CalWORKs.
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill makes changes to the CalWORKs program, which provides temporary cash assistance and support to low-income families in California. Specifically, it adjusts eligibility rules for parents receiving benefits when their children are living with them, clarifies requirements for immunizations, and modifies how the program handles reunification cases. It also streamlines the welfare-to-work plan process for families involved in child welfare services, and provides for a specific appropriation exemption.
Key provisions
- Adjusts eligibility rules for parents receiving CalWORKs benefits when their children are living with them, allowing for flexibility in determining residency.
- Clarifies immunization requirements for CalWORKs recipients, exempting families involved in reunification case plans.
- Modifies the welfare-to-work plan process, allowing for either a case plan or a jointly developed plan between child welfare and CalWORKs services.
- Exempts individuals participating in reunification case plans from welfare-to-work requirements.
- Addresses the sanction for non-cooperation with child support enforcement, ensuring sanctions end upon child removal and placement in out-of-home care.
- Prohibits discontinuing CalWORKs aid to an assistance unit if it is otherwise eligible for reunification cash aid, even if a foster care placement is with the formerly noncustodial parent.
- Provides that continuous appropriations for CalWORKs will not be made for the purposes of implementing this bill.
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