California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 5822

WIC § 5822 Effective Jun 27, 2012Div. 5 · Part 3.1

Statute text

The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall include in the five-year plan:

(a)Expansion plans for the capacity of postsecondary education to meet the needs of identified mental health occupational shortages.

(b)Expansion plans for the forgiveness and scholarship programs offered in return for a commitment to employment in California’s public mental health system and make loan forgiveness programs available to current employees of the mental health system who want to obtain Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, master’s degrees, or doctoral degrees.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 23, Sec. 57. (AB 1467) Effective June 27, 2012. Note: This section was added on Nov. 2, 2004, by initiative Prop. 63.