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AB-2634 Public social services: direct service contracts.(2011-2012)



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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2011–2012 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2634

Introduced  by  Assembly Member Garrick

February 24, 2012

An act to amend Section 38000 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public social services.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2634, as introduced, Garrick. Public social services: direct service contracts.
Existing law provides that it is the intent of the Legislature, with respect to direct service contracts of the departments within the California Health and Human Services Agency, that the contract approval process and payment for services rendered occur within specified timeframes.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 38000 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

38000.
 The Legislature states its intent with respect to direct service contracts of the departments within the California Health and Welfare Human Services Agency as follows:
(a)  Contract The contract approval process should take no longer than 30 days from the time the administrative agency generating the contract has approved its provisions.
(b)  Payment for services rendered shall take no longer than 30 days after an invoice has been approved by the responsible department.
(c)  If contract approval or payment or both are delayed, the state shall notify community based agencies within 15 days with instructions to either defer or interrupt services to be contracted. If the state requests an agency to continue providing services, conditions shall be mutually agreed upon in advance for amortization of particular additional costs to the agency involved.