Payments or advances of funds to cities, counties, cities and counties, or other state agencies, which funds are properly chargeable to appropriations to the department, may be made by a Controller's warrant drawn against state funds appropriated to the department or federal funds administered by the department. No more than one-twelfth of the amount to be allocated to a given entity for the fiscal year may be advanced each month.
Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 11855