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CA AB2382
Bill
Status
9/30/2014
Primary Sponsor
Steven Bradford
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AI Summary
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Eliminates automatic grant reductions for CalWORKs families when children under 16 are not regularly attending school.
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Requires counties to inform families about continuation school enrollment and screen them for family stabilization services when school non-attendance is identified.
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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.
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Ensures children excluded from grant calculations remain eligible for services that may lead to school attendance.
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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