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Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

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• § 11322.5 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to do each of the following: (1) Maximize the ability of CalWORKs recipients to benefit from the federal or state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), including ret
• § 11322.6 — The welfare-to-work plan developed by the county welfare department and the participant pursuant to this article shall provide for welfare-to-work activities.
• § 11322.61 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 11327.
• § 11322.62 — Employers, sponsors of training activities, and contractors shall not discriminate against participants on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases a
• § 11322.64 — (a) (1) The department, in consultation with the County Welfare Directors Association of California, shall develop an allocation methodology to distribute additional funding for expanded subsidized em
• § 11322.65 — (a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, assignment to any activity otherwise authorized under this article shall be limited in any county to the number or percentage of participants specified
• § 11322.67 — (a) If a pregnant woman is required to participate in work under this article, she may satisfy the work participation requirements by participating in a voluntary maternal, infant, and early childhood
• § 11322.7 — (a) Every county shall provide an adequate range of those activities described in Section 11322.
• § 11322.8 — (a) An adult recipient required to participate in welfare-to-work activities, unless otherwise exempt, shall participate in welfare-to-work activities for the following number of hours per week during
• § 11322.81 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if an adult recipient reports and the county verifies, or the county otherwise discovers, that the recipient is meeting the federally required minimum average number
• § 11322.82 — (a) For the purpose of calculating the number of hours a recipient is participating in welfare-to-work activities pursuant to Section 11322.
• § 11322.83 — (a) A recipient who is making satisfactory progress in a career pathway program established in accordance with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128) shall be deemed
• § 11322.84 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who satisfies the criteria in subdivision (b) shall be entitled to receive the standard payment for books and college supplies pursuant to Section 11323.
• § 11322.85 — (a) Unless otherwise exempt, an applicant or recipient shall participate in welfare-to-work activities.
• § 11322.86 — (a) (1) Each county may provide an extension of time during which a recipient may participate in activities described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11322.
• § 11322.87 — (a) A recipient subject to the 24-month time limitation described in Section 11322.
• § 11322.9 — (a) Community service activities shall meet all of the following criteria: (1) Be performed in the public and private nonprofit sector.
• § 11323.1 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program serves the poorest families with children in the state by pro
• § 11323.2 — (a) Necessary supportive services shall be offered and available to every participant to enable them to participate in a program activity or to accept or maintain employment.
• § 11323.21 — (a) (1) A CalWORKs eligible individual who provides the county with evidence that the individual is participating in an educational activity full time at a publicly funded or nonprofit postsecondary e
• § 11323.25 — (a) In addition to its authority under subdivision (b) of Section 11323.
• § 11323.3 — (a) An applicant for, or a recipient of, CalWORKs benefits shall be informed of the availability of childcare services upon enrollment in the CalWORKs program, and at later times when a participant ex
• § 11323.4 — (a) Payments for supportive services, as described in Section 11323.
• § 11323.6 — The department shall be responsible for supervising the provision of child care by counties during stage one as described in Sections 8350, 8351, and 8352 of the Education Code.
• § 11323.8 — Counties shall manage the participant’s transition from stage one to stage two child care pursuant to Article 15.
• § 11323.9 — Each county welfare department shall provide to the State Department of Social Services, on a monthly basis, data regarding child care usage and demand in stage one of child care services, as describe
• § 11324 — (a) If the county welfare department or a contractor pays for child care services which are exempt from licensure, all of the following information about the caregiver shall be on file with the county
• § 11324.4 — (a) The employer or sponsor of an employment or training program position described in Section 11322.
• § 11324.5 — The county shall ensure that the labor union is notified of the use of participants assigned to an employment or training program position described in Section 11322.
• § 11324.6 — Any employment or training program position described in subdivisions (a) to ( l ), inclusive, of Section 11322.
• § 11324.7 — (a) The department shall provide a grievance process for regular employees and their representatives who wish to file a complaint that an assignment to community service, work experience, on-the-job t
• § 11324.8 — (a) At the time an individual applies for aid under this chapter, or at the time a recipient’s eligibility for aid is determined, the county shall do all of the following: (1) Provide the individual,
• § 11325.1 — When child care services are provided by a program funded under Section 8481 of the Education Code to a recipient under this article or any other job training program for recipients under this chapter
• § 11325.15 — (a) (1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the Online CalWORKs Appraisal Tool (OCAT) is an essential part of CalWORKs welfare-to-work case management and should function as a shared servic
• § 11325.2 — (a) At the time a recipient enters the welfare-to-work program, the county shall conduct an appraisal, pursuant to regulations adopted by the department, during which the recipient is informed of the
• § 11325.21 — (a) Any individual who is required to participate in welfare-to-work activities pursuant to this article shall enter into a written welfare-to-work plan with the county welfare department after assess
• § 11325.22 — (a) (1) Following the appraisal required by Section 11325.
• § 11325.23 — (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any student who does not meet the requirements of Section 11322.
• § 11325.24 — (a) If, in the course of appraisal pursuant to Section 11325.
• § 11325.25 — (a) A participant with a suspected learning or medical problem, as indicated by information received during appraisal or assessment or by lack of satisfactory progress in an assigned program component
• § 11325.3 — (a) After a recipient has received services described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 11320.
• § 11325.4 — (a) Upon referral to assessment, a participant shall work with the county welfare department to develop and agree on a welfare-to-work plan on the basis of an assessment of the individual’s skills and
• § 11325.5 — (a) If, pursuant to the appraisal conducted pursuant to Section 11325.
• § 11325.7 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to create a funding stream and program that assists certain recipients of aid under this chapter to receive necessary mental health ser
• § 11325.8 — (a) The county plan required by Section 10531 shall include a plan for the provision of substance abuse treatment services.
• § 11325.9 — (a) The department shall develop three-year pilot projects in Alameda County, San Bernardino County, and Ventura County, at the option of each county, to create an integrated and coordinated case mana
• § 11325.91 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of Section 10850, a team engaged in any activity permitted pursuant to Section 11325.
• § 11325.93 — (a) Team members may disclose to one another information about, and view records on, members of an assistance unit to the extent permitted by this section, for CalWORKs clients in the targeted populat
• § 11325.95 — The department shall prepare a report, for submission to the Legislature on or before April 1, 2002, on the outcomes of the pilot program established pursuant to Sections 11325.
• § 11327 — Any county which fails to provide services according to its plan approved pursuant to this article shall receive sanctions in accordance with Section 10605.
• § 11327.4 — (a) (1) Whenever an individual has failed or refused to comply with program requirements without good cause in a program component to which they are assigned and refuses to agree to or fails, without
• § 11327.41 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not be subject to the sanctions specified in Section 11327.
• § 11327.5 — (a) Sanctions shall be imposed in accordance with subdivision (b) or (c), as appropriate, if an individual has failed or refused to comply with program requirements without good cause and conciliation
• § 11327.6 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who is not required, but who volunteers, to participate in the program established by this article and fails to appear for a scheduled appointmen
• § 11327.8 — (a) Except as specified in this section, whenever a participant believes that any program requirement or assignment in this program is in violation of his or her welfare-to-work plan or is inconsisten
• § 11327.9 — In determining whether good cause exists for a refusal or failure to comply with program requirements, the county shall take into consideration whether the participant has a mental disability that cau
• § 11328.2 — A participant under this article shall have all due process rights granted pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 10950) of Part 2.
• § 11328.8 — (a) The department, under the direction of the Health and Welfare Agency, the Chancellor’s office of the California Community Colleges, and the State Department of Education shall each develop and imp
• § 11329 — (a) The department shall evaluate the program and shall collect data on program cost, caseload movement, and program outcomes, including data on all of the following: (1) The numbers of voluntary and
• § 11329.2 — (a) The department shall seek any federal funds available for implementation of this article, including, but not limited to, funds available under Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.
• § 11329.4 — (a) No funds appropriated for purposes of this article shall be used to fund education or training services in any county plan if these services could reasonably be provided by local educational agenc
• § 11329.5 — With respect to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 11320.
• § 11330 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Stable housing is a fundamental component of self-sufficiency and child well-being.
• § 11330.5 — (a) The department shall award funds in accordance with subdivision (e) to counties for the purpose of providing CalWORKs housing supports to CalWORKs recipients who are experiencing homelessness or a
• § 11330.6 — (a) (1) The Legislature hereby establishes the CalWORKs Home Visiting Program as a voluntary program for the purpose of supporting positive health, development, and well-being outcomes for pregnant an
• § 11330.7 — (a) A primary component of the program described in this article shall be case management and evidence-based home visiting for the purpose of family support, which shall commence upon the determinatio
• § 11330.8 — (a) For the purpose of implementing this article, the department shall form and consult with a workgroup of stakeholders, including legislative staff, representatives of counties and county human serv
• § 11330.9 — This article shall become operative on January 1, 2019.
• § 11331 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the connection between teenage parenting and long-term welfare dependency has been well documented by recent social science research.
• § 11331.5 — (a) Recipients of aid under this chapter who are under 19 years of age, who are pregnant or custodial parents, shall be required to participate in the program, subject to both of the following require
• § 11331.7 — Counties shall arrange for the provision of education and supportive services that teenage parents need to successfully participate in the Cal-Learn Program.
• § 11332 — (a) Participation by a teenage parent shall be deferred if the county determines that any of the services an individual is assessed as needing pursuant to Section 11331.
• § 11332.5 — (a) Counties shall arrange for the provision of case management services and counseling to teenage parents to assist their participation in the Cal-Learn Program.
• § 11332.7 — (a) Notwithstanding Article 3.
• § 11333 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), counties shall contract for the provision of intensive case management services, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 11331.
• § 11333.5 — (a) Counties shall develop linkages with local service providers that serve teenage parents.
• § 11333.7 — (a) A participating or exempt student, as described in Section 11331.
• § 11334.2 — Sanctions and bonuses pursuant to Section 11333.
• § 11334.5 — Notwithstanding Sections 11322 and 11322.
• § 11334.51 — (a) The department shall reduce the allocation of money from Items 5180-151-001 and 5180-151-890 of the Budget Act with respect to any county to which both of the following apply: (1) The county did n
• § 11334.6 — (a) The department shall provide to the budget committees of the Legislature, no later than February 1, 2013, and, notwithstanding Section 10231.
• § 11334.7 — The director may provide funds to support this article in an item separate from other welfare-to-work activities, and these funds shall not be subject to Section 11322.
• § 11336 — County GAIN programs shall cooperate with the department and the State Department of Education in the provision and coordination of services under the New Chance Program at program sites.
• § 11340 — This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the CalWORKs Educational Opportunity and Attainment Program.
• § 11341 — (a) A CalWORKs recipient may apply to receive a one-time education incentive award in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) for completion of a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• § 11342 — (a) (1) A CalWORKs recipient who applies for an education incentive award pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11341 shall submit evidence of completion of the high school educational program to the
• § 11343 — (a) A CalWORKs recipient who is receiving an education incentive award or education stipend but then ceases to receive CalWORKs assistance is not eligible for the same education incentive award if he
• § 11345 — The education incentive awards and stipends authorized pursuant to this article are not entitlement benefits.
• § 11346 — This article shall become operative on January 1, 2018.
• § 11349 — In complying with Section 10353 of the Public Contract Code, a contractor shall give priority consideration to qualified recipients of aid under this chapter.
• § 11349.1 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, participation by a recipient of aid under this chapter, shall be voluntary only, and in no event shall any person be subject to sanctions, through loss of b
• § 11349.2 — Contractors shall immediately list with the appropriate local office of the Employment Development Department all suitable employment openings in positions funded by a contract subject to Section 1035
• § 11349.3 — This article and Section 10353 of the Public Contract Code may be waived by the Governor, if requested to do so by the state agency involved, in order to address an emergency which threatens the publi
• § 11349.4 — In the event that the State Department of Social Services determines that a waiver of any federal regulations or policies, or both, are required to fulfill the provisions of this article, the departme
• § 11351.5 — Whenever an unrelated adult male resides with a family applying for or receiving aid under this chapter, he shall be required to make a financial contribution to the family which shall not be less tha
• § 11353 — Any parent whose absence is the basis upon which an application is filed for aid in behalf of a child shall complete and return to the county within 15 days after service pursuant to Section 11476 a w
• § 11360 — Effective on the date that the director executes a declaration pursuant to Section 11217, the department shall establish a state-funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program as specified in
• § 11361 — The Legislature finds and declares that the continuation of the state-funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program is intended to enhance family preservation and stability by recognizing tha
• § 11362 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payments (Kin-GAP)” means the state-funded aid provided under the terms of this article on beh
• § 11363 — (a) Aid in the form of state-funded Kin-GAP shall be provided under this article on behalf of any child under 18 years of age and to any eligible youth under 19 years of age, as provided in Section 11
• § 11364 — (a) In order to receive payments under this article, the county child welfare agency, probation department, Indian tribe, consortium of tribes, or tribal organization that has entered into an agreemen
• § 11366 — A child who is eligible to receive Medi-Cal benefits with no share of cost shall maintain that eligibility notwithstanding the receipt of state-funded Kin-GAP by his or her kinship guardian.
• § 11367 — The supplemental clothing allowance shall be paid pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (f) of Section 11461.
• § 11369 — (a) Notwithstanding the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 3.
• § 11370 — The county welfare department or probation department or Indian tribe, as appropriate, at the time of the Kin-GAP annual redetermination, shall meet with the relative guardian and the nonfederally eli
• § 11371 — Income to the child, including the state-funded Kin-GAP payment, shall not be considered income to the kinship guardian for purposes of determining the kinship guardian’s eligibility for any other aid
• § 11372 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state-funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program implemented under this article is exempt from the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing w
• § 11374 — (a) Each county that formally had court ordered jurisdiction under Section 300, 601, or 602 over a child receiving benefits under the state-funded Kin-GAP Program shall be responsible for paying the c
• § 11375 — (a) Both of the following shall apply to any child or nonminor in receipt of state-funded Kin-GAP benefits: (1) The child or nonminor is eligible to request and receive independent living services pur
• § 11376 — A foster child who has become the subject of a legal guardianship, who is receiving assistance under the Kin-GAP Program under this article or under Article 4.
• § 11378 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a seamless and minimally intrusive process to allow an otherwise federally eligible child who is receiving assistance payments under this article to
• § 11379 — This article shall become operative on the date that the Director of Social Services executes the declaration required pursuant to Section 11217, stating that increased federal financial participation
• § 11385 — (a) On and after the date that the director executes a declaration pursuant to Section 11217, the State Department of Social Services shall exercise its option under Section 671(a)(28) of Title 42 of
• § 11386 — Aid shall be provided under this article on behalf of a child under 18 years of age, and to any eligible youth under 19 years of age, as provided in Section 11403, under all of the following condition
• § 11387 — (a) In order to receive federal financial participation for payments under this article, the county child welfare agency or probation department, Indian tribe, consortium of tribes, or tribal organiza
• § 11388 — If a federally eligible child described in Section 11386 has one or more siblings who are not so described, the child and any sibling of the child may be placed in the same kinship guardianship arrang
• § 11389 — A child eligible for a Kin-GAP payment under this article is categorically eligible for Medi-Cal at no share of cost pursuant to Section 473(b)(3) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.
• § 11390 — (a) A person who is a kinship guardian under this article, and who has met the requirements of Section 361.
• § 11391 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payments (Kin-GAP)” means the aid provided on behalf of children eligible for federal financia
• § 11392 — On and after the date that the director executes a declaration pursuant to Section 11217, for purposes of eligibility under this article, children who are currently receiving Kin-GAP pursuant to Artic
• § 11393 — (a) Notwithstanding the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.
• § 11400 — For purposes of this article, and Article 6 (commencing with Section 11450), the following definitions apply: (a) “Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC)” means the aid provided
• § 11401 — Aid in the form of AFDC-FC shall be provided under this chapter on behalf of any child under 18 years of age, and to any nonminor dependent who meets the conditions of any of the following subdivision
• § 11401.05 — The department shall amend the foster care state plan required under Subtitle IV-E (commencing with Section 470 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.
• § 11401.1 — (a) Otherwise eligible children placed voluntarily prior to January 1, 1981, may remain eligible for AFDC-FC payments.
• § 11401.2 — AFDC-FC shall be paid to an otherwise eligible child in a voluntary placement in a demonstration county for a period not to exceed six months, with a maximum extension of an additional six months.
• § 11401.4 — A child living with his or her parent who is a minor or, on and after January 1, 2012, a nonminor dependent and a recipient of AFDC-FC benefits shall be deemed a child with respect to whom AFDC-FC pay
• § 11401.5 — (a) The county shall review the child’s or nonminor dependent’s payment amount annually.
• § 11401.6 — At the time of determining eligibility for AFDC-FC payments, the county shall also determine whether the child is currently in receipt of benefits pursuant to Title II or Title XVI of the Social Secur
• § 11402 — In order to be eligible for AFDC-FC, a child or nonminor dependent shall be placed in one of the following: (a) Before January 1, 2021: (1) The approved home of a relative, provided the child or youth
• § 11402.005 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that implementation of Part IV of the federal Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) affects eligibility for Title IV-E federal financ
• § 11402.1 — For purposes of Section 11402, “eligible for federal financial participation” means that the payment is consistent with an approved state plan under Sections 671 and following of Title 42 of the Unite
• § 11402.2 — (a) Recognizing that transitions to independence involve self-initiated changes in placements, it is the intent of the Legislature that regulations developed regarding the approval of the supervised i
• § 11402.4 — (a) Subject to the conditions set forth in subdivisions (b) and (c), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to an approved home of a relative or nonrelative extended family membe
• § 11402.5 — (a) The federal government has provided the state the option of including in its state plan children placed in public child care institutions.
• § 11402.6 — (a) The federal government has provided the state with the option of including in its state plan children placed in a private facility operated on a for-profit basis.
• § 11402.7 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a minor dependent at least 16 years of age who is otherwise eligible for AFDC-FC benefits, as described in Section 11401, may be eligible to receive his or her AFDC-
• § 11402.9 — In order to receive funding on behalf of children receiving AFDC-FC, each provider, as defined in Section 11466, shall provide a full disclosure of all financial information related to its operation,
• § 11403 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to exercise the option afforded states under Section 475(8) (42 U.
• § 11403.01 — On and after January 1, 2012, a nonminor who is receiving Kin-GAP benefits under Article 4.
• § 11403.05 — (a) The department shall include all of the following on a flyer for the Independent Living Program created by the department, the form used for a nonminor dependent to enter into a mutual agreement d
• § 11403.1 — (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that former foster youth are a vulnerable population at risk of homelessness, unemployment, welfare dependency, incarceration, and other adverse outcomes if
• § 11403.2 — (a) The following persons are eligible for transitional housing provided pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 16522) of Chapter 5 of Part 4: (1) A foster child at least 16 years of age and n
• § 11403.3 — (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a transitional housing placement provider, as defined in subdivision (r) of Section 11400, that provides transitional housing services to eligible foster children, as d
• § 11404 — (a) Except as provided in Section 11405, a child is not eligible for AFDC-FC unless responsibility for placement and care of the child is with the county welfare department or Indian tribe that entere
• § 11404.1 — In order to be eligible for AFDC-FC, the child shall receive a periodic review no less frequently than once every six months and a permanency hearing within 12 months after the date the child entered
• § 11404.2 — When a child qualified for federal financial participation under the AFDC-FC program is residing with a relative caretaker and the relative caretaker makes application to adopt the child, the relative
• § 11405 — (a) Except for nonminors described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (e), AFDC-FC benefits shall be paid to an otherwise eligible child living with a nonrelated legal guardian, provided that the legal g
• § 11406.5 — A refugee who is eligible for, and is required to participate in, an alternative project implemented pursuant to Section 412(e)(7) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (Section 1522(e)(7) of
• § 11407 — If, when and during such times as the federal statutes provide federal funds for any child who is granted aid pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 11450, the department shall establish such regulatio
• § 11408 — County claims for aid to needy children placed in foster care, as defined by the rules and regulations of the department, shall be filed separately and distinct from other claims and shall be filed fo
• § 11409 — To the extent required by federal law, the department shall establish specific numeric goals for the number of children receiving AFDC-FC payments who have been in foster care two years or longer.
• § 11410 — (a) The department shall amend the foster care state plan required under Subtitle IV-E (commencing with Section 470) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.
• § 11450 — (a) (1) (A) Aid shall be paid for each needy family, which shall include all eligible children of each eligible applicant or recipient child and the parents of the children, but shall not include a fe
• § 11450.01 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, commencing October 1, 1992, the maximum aid payments specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11450 in effect on July 1, 1992, shall be
• § 11450.015 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the maximum aid payments in effect on June 30, 1993, in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11450 as reduced by subdivisions (a) and
• § 11450.017 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the maximum aid payment in effect on June 30, 1994, in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11450 as reduced by subdivisions (a) and
• § 11450.018 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the maximum aid payment in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11450 as reduced by subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 11450.
• § 11450.019 — Effective the first day of the month following 90 days after a change in federal law that allows states to reduce aid payments without any risk to federal funding under Title XIX of the Social Securit
• § 11450.02 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, commencing July 1, 2009, the maximum aid payments in effect September 1, 2007, as specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11450, shall
• § 11450.021 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, effective April 1, 2019, the maximum aid payments pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11450 in effect on July 1, 2018, shall be increased by 10 p
• § 11450.022 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to increase CalWORKs maximum aid payment levels in the 2018–19, 2019–20, and 2020–21 fiscal years, or until the maximum aid payment levels reach 50 percent of t
• § 11450.023 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, effective October 1, 2019, the maximum aid payments pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11450 in effect on April 1, 2019, shall be set forth as f
• § 11450.025 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, effective on March 1, 2014, the maximum aid payments in effect on July 1, 2012, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 11450.
• § 11450.026 — (a) Commencing in the 2019–20 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, if an incremental adjustment is made to the maximum aid payments pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section
• § 11450.027 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act, maximum aid payments in the CalWORKs program are sufficient to ensure that no child lives in deep poverty.
• § 11450.03 — (a) Notwithstanding the maximum aid payments specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11450, families that have resided in this state for less than 12 months shall be paid an amount ca
• § 11450.05 — (a) For purposes of determining the maximum aid payment specified in subdivision (a) of Section 11450, the number of needy persons in the same family shall not be decreased because of the death of a c
• § 11450.10 — Whenever the department is informed pursuant to either Section 857 or 1764.
• § 11450.11 — Whenever a county welfare department is informed that a child who is incarcerated is also a member of a family receiving benefits pursuant to Section 11450, the county welfare department shall seek re
• § 11450.12 — (a) (1) An applicant family shall not be eligible for aid under this chapter unless the family’s income, exclusive of the first four hundred fifty dollars ($450) of earned income for each employed per
• § 11450.13 — (a) In calculating the amount of aid to which an assistance unit is entitled in accordance with Section 11320.
• § 11450.16 — (a) For purposes of determining eligibility under this chapter, and for computing the amount of aid payment under Section 11450, families shall be grouped into assistance units.
• § 11450.17 — (a) (1) For purposes of determining the maximum aid payment specified in subdivision (a) of Section 11450 and for no other purpose, the number of needy persons in the same family shall not include a s
• § 11450.3 — (a) The director may establish, within the department, the Emergency Housing Apartment Program Demonstration Project.
• § 11450.4 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish an emergency assistance for needy families program to serve the shelter needs of homeless families apparently eligible for aid pursuant to subdivis
• § 11450.5 — For purposes of computing and paying aid grants under this chapter, the director shall adopt regulations establishing a budgeting system consistent with Sections 11265.
• § 11450.8 — No payment of aid pursuant to Section 11450 shall be made to a family for a month in which the amount the family would receive is less than ten dollars ($10).
• § 11450.9 — (a) (1) The department shall designate as energy assistance payments any increase in the maximum aid payments provided pursuant to Section 11450 made on or after the first day of the first session of
• § 11451 — Any county may, in its discretion, pay from its own funds additional sums for the care of any needy child, and the state and county may pay such aid as is needed for the adequate care of the family fr
• § 11451.5 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the following income shall be exempt from the calculation of the income of the family for purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 11450: (1) If disability-bas
• § 11452 — (a) (1) Minimum basic standards of adequate care shall be distributed to the counties and shall be binding upon them.
• § 11452.018 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the minimum basic standards of adequate care, as set forth in Section 11452, and as adjusted pursuant to any other provision of law, shall be changed fo
• § 11453 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the amounts set forth in Section 11452 and subdivision (a) of Section 11450 shall be adjusted annually by the department to reflect any increases or decrease
• § 11453.01 — (a) Commencing July 1, 2022, and each year thereafter, the maximum aid payment set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 11450 shall be adjusted annually to reflect any increases or decreases in the cos
• § 11453.1 — (a) It is the intent of this section to assure that the food purchasing power provided by benefits available from CalFresh under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Chapter 51 (comm
• § 11453.2 — A county shall issue vouchers or vendor payments for at least rent and utilities payments, for any assistance unit in which any parent or caretaker relative has been subject to sanction of a consecuti
• § 11454 — (a) A parent or caretaker relative shall not be eligible for aid under this chapter when the parent or caretaker relative has received aid under this chapter or from any state under the Temporary Assi