{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-16163","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 16163","heading":"","body":"The department shall hire the necessary personnel to perform the functions of the office. Priority shall be given to former foster youth in hiring decisions.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","PART 4. SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN [16000. - 16589.]","CHAPTER 2.5. Foster Child Ombudsman Program [16160. - 16167.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"25a630b5172e12bdeb8e5015d61aba4af078f9f763d47544ebc3cb415f741e5d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-16162","next":"us-ca/wic-16164"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}