CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill No. 3199

Introduced by Assembly Member Holden

February 16, 2018

An act relating to CalWORKs.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 3199, as introduced, Holden. CalWORKs: sanctions.
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 and individuals. Existing law generally requires a recipient of CalWORKs benefits to participate in welfare-to-work activities as a condition of eligibility for aid. Under existing law, when an individual fails or refuses to comply with specified components of the CalWORKs program without good cause, the individual is subject to prescribed financial sanctions.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to assist sanctioned CalWORKs recipients to return to compliance through the use of an incentive program.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to assist sanctioned CalWORKs recipients to return to compliance through the use of an incentive program.