AB 807 — CalWORKs eligibility: income exemptions.

Summary

Existing federal law provides for allocation of federal funds through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program to eligible states. Existing law provides for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which, through a combination of state and county funds and federal funds received through the TANF program, each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. Under existing law, certain types of payments received by recipients of aid under the CalWORKs program, including, among others, an award or scholarship provided by a public or private entity to, or on behalf of, a dependent child based on the child's academic or extracurricular achievement or participation in a scholastic, educational, or extracurricular competition, are exempt from consideration as income for purposes of determining eligibility and aid amount. This bill would delete the condition that an award or scholarship be based on a child's academic or extracurricular achievement or participation in a scholastic, educational, or extracurricular competition, in order to be exempt as income for purposes of the CalWORKs program. The bill would also exempt any income or stipend paid by the United States Census Bureau, a governmental entity, or a nonprofit organization for temporary work related to improving participation in the decennial census that is earned during the year preceding a decennial census and during the year of the decennial census from being included as income for these purposes. By expanding the scope of eligibility for CalWORKs, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to adopt regulations on or before October 1, 2022, and would authorize the department to implement the bill through an all-county letter or similar instruction until the regulations are adopted. 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 provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of implementing the bill. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/02/19 - Chaptered Current pdf October 02, 2019
• Enrolled 09/16/19 - Enrolled pdf September 16, 2019
• Amended 08/30/19 - Amended Senate pdf August 30, 2019
• Amended 06/27/19 - Amended Senate pdf June 27, 2019
• Amended 05/16/19 - Amended Assembly pdf May 16, 2019
• Amended 04/02/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 02, 2019
• Introduced 02/20/19 - Introduced pdf February 20, 2019
• AB807 View text html

Action History

1. October 02, 2019

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 440, Statutes of 2019.

2. October 02, 2019

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 23, 2019

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

4. September 11, 2019

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3403.).

5. September 05, 2019

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. September 04, 2019

   Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 2520.).

7. September 03, 2019

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. August 30, 2019

   Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

9. August 30, 2019

   From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 30).

10. August 12, 2019

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

11. June 27, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. June 26, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24).

13. June 06, 2019

    Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

14. May 29, 2019

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

15. May 28, 2019

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 2. Page 2024.).

16. May 20, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

17. May 16, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

18. May 16, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (May 16).

19. April 24, 2019

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

20. April 03, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

21. April 02, 2019

    Read second time and amended.

22. April 01, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 26).

23. March 04, 2019

    Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

24. February 21, 2019

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

25. February 20, 2019

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Rebecca Bauer-Kahan · Primary
• Buffy Wicks · Cosponsor
• Scott D. Wiener · Cosponsor

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