AB 2263

Bill Subjects

Abstract

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 7 representatives, appointed on or before July 1, 2026, 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. This 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. The bill would establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a steering committee to provide technical assistance to and approve recommendations by the Guaranteed Income Study and Funding Act Coordinating Council, as specified.