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1 (h) This act furthers, and is consistent with the purposes of, the
2 California Children and Families Act of 1998.
3 SEC. 2. Section 130156 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
4 to read:
5 130156. The Children and Families Health and Human
6 Services Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. The
7 Children and Families Health and Human Services Fund shall be
8 used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to provide health
9 and human services, including, but not limited to, direct health
10 care services, to children from birth through five years of age.
11 SEC. 3. Section 130157 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
12 to read:
13 130157. Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of
14 Section 130105, for the 2011–12 fiscal year, fifty million dollars
15 ($50,000,000) from the accounts described in subparagraphs (A)
16 to (F), inclusive, of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section
17 130105, including reserve funds, upon approval of the state
18 commission, shall be transferred to and deposited in the Children
19 and Families Health and Human Services Fund to support state
20 health and human services programs for children from birth
21 through five years of age. The state commission shall ensure that
22 these funds are available for the purposes described in this section.
23 To the extent it is necessary or appropriate for the state commission
24 to disencumber existing obligations to meet the requirements of
25 this section, the state commission, including, but not limited to, its
26 representatives, officers, directors, and employees, including its
27 attorneys and other persons, is hereby released from any and all
28 liability, rights, claims, demands, and actions, known and unknown,
29 which any party may have, arising in connection with the
30 disencumbering of funds or obligations in accordance with this
31 section. For purposes of this section, “state health and human
32 services programs” includes, but is not limited to, direct health
33 care services.
34 SEC. 4. Section 130158 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
35 to read:
36 130158. (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (d)
37 of Section 130105, for the 2011–12 fiscal year, nine hundred fifty
38 million dollars ($950,000,000) from the combined balances of all
39 the county Children and Families Trust Funds, including reserve
40 funds, as provided for in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph
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