(a)
It is the intent of the Legislature that special consideration be given to children’s services in funding county services to expand existing programs or to establish new programs.(b)
A county may not decrease the proportion of its funding expended for children’s services below the proportion expended in the 1983–84 fiscal year unless a determination has been made by the governing body in a noticed public hearing that the need for new or expanded services to persons under age 18 has significantly decreased.
Source:
Section 5704.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5704.5..