A county board of supervisors may designate an existing local voluntary commission, board or council in order to carry out the purposes of this article. The commission shall either be a commission whose duties are primarily related to services for children, with special emphasis upon child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention services, or whose duties relate to human services.

(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1399, Sec. 2.)

Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 18965

  • Child abuse: as used in this chapter means a situation in which a child suffers from any one or more of the following:

    California Welfare and Institutions Code 18951

  • County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
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