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California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 123451

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) As used in this article, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Abortion” has the same meaning as defined in Section 123464.

(2) “Department” means the Department of Health Care Access and Information.

(3) “Fund” means the Abortion Practical Support Fund.

(4) “Grantee” means a qualifying nonprofit organization in California that assists pregnant people with direct practical support for the purposes of obtaining an abortion.

(5) “Practical support” means financial or in-kind assistance to help a person access and obtain an abortion in California.

(b) The Abortion Practical Support Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury for the purpose of providing grants described in Section 123452. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, moneys in the Abortion Practical Support Fund are continuously appropriated to the department for providing grants described in Section 123452 and administrative costs as described in subdivision (d).

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may receive and deposit moneys in the fund from the following entities:

(1) Nonstate entities, such as private sector or philanthropic entities.

(2) Local and federal government agencies.

(d) The department shall administer the fund. No more than 5 percent of the moneys in the fund shall be available for the department's administrative activities related to planning and production of grants.

(e) Beginning no later than July 1, 2022, the fund shall be available to receive moneys from nonstate entities.

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