2011 California Code
Health and Safety Code
DIVISION 10.5. STATE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11970.45]
ARTICLE 1. Statement of Problems Related to the Inappropriate Use of Alcoholic Beverages and Other Drug Use and the Reasons for and Limitations on State Government s Role
Section 11760.4

(a) The Legislature finds that, in order to utilize effectively the limited state funds available for programs whose purpose is to alleviate the problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use and to overcome the barriers to their solution as described in Section 11760.1, the responsibility and authority for the encouragement of the planning for, and the establishment of, county-based programs and statewide alcohol and other drug projects be concentrated primarily in one state department.

(b) The Legislature further recognizes the department s limited role in state government in trying to alleviate the problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use because of both of the following:

(1) The department s limited budget and staff.

(2) The important role played by other state agencies in trying to alleviate the problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 2005.)