BILL NUMBER: AB 2577INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Members Cooley and Pan FEBRUARY 21, 2014 An act to amend Section 10000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2577, as introduced, Cooley. Public social services. Existing law establishes various programs for delivery of care, assistance, and services to people in need and declares the intent that aid be administered and services be provided promptly and humanely. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 10000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read: 10000. The purpose of this division is to provide for protection, care, and assistance to the people of the state in need thereof, and to promote the welfare and happiness of all of the people of the state by providing appropriate aid and services to all of its needy and distressed. It is thelegislativeintent of the Legislature that aid shall be administered and services provided promptly and humanely, with due regard for the preservation of family life, and without discrimination on account of ancestry, marital status, political affiliation, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code. That aid shall be so administered and services so provided, to the extent not in conflict with federal law, as to encourage self-respect, self-reliance, and the desire to be a good citizen, useful to society.