Bill Text: CA AB419 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Bill 419 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: CalWORKs: eligibility.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-09-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 293, Statutes of 2013. [AB419 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB419-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 419	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  293
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 19, 2013
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  APRIL 25, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Lowenthal

                        FEBRUARY 15, 2013

   An act to repeal and add Section 11269 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code, relating to CalWORKs.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 419, Lowenthal. CalWORKs: eligibility.
   (1) 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 each county provides cash assistance and other
benefits to qualified low-income families. Existing law specifies
criteria for eligibility for the CalWORKs program, and limits the
receipt of aid to families with related children under 18 years of
age, as specified. Existing law prohibits a child from receiving aid
while he or she is a patient in a public hospital, except with
respect to temporary medical or surgical care not exceeding two
calendar months, as provided.
   This bill would instead require that a child who is a patient in a
public or private hospital for medical or surgical care be
considered temporarily absent from the home for the duration of the
hospital stay. To the extent that this bill would expand CalWORKs
eligibility and thereby increase the duties of counties administering
the program, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
   (2) 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.
   (3) 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 these
statutory provisions.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 11269 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
repealed.
  SEC. 2.  Section 11269 is added to the Welfare and Institutions
Code, to read:
   11269.  A child who is a patient in a public or private hospital
for medical or surgical care shall be considered temporarily absent
from the home for the duration of the hospital stay.
  SEC. 3.  No appropriation pursuant to Section 15200 of the Welfare
and Institutions Code shall be made for purposes of this act.
  SEC. 4.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.