CA Health & Safety Code Section 11811.3

In addition to the services described in Section 11811, a county may provide other services or programs pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a)

(1)Occupational programs for county employees designed to help recognize employees with alcohol and other drug problems that affect their job performance and to encourage these employees to seek services to alleviate those problems.

(2)

It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage every county to institute a program described in paragraph (1) for its own employees in order to set an example for the community regarding local government’s attitude toward alcohol and other drug problems.

(b)

(1)Counties may use funds allocated to them by the department for any other services authorized in Section 11811 or this section.

(2)

It is the intent of the Legislature that counties make maximum utilization of vocational rehabilitation services, where reasonable and appropriate to do so. A county, pursuant to a resolution by the board of supervisors, may utilize funds for other authorized services pursuant to Section 11811.