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CA AB2631

Bill

Status

Failed

11/30/2016

Primary Sponsor

Miguel Santiago

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Origin

State Assembly

2015-2016 Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the duration of homeless assistance benefits from 16 consecutive days to 30 calendar days under the CalWORKs program.

  • Removes the lifetime limit on the number of times a family may receive homeless assistance or permanent housing assistance benefits, but limits temporary shelter assistance to once per calendar year.

  • Eliminates the authority for counties to require recipients to participate in a homelessness avoidance case plan as a condition of eligibility for homeless assistance benefits.

  • Specifies that no continuous appropriation from the General Fund shall be made to implement this bill, and establishes a procedure for state reimbursement to counties if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill imposes a mandated local program.

Legislative Description

CalWORKs: housing assistance.

Last Action

From committee without further action.

11/30/2016

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/13/2016
Human Services3/10/2016

Full Bill Text

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