ARTICLE 6. Community Action Programs

Article 6 added by Stats. 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 3.

§§ 12750–12763 · 15 sections

• § 12750 (a) A community action agency shall be a public or private nonprofit agency that fulfills all of the following requirements: (1) Has been designated by the…
• § 12750.1 (a) No new community action agency may be designated by the director for a political subdivision that is served by an existing community action agency unless…
• § 12750.2 For purposes of serving any area of the state in which community action programs cease to be provided, the director shall designate an organization in…
• § 12751 Each community action agency shall have a board of directors conforming to the following requirements: (a) One-third of the members of the board are elected…
• § 12752 The powers of the tripartite governing board of the nonprofit community action agency shall include the power to appoint the executive director, to determine…
• § 12752.1 (a) If a political subdivision or local government is designated as a community action agency, it shall do all of the following: (1) Establish a tripartite…
• § 12753 (a) Each community action agency shall adopt procedures to provide a continuing and effective mechanism for securing broad community involvement in programs…
• § 12754 In exercising its powers and carrying out its overall responsibility for a community action program, a community action agency shall have, subject to the…
• § 12756 Every community action agency has a fundamental responsibility to encourage, assist, and strengthen the ability of the poor in the areas served by the…
• § 12757 Where a community action agency places responsibility for major policy determinations with respect to the character, funding, extent, and administration of and…
• § 12758 (a) All Community Services Block Grant funds made available by Congress shall be used by the state, together with any state funds as may from time-to-time be…
• § 12759 (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Agency” means a community action agency, limited purpose agency, or…
• § 12760 Subject to Section 12788, community action agencies funded under this article shall coordinate their plans and activities with other eligible entities funded…
• § 12761 A community action agency or eligible entity shall not use any funds received under this article to replace discontinued state or local funding.
• § 12763 Consistent with Section 1090, no Member of the Legislature, or any state, county, district, judicial district, or city officer or employee who also serves on a…