Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) This regulation establishes policies, procedures, and responsibilities for the California Department of Veterans Affairs' Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Special Fund (MWR Fund), the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Operating Funds (MWRO Funds), and the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) programs for all Veterans Homes.
(1) The secretary shall have the overall responsibility for the operational and administrative management, oversight, and execution of the MWR Fund, and MWRO Funds, and the MWR Program.
(2) The Veterans Home's Administrator shall have the administrative and financial responsibilities for the management and operation of the MWRO Fund and MWR programs in the Administrator's Veterans Home.
(3) MWR programs are a collection of activities, celebrations, events, and engagements designed to promote the physical and mental well-being of the member communities in the Veterans Homes. The MWR programs are intended to enrich the quality of life of the members, through recreational, social, and spiritual enterprises that enhance the community life of the members.
(4) MWR programs shall reflect the interests of the Veterans Home's member community as a whole. These programs are intended to best meet the interests of the largest number of Veterans Home community members.
(5) MWR programs may also include minor alterations and minor improvements to physical structures and other Veterans Home enhancements that promote engagement and directly relate to the morale, welfare, and/or recreation among the Veterans Home's community members.
(6) The department shall periodically measure resident demand, usage, and satisfaction of MWR programs. These analyses shall be used by the department to determine whether current MWR programs should be continued, enhanced, discontinued, or whether new MWR programs should be established. The department shall act upon the findings from these analyses through adjustment, new initiatives, or termination of programs to ensure consistent quality.
1. New section filed 3-19-2019; operative 7-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 12).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading filed 5-23-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 21).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 79.3 and 1047, Military and Veterans Code. Reference: Sections 1047, 1048 and 1049, Military and Veterans Code.
