本章所称“联合公共援助”指对有受抚养子女家庭的援助、对老年人的援助、对盲人的援助以及对残疾人的援助，而“合格受援人”指任何有资格获得此类联合公共援助的人。
杂项规定福利紧急融资
Section § 18000
这项法律确保，即使联邦资金延迟或不可用，加州仍能继续向老年人、盲人、残疾人以及有子女的家庭提供经济援助。它使当前的州计划能够顺利运行，不作任何改变，即使联邦支持暂时中断。
州财政援助连续性 老年人援助 盲人援助
Section § 18001
本法规定了“联合公共援助”包括哪些内容，例如对有受抚养子女的家庭、老年人、盲人以及残疾人的帮助。“合格受援人”是指任何符合此类援助条件的人。
联合公共援助 对有受抚养子女家庭的援助 对老年人的援助
Section § 18002
加州州长可在任何财政季度开始前15天内或在任何财政季度期间，当满足特定条件时，宣布福利紧急状态。这些条件包括：本州有资格根据《联邦社会保障法》等法律获得联邦援助；本州尚未收到因不遵守规定而停止援助的官方通知；以及本财政季度预期的联邦资金尚未到账，且可能无法按时到账。
一旦宣布，福利紧急状态将持续到本州收到宣布日期后下一个季度的联邦资金，或持续到下一个季度开始，以先发生者为准。但任何福利紧急状态期不得超过四个月。此外，除非本州已收到在任何先前福利紧急状态期内开始的每个先前财政季度的援助，否则不得宣布新的紧急状态。
The Governor may, within 15 days prior to the commencement of any fiscal quarter or during any fiscal quarter, proclaim the existence of a period of welfare emergency, whenever he finds as facts all of the following:
(a)CA 福利和机构 Code § 18002(a) Assistance to this state for joint public assistance is provided for by the Federal Social Security Act or other federal legislation.
(b)CA 福利和机构 Code § 18002(b) This state has qualified to receive federal assistance for joint public assistance, and has not been notified that further payment of such federal assistance will not be made because of the failure of this state to comply with the requirements of the federal legislation.
(c)CA 福利和机构 Code § 18002(c) Federal assistance to this state for joint public assistance for the entire fiscal quarter has not been received, and it is improbable that such federal assistance will be received by the state prior to the usual time for transmitting such federal assistance to the counties of this state.
Any period of welfare emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to this section shall commence on the date of the proclamation by the Governor, and shall continue until federal assistance is received by this state for joint public assistance for the first quarter following the date of the proclamation, or until the commencement of the second quarter following that date, whichever first occurs. In no event shall any period of welfare emergency continue for more than four calendar months, nor shall any subsequent period of welfare emergency be proclaimed unless federal assistance has been received by this state for each prior fiscal quarter commencing during any prior period of welfare emergency.
福利紧急状态 联邦援助 州长公告
Section § 18003
这项法律规定，加州各县每月都会从州财政中获得一笔资金，用于帮助符合条件的居民参与公共援助项目。这笔资金的数额是根据州政府从联邦获得的此类项目援助金额估算的。值得注意的是，这笔资金是县政府为类似目的获得的任何其他资金之外的额外拨款。
然而，这些资金只有在州长宣布福利紧急状态期间才可用。此外，这些款项的支付需遵循法律中另一部分规定的具体程序。
公共援助资金 县级拨款 联邦援助估算
Section § 18004
本法律条款规定，第18003条中提及的资金被视为来自美国政府的联邦援助或补助金，用于帮助抚养未成年子女的家庭、老年人、盲人和残疾人等各类群体。这些资金不被视为州政府的资金，并遵循联邦资金的相关规定。然而，这些资金不应被视为用于联合公共援助计划管理费用的联邦援助。
第18003条所拨款项，就所有目的而言，应被视为来自美国政府的“联邦援助”和“补助金”，分别用于抚养未成年子女家庭援助、老年人援助、盲人援助和残疾人援助，且不应被视为州资金或州财政拨款。所有此类款项均应遵守适用于本州从美国政府收到的资金的所有规定，且所有关于公共援助计划的章节规定应在各方面被解释和适用，如同此类资金确实已由本州从美国政府收到。然而，此类款项均不应被视为用于任何目的的联邦援助或联合公共援助管理费用的补助金。
联邦援助 补助金 家庭援助
