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CA AB2382

Bill

Status

Passed

9/30/2014

Primary Sponsor

Steven Bradford

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Origin

State Assembly

2013-2014 Session

AI Summary

  • Eliminates automatic grant reductions for CalWORKs families when children under 16 are not regularly attending school.

  • Requires counties to inform families about continuation school enrollment and screen them for family stabilization services when school non-attendance is identified.

  • Allows grant reductions for children 16 and older only if county receives notice from school district or attendance review board of non-attendance, with exceptions for documented attendance, good cause, family stabilization eligibility, or compliance with attendance plans.

  • Ensures children excluded from grant calculations remain eligible for services that may lead to school attendance.

  • Establishes that children are presumed to be attending school unless deemed chronic truants under Education Code Section 48263.6.

Legislative Description

CalWORKs: eligibility: truancy.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 905, Statutes of 2014.

9/30/2014

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/25/2014
Human Services6/5/2014
Rules5/27/2014
Appropriations5/5/2014
Human Services3/10/2014

Full Bill Text

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