California Welfare and Institutions Code 4631 – (a) In order to provide to the greatest extent practicable a …
(a) In order to provide to the greatest extent practicable a larger degree of uniformity and consistency in the services, funding, and administrative practices of regional centers throughout the state, the State Department of Developmental Services shall, in consultation with the regional centers, adopt regulations prescribing a uniform accounting system, a uniform budgeting and encumbrancing system, a systematic approach to administrative practices and procedures, and a uniform reporting system which shall include:
(1) Number and costs of diagnostic services provided by each regional center.
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 4631
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the State Department of Developmental Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4639.80
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Regional center: means a regional center as that term is used in this chapter. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4639.80
(2) Number and costs of services by service category purchased by each regional center.
(3) All other administrative costs of each regional center.
(b) The department’s contract with a regional center shall require strict accountability and reporting of all revenues and expenditures, and strict accountability and reporting as to the effectiveness of the regional center in carrying out its program and fiscal responsibilities as established herein.
(c) The Director of Developmental Services shall publish a report of the financial status of all regional centers and their operations by February 28 of each year. At a minimum, the report shall include each regional center’s budget and actual expenditures for the previous fiscal year and each center’s budget and projected expenditures for the current fiscal year.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 171, Sec. 23. Effective August 10, 2001.)