Section 17703 Of Article 4. Program Costs From California Family Law Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
17703
. (a) A revolving fund in the State Treasury is hereby created
to be known as the Child Support Services Advance Fund. All moneys
deposited into the fund are for the purpose of making a consolidated
payment or advance to counties, state agencies, or other governmental
entities, comprised of the state and federal share of costs
associated with the programs administered by the Department of Child
Support Services, inclusive of the payment of refunds. In addition,
the fund may be used for the purpose of making a consolidated payment
to any payee, comprised of the state and federal shares of local
assistance costs associated with the programs administered by the
Department of Child Support Services.
(b) Payments or advances of funds to counties, state agencies, or
other governmental agencies and other payees doing business with the
state that are properly chargeable to appropriations or other funds
in the State Treasury, may be made by a Controller's warrant drawn
against the Child Support Services Advance Fund. For every warrant so
issued, a remittance advice shall be issued by the Department of
Child Support Services to identify the purposes and amounts for which
it was drawn.
(c) The amounts to be transferred to the Child Support Services
Advance Fund at any time shall be determined by the department, and,
upon order of the Controller, shall be transferred from the funds and
appropriations otherwise properly chargeable.
(d) Refunds of amounts disbursed from the Child Support Services
Advance Fund shall, on order of the Controller, be deposited in the
Child Support Services Advance Fund, and, on order of the Controller,
shall be transferred therefrom to the funds and appropriations from
which those amounts were originally derived. Claims for amounts
erroneously deposited into the Child Support Services Advance Fund
shall be submitted by the department to the Controller who, if he or
she approves the claims, shall draw a warrant in payment thereof
against the Child Support Services Advance Fund.
(e) All amounts increasing the cash balance in the Child Support
Services Advance Fund, that were derived from the cancellation of
warrants issued therefrom, shall, on order of the Controller, be
transferred to the appropriations from which the amounts were
originally derived.