Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: services.
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No
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Enrolled
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
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Overview
This bill aims to expand support services for CalWORKs recipients attending community colleges in California. It proposes adding direct aid to help cover basic needs and services, alongside existing programs like job placement and childcare coordination. The bill also modifies workstudy programs to potentially waive the employer’s minimum wage contribution requirement under certain circumstances, with the goal of assisting recipients in achieving long-term self-sufficiency and economic mobility.
Key provisions
- Adds direct aid to cover ongoing basic needs and services for CalWORKs recipients.
- Requires expanded student services to assist recipients and those transitioning off CalWORKs in achieving economic mobility.
- Authorizes program waivers for the employer’s minimum wage contribution for workstudy positions.
- Specifies funding allocation based on the number of CalWORKs recipients in each district.
- Includes funding for job placement, childcare, workstudy, instruction, and post-employment skills training.
- Defines eligibility for subsidized campus childcare linked to welfare-to-work activities.
- Establishes a method for reimbursing local agencies for any state-mandated costs associated with the bill.
Who is affected
- CalWORKs recipients
- Community college students
- Community college districts
- County welfare offices
- Local workforce investment boards
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