{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"10622","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 10622","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 2.1. Public Social Services for Deaf Persons [10620. - 10629.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-2/chapter-2.1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 94, Sec. 31.   (AB 1709)   Effective January 1, 2017.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>Public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing shall be available in at least three regions throughout the state so that deaf and hard-of-hearing persons are able to secure public social services within a reasonable commuting distance. Deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, residing in urban, suburban, and rural areas, shall be served.</p>","text":"Public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing shall be available in at least three regions throughout the state so that deaf and hard-of-hearing persons are able to secure public social services within a reasonable commuting distance. Deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, residing in urban, suburban, and rural areas, shall be served.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/public-social-services-for-deaf-persons-10622","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}