§ 12767

Subject to Section 12788, programs assisted under this article may include projects or activities to do any of the following:

(a) Meet the immediate needs of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families, such as daycare for children and elderly persons, education, health services, improved housing and sanitation, including the provision and maintenance of emergency and temporary housing and sanitation facilities, legal advice and representation, and consumer training and counseling, and assistance in processing applications for legalization and citizenship.

(b) Promote increased community acceptance of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families.

(c) Equip unskilled migrant and seasonal farmworkers and members of their families, as appropriate, through education, training, and developmental programs to meet the changing demands in agricultural employment brought about by technological advancement and economic exigencies, and to take advantage of opportunities available to improve their well-being and self-sufficiency by gaining regular or permanent employment or by participating in available federally assisted employment or training programs.

(d) Provide such other services as are permissible under Section 12745 with specific focus on the needs of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 866, Sec. 3. (AB 1783) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)