Welf. & Inst. Code, § 10743.5

It is the intent of the Legislature that, if the department seeks a waiver for any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project in the 1995–96 fiscal year pursuant to the authority of Section 1315 of Title 42 of the United States Code that has as one of its objectives the obtaining of additional federal funds for health care services, the department shall notify all counties of its intent to seek a waiver. A county shall notify the department within three working days of its intent to participate in this waiver. The department shall include these counties if the necessary documentation required of the counties supports their inclusion in the waiver request. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the department seek to include as many counties as possible in this request.