance from
any appropriation from the General Fund, expenditures from which are
administered under the provisions of Sections 19010 to 19012,
inclusive; and
(b) The General Fund shall be reimbursed for expenditures made
therefrom that are a proper charge against the Vocational
Rehabilitation Federal Fund.
Such a general plan may provide for advance transfers from the
Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund to the General Fund, based on
estimates of such expenditures that will be subject to reimbursement
from the Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund pursuant to such
plan, and may provide for reimbursements to the Vocational
Rehabilitation Federal Fund, when necessary.
Requests for reimbursement or transfer pursuant to such a plan
shall be furnished to the State Controller in writing by the
department, accompanied by such financial statements as the plan may
provide. On order of the State Controller, the required amount shall
be transferred in accordance therewith.

19090. (a) Pursuant to federal law, there is a State Rehabilitation
Council, that shall advise and assist the director in carrying out
the vocational rehabilitation provisions of this division.
(b) The membership of the council shall be appointed by the
Governor and shall be composed of the representatives specified in
Section 725 of Title 29 of the United States Code.

19091. (a) Pursuant to federal law, there is a State Independent
Living Council, that shall advise and assist the director in carrying
out the independent living provisions of this division and federal
law.
(b) The membership of the council shall be appointed by the
Governor and shall be composed of the representatives specified in
Section 796d of Title 29 of the United States Code.

19092. (a) The functions of the State Rehabilitation Council and
the State Independent Living Council and terms of appointment of the
members thereof shall be governed by Chapter 16 (commencing with
Section 701) of Title 29 of the United States Code.
(b) Members of the councils described in subdivision (a) shall be
reimbursed for the actual costs of reasonable and necessary expenses,
including child care and personal assistance services, incurred when
attending council meetings and or performing council duties. In
addition, any member who is unemployed or who is required to forfeit
wages from other employment shall be compensated one hundred dollars
($100) per day for each day the member is engaged in attending
council meetings and or performing duties of the council.
(c) The director, in consultation with the councils, shall provide
necessary staff support and assistance for the respective councils
to carry out their functions.