CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 465Introduced by Senator Wahab(Coauthors: Senators Rubio and Umberg)February 13, 2023 An act relating to public social services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 465, as introduced, Wahab. Refugees.Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to allocate federal funds appropriated for refugee social services programs to each eligible county, and authorizes the department, to the extent permitted by federal law, to contract with or award grants to a qualified nonprofit organization for the purpose of administering refugee social services within a county. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a refugee centralization access department to facilitate access to resources for refugees.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a refugee centralization access department to facilitate access to resources for refugees. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 465Introduced by Senator Wahab(Coauthors: Senators Rubio and Umberg)February 13, 2023 An act relating to public social services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 465, as introduced, Wahab. Refugees.Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to allocate federal funds appropriated for refugee social services programs to each eligible county, and authorizes the department, to the extent permitted by federal law, to contract with or award grants to a qualified nonprofit organization for the purpose of administering refugee social services within a county. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a refugee centralization access department to facilitate access to resources for refugees.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 465 Introduced by Senator Wahab(Coauthors: Senators Rubio and Umberg)February 13, 2023 Introduced by Senator Wahab(Coauthors: Senators Rubio and Umberg) February 13, 2023 An act relating to public social services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 465, as introduced, Wahab. Refugees. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to allocate federal funds appropriated for refugee social services programs to each eligible county, and authorizes the department, to the extent permitted by federal law, to contract with or award grants to a qualified nonprofit organization for the purpose of administering refugee social services within a county. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a refugee centralization access department to facilitate access to resources for refugees. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to allocate federal funds appropriated for refugee social services programs to each eligible county, and authorizes the department, to the extent permitted by federal law, to contract with or award grants to a qualified nonprofit organization for the purpose of administering refugee social services within a county. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a refugee centralization access department to facilitate access to resources for refugees. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a refugee centralization access department to facilitate access to resources for refugees. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a refugee centralization access department to facilitate access to resources for refugees. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a refugee centralization access department to facilitate access to resources for refugees. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a refugee centralization access department to facilitate access to resources for refugees. ### SECTION 1.