CA SB1084

Establishes the California Economic Security Task Force until July 1, 2013, to develop recommendations for moving 50 percent of Californians below the federal poverty line toward economic security by 2020.

Task force composed of 13 members including state legislators, County Welfare Directors Association representative, business representatives, nonprofit advocates, and individuals with lived experience of poverty.

Requires interim report by April 1, 2012, and final report by April 1, 2013, containing recommendations for state program improvements, inventory of existing anti-poverty programs, and strategies to create a self-sustaining coordination entity.

Task force convenes only upon Department of Finance determination that sufficient private donations have been received to fully fund operations; members serve without compensation but may receive travel reimbursement.

Mandates quarterly public meetings and recommendations based on California Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard Index and California Elder Economic Security Standard Index thresholds for measuring economic security.