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 San Francisco
 Administrative Code
 Chapter 20. SOCIAL SERVICES
 Article VII. COUNTY ADULT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

  § 20.7-2. AUTHORITY AND MANDATE.  

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  • (a) The County Adult Assistance Programs consist of the General Assistance Program, the Personal Assisted Employment Services (PAES) Program, the Cash Assistance Linked to Medi-Cal (CALM) Program, the Supplemental Security Income Pending (SSIP) Program, and the Family General Relief Program.
    (b) The General Assistance program is established pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code Division 9, Part 5, Chapter 1, commencing with Section 17000.
    (c) Any amendments to the above authority, adopted subsequent to the effective date of this Article VII, shall not invalidate any provisions of this Article. Any amendments to the Welfare and Institutions Code that may be inconsistent with the administration of the General Assistance Program, as set forth in this Article, shall govern.
    (d) The provisions of this Article VII shall govern in relation to all other ordinances of the City and County of San Francisco and rules and regulations pursuant thereto. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions of this Article and other provisions of the Administrative Code, the most specific shall prevail.
    (e) The PAES, CALM, SSIP, and Family General Relief Programs, as set forth in this Article VII, are not established pursuant to Chapter 1, Part 5, Division 9 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code and may be amended or terminated by the Board of Supervisors at any time, for any reason. In the event that PAES, CALM, SSIP, and/or Family General Relief are terminated, all Applicants for and participants in those programs shall be transitioned to the General Assistance Program without need to reapply, in accordance with the rules and regulations of that program.
    (As Sec. 20.55.1, amended by Ord. 212-80, App. 5/16/80; Ord. 152-98, App. 5/8/98; redesignated as Sec. 20.7-2 and amended by Ord. , File No. 160636, App. 8/1/2016, Eff. 8/31/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017)