{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"10540","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 10540","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 2. ADMINISTRATION [10500. - 10985.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1.5. Performance Outcome Incentives Monitoring [10540. - 10546.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-2/chapter-1.5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 33.   Effective August 11, 1997.   Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.","effective":"1997-08-11","html":"<p>(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to implement Public Law 104-193 in such a manner as to do all of the following:</p><p>(1) Reduce child poverty in the state.</p><p>(2) Achieve the goals of Public Law 104-193, which include reducing dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; reducing out-of-wedlock births; and encouraging the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.</p><p>(3) Meet the requirements of federal law.</p><p>(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the implementation of Public Law 104-193 does not result in unanticipated outcomes that negatively affect child well-being, the demand for county general assistance, or the number of families affected by domestic violence.</p>","text":"(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to implement Public Law 104-193 in such a manner as to do all of the following: (1) Reduce child poverty in the state. (2) Achieve the goals of Public Law 104-193, which include reducing dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; reducing out-of-wedlock births; and encouraging the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. (3) Meet the requirements of federal law. (b) It is further the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the implementation of Public Law 104-193 does not result in unanticipated outcomes that negatively affect child well-being, the demand for county general assistance, or the number of families affected by domestic violence.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/performance-outcome-incentives-monitoring-10540","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}