California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 4 R · 3 D cosponsors

AB 227 — CalWORKs: education incentives.

Last action — Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law requires each county to provide cash assistance and other social services to needy families through the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program using federal, state, and county funds. Under existing law, a recipient of CalWORKs is required to participate in welfare-to-work activities for a specified number of hours each week as a condition of eligibility for aid. Existing law authorizes certain welfare-to-work participants to engage in adult basic education in satisfaction of these work requirements. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to perform various administrative duties in connection with the CalWORKs program, including establishing rules and regulations ensuring the uniform statewide application of the schedule governing the payment of CalWORKs benefits. Existing law establishes the Cal-Learn Program, under which a recipient of CalWORKs aid who is under 19 years of age and who does not have a high school diploma or its equivalent is required to participate in the program as a student attending school on a full-time basis. Existing law provides for a supplement to, or a reduction in, a Cal-Learn participant's aid grant based on his or her performance in school. This bill would, contingent upon the appropriation in the Budget Act of an amount sufficient to carry out the purposes of the bill, as determined by the department, create the CalWORKs Educational Opportunity and Attainment Program. The bill would provide CalWORKs recipients with a monthly education incentive grant of $100 for attainment of a high school diploma or its equivalent as an ongoing adjustment to the recipient's monthly cash grant, if the recipient meets certain eligibility criteria. The bill would authorize a CalWORKs recipient to apply to receive education stipends totaling no more than $2,400 per year for enrollment in an education or training program leading to an associate's degree, career technical education program certificate, or bachelor's degree. The bill would require a CalWORKs recipient who applies for an education incentive grant or stipend, to submit evidence of completion of a high school educational program, or enrollment in an education or training program, as applicable, to the county. The bill would require the county, upon verification, as specified, to certify that the recipient is eligible for the grant or stipend and to ensure that the recipient's monthly cash grant is increased, or that the recipient receives the stipend, as applicable. By imposing additional administrative duties on counties, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law establishes the CalWORKs Recipients Education Program in the California Community Colleges. Existing law requires, to the extent that funding is provided in the annual Budget Act, a community college district to receive funding for purposes of providing special services for CalWORKs recipients, including job placement and workstudy. This bill would, contingent upon an appropriation of $20,000,000 in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, allocate $20,000,000 to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to fund services provided under that program. The bill would require that $10,000,000 of this amount be used specifically to support CalWORKs recipients in working toward completion of their high school diploma or its equivalent. The bill would require the board to submit a report to the Legislature, on or before March 31, 2019, regarding the additional services provided as a result of the appropriation, as specified. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys from the General Fund to defray a portion of county costs under the CalWORKs program. This bill would instead provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of implementing the bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  2. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  3. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1892.)

  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  5. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 26).

  6. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. Read second time and amended.

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 25).

  10. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  11. In committee: Testimony taken. Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  14. From printer. May be heard in committee February 26.

  15. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Vidak · Cosponsor
  • Acosta · Cosponsor
  • Anderson · Cosponsor
  • Baker · Cosponsor
  • Bates · Cosponsor
  • Bigelow · Cosponsor
  • Brough · Cosponsor
  • Steven S. Choi · Cosponsor
  • Chávez · Cosponsor
  • Cunningham · Cosponsor
  • Heath Flora · Cosponsor
  • Mike A. Gipson · Cosponsor
  • James Gallagher · Cosponsor
  • Tom Lackey · Cosponsor
  • Mathis · Cosponsor
  • Mayes · Primary
  • Obernolte · Cosponsor
  • Steinorth · Cosponsor
  • Waldron · Cosponsor
  • Wood · Cosponsor
  • Stephanie Nguyen · Cosponsor
  • Robert Garcia · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 100 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

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Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (100)

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Votes

AB 227 MAYES Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55002
Democratic 16000
Republican 6001
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Harper — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Low — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 227 do?
Existing law requires each county to provide cash assistance and other social services to needy families through the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program using federal, state, and county funds. Under existing law, a recipient of CalWORKs is required to participate in welfare-to-work activities for a specified number of hours each week as a condition of eligibility for aid. Existing law authorizes certain welfare-to-work participants to engage in adult basic education in satisfaction of these work requirements. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to perform various administrative duties in connection with the CalWORKs program, including establishing rules and regulations ensuring the uniform statewide application of the schedule governing the payment of CalWORKs benefits. Existing law establishes the Cal-Learn Program, under which a recipient of CalWORKs aid who is under 19 years of age and who does not have a high school diploma or its equivalent is required to participate in the program as a student attending school on a full-time basis. Existing law provides for a supplement to, or a reduction in, a Cal-Learn participant's aid grant based on his or her performance in school. This bill would, contingent upon the appropriation in the Budget Act of an amount sufficient to carry out the purposes of the bill, as determined by the department, create the CalWORKs Educational Opportunity and Attainment Program. The bill would provide CalWORKs recipients with a monthly education incentive grant of $100 for attainment of a high school diploma or its equivalent as an ongoing adjustment to the recipient's monthly cash grant, if the recipient meets certain eligibility criteria. The bill would authorize a CalWORKs recipient to apply to receive education stipends totaling no more than $2,400 per year for enrollment in an education or training program leading to an associate's degree, career technical education program certificate, or bachelor's degree. The bill would require a CalWORKs recipient who applies for an education incentive grant or stipend, to submit evidence of completion of a high school educational program, or enrollment in an education or training program, as applicable, to the county. The bill would require the county, upon verification, as specified, to certify that the recipient is eligible for the grant or stipend and to ensure that the recipient's monthly cash grant is increased, or that the recipient receives the stipend, as applicable. By imposing additional administrative duties on counties, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law establishes the CalWORKs Recipients Education Program in the California Community Colleges. Existing law requires, to the extent that funding is provided in the annual Budget Act, a community college district to receive funding for purposes of providing special services for CalWORKs recipients, including job placement and workstudy. This bill would, contingent upon an appropriation of $20,000,000 in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, allocate $20,000,000 to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to fund services provided under that program. The bill would require that $10,000,000 of this amount be used specifically to support CalWORKs recipients in working toward completion of their high school diploma or its equivalent. The bill would require the board to submit a report to the Legislature, on or before March 31, 2019, regarding the additional services provided as a result of the appropriation, as specified. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys from the General Fund to defray a portion of county costs under the CalWORKs program. This bill would instead provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of implementing the bill.
Who sponsors AB 227?
AB 227 is sponsored by Vidak, Acosta, Anderson, Baker, Bates, Bigelow, Brough, Choi, Steven S. (Republican), Chávez, Cunningham, Flora, Heath (Republican), Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Gallagher, James (Republican), Lackey, Tom (Republican), Mathis, Mayes, Obernolte, Steinorth, Waldron, Wood, Nguyen, Stephanie (Democratic), and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 227?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 227?
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