AB 461

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2021-2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly Jun 01, 2021
  • Passed Senate Sep 03, 2021
  • Signed by Governor Oct 06, 2021

CalWORKs: welfare-to-work: self-employment.

Abstract

Existing law establishes 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 using federal, state, and county funds. Existing law requires a recipient of CalWORKs to participate in welfare-to-work activities for a specified number of hours per week as a condition of eligibility. Existing law identifies the welfare-to-work activities in which a recipient may participate, including, among others, self-employment. This bill would require, for the purpose of calculating the number of hours a recipient is participating in welfare-to-work activities, the number of hours for self-employment activities to be based solely on the number of hours the recipient is engaged in self-employment activities. The bill would require the State Department of Social Services to implement and administer these provisions through an all-county letter or similar instructions from the director no later than October 1, 2022. To the extent this bill would increase the administrative duties of counties with regard to the CalWORKs program, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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. 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.

Bill Sponsors (2)

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Actions


Oct 06, 2021

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 582, Statutes of 2021.

Sep 13, 2021

California State Legislature

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

Sep 07, 2021

Assembly

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2843.).

Sep 03, 2021

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

Senate

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2389.).

Aug 31, 2021

Senate

Ordered to special consent calendar.

Aug 26, 2021

Senate

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26).

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Jul 05, 2021

Senate

In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
suspense file.

Jun 23, 2021

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 14, 2021

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HUMAN S.

Jun 09, 2021

Senate

Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HUMAN S.

Jun 02, 2021

Senate

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

Jun 01, 2021

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1726.)

May 24, 2021

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 20, 2021

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 20).

Assembly

Coauthors revised.

May 05, 2021

Assembly

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

  • Referral-Committee
APPR APPR. suspense file.

Apr 22, 2021

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Apr 13, 2021

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HUM. S.

Apr 12, 2021

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.

Apr 07, 2021

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

Feb 18, 2021

Assembly

Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HUM. S.

Feb 09, 2021

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.

Feb 08, 2021

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB461 HTML
02/08/21 - Introduced PDF
04/12/21 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/14/21 - Amended Senate PDF
09/09/21 - Enrolled PDF
10/06/21 - Chaptered PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
04/19/21- Assembly Human Services PDF
05/03/21- Assembly Appropriations PDF
05/24/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
06/18/21- Senate Human Services PDF
07/01/21- Senate Appropriations PDF
08/28/21- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
09/03/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF

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