In California Welfare Rights Organization v. Carleson (1971) 4 Cal.3d 445, the state welfare director, faced with a possible financial shortfall that could result in the state violating federal law, adopted a regulation converting California's entitlement program from the legislatively enacted plan of payment for full need subject to maximum schedules, into a plan for payment of full need but subject to a percent reduction system regardless of maximum schedules. (Id. at pp. 455-459.) The Supreme Court held the regulation invalid. (Ibid.)