The Intergovernmental Relations Section is a part of the Intergovernmental and Interagency Relations Division in the Bureau of Program and Policy.

The Section’s primary responsibility is to coordinate the Department’s legislative activities.  Priorities of the Section include coordinating Departmental analyses and making recommendations to advance Board Policy on all State and Federal bills impacting programs administered by the Department as well as on proposed State/Federal regulations.The Section works directly with State and Federal Administrative and Legislative staff, and may testify before Legislative committees.

Consistent with Board Policy, the primary objectives of the Section are to ensure:

The Intergovernmental Relations Section works in concert with the County Welfare Directors Association of California (CWDA), the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), the National Association of Counties (NACo), the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) and other key advocates to advance County positions and policy recommendations at the State and federal levels.

The Section is also available to provide technical assistance and analytic support to other Divisions in the Department on matters relating to legislation, the law, regulations and State and Federal funding and any other issues related to policy development.