Bill Text: CA AB2263 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: The California Guaranteed Income Study and Funding Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-24 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. [AB2263 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB2263-Introduced.html
Bill Title: The California Guaranteed Income Study and Funding Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-24 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. [AB2263 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB2263-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2263
| Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman |
February 08, 2024 |
An act to add Chapter 15.9 (commencing with Section 18996.9) to Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2263, as introduced, Friedman.
The California Guaranteed Income Study and Funding Act.
Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, subject to an appropriation for this purpose in the annual Budget Act, to administer the California Guaranteed Income Pilot Program to provide grants to eligible entities for the purpose of administering pilot programs and projects that provide a guaranteed income to participants. Existing law requires the department to prioritize funding for pilot programs and projects that serve California residents who age out of the extended foster care program and pregnant individuals. Existing law requires the department, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, to determine the methodology for, and manner of, distributing those grants, subject to certain requirements. Existing law requires the department to review and evaluate the pilot programs and projects funded pursuant to these provisions, provide a report to the Legislature
regarding that review and evaluation, and post a copy of the report on its internet website.
This bill, the California Guaranteed Income Study and Funding Act, would establish the Guaranteed Income Study and Funding Act Coordinating Council, consisting of 6 members, appointed by the Legislature, as specified. The bill would require the council to seek to attain, among other things, the objective of examining the feasibility, benefits, and challenges of scaling up permanent guaranteed income programs to reach a larger proportion of California’s socially and economically vulnerable populations, focusing on regions with a high cost of living. The bill would require, on or before July 1, 2026, the Legislature and the Governor to appoint 11 members to a steering committee to provide technical assistance to and approve recommendations by the Guaranteed Income Study and Funding Act Coordinating Council, as specified.
The bill
would require, on or before July 1, 2027, the council to seek to obtain specified goals, including identifying local, state, and federal resources, benefits, and services that seek to prevent and end poverty in California and creating data-sharing partnerships among various federal, state, and local public and private entities. The bill would require the department to provide staff for the council. The bill would also require an unspecified state agency administering a new direct cash transfer program or an organization seeking guaranteed income exemptions that are designed similar to a guaranteed income program created on or after July 1, 2027, to collaborate with the council to adopt guidelines and regulations to incorporate core components of the guaranteed income programs.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 15.9 (commencing with Section 18996.9) is added to Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:CHAPTER 15.9. The California Guaranteed Income Study and Funding Act
18996.9.
This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Guaranteed Income Study and Funding Act.18996.91.
(a) (1) The Guaranteed Income Study and Funding Act Coordinating Council is hereby established.(2) On or before July 1, 2026, the Legislature shall appoint the following six members to the council:
(A) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.
(B) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.
(C) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.
(D) A representative of the Franchise Tax Board.
(E) A representative of the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurer’s office.
(F) A representative from the Governor’s office with antipoverty experience.
(b) The council shall seek to attain at least, but not limited to, all of the following objectives:
(1) Determine what administrative capacity, infrastructure, and data sharing across state and local agencies will be necessary to execute a statewide guaranteed income program that first seeks to include priority populations with the ultimate goal of reaching all low-income Californians.
(2) Examine the feasibility, benefits, and challenges of scaling up permanent guaranteed income programs to reach a larger proportion of
California’s socially and economically vulnerable populations, focusing on regions with a high cost of living.
(3) Explore progressive, innovative, and equitable funding mechanisms, partnerships, and sustainable revenue sources that can support the expansion and long-term viability of permanent guaranteed income programs and ultimately redistribute wealth.
(4) Establish a data-driven approach to identify priority populations, taking into consideration the intersections of social, gender, economic, and racial disparities in California to ensure that the guaranteed income program targets those most in need and most affected by these disparities.
(c) On or before July 1, 2027, the council shall seek to obtain all of the following goals:
(1) Identify local,
state, and federal resources, benefits, and services that seek to prevent and end poverty in California.
(2) Create data-sharing partnerships among local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s assisted housing, federal agencies, nonprofit, private, and community-based entities working to implement guaranteed income pilot programs, and state agencies and departments, including, but not limited to, the Franchise Tax Board, the Treasurer’s office, the State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Health Care Services, and other statewide institutions that deliver services to low-income Californians.
(3) Identify the need and potential for local, state, and federal entities to coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken shall not restructure or change any existing
allocations or allocation formula.
(4) Make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities to introduce a permanent statewide guaranteed income program.
(5) Broker agreements between state agencies, departments, and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources and reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources and operations.
(6) Serve as a statewide guaranteed income planning and policy development resource.
(7) Report to the Governor, federal cabinet members, and the Legislature on the benefits of expanding the guaranteed income program statewide.
(8) Ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the
council.
(d) At the council’s discretion, the council may invite stakeholders, including members of philanthropic communities and experts, to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.
(e) The State Department of Social Services shall provide staff for the council.
(f) An unspecified state agency administering a new direct cash transfer program or an organization seeking guaranteed income exemptions that are designed similar to a guaranteed income program created on or after July 1, 2027, shall collaborate with the council to adopt guidelines and regulations to incorporate core components of the guaranteed income program.
18996.92.
(a) On or before July 1, 2026, the Legislature shall appoint 11 members to a steering committee to provide technical assistance to and approve recommendations by the Guaranteed Income Study and Funding Act Coordinating Council, as follows:(1) Three persons who operate or have operated a local or state funded guaranteed income pilot program. One person shall be from the northern region, one person shall be from the central region, and one person shall be from the southern region of California. ____ person(s) shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. ____ person(s) shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(2) Three participants in a local guaranteed income
pilot program who live in California. One person shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. One person shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. One person shall be appointed by the Governor with guidance from the State Department of Social Services.
(3) Two participants in a state-funded guaranteed income pilot program shall be appointed by the Governor with guidance from the State Department of Social Services.
(4) Two representatives of antipoverty and advocacy coalitions that are responsible for statewide wealth and income redistribution and economic racial justice, including, but not limited to, an antipoverty task force, the California Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Empowerment (HOPE) for Children Trust Account Program, and state low-income tax credit programs. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one
person.
(5) A researcher with knowledge and expertise in community collaborative guaranteed income research, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 11009 of the Government Code, participants appointed to the steering committee pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a) may receive a reasonable per diem payment and mileage charge as reimbursement for living expenses, including childcare costs, and traveling expenses incurred in the performance of duties.
