CA AB2263

State Department of Social Services must contract with one or more entities to conduct a Guaranteed Income Statewide Feasibility Study examining the feasibility of expanding guaranteed income programs statewide, with focus on high cost-of-living regions and vulnerable populations.

Study shall address eight minimum objectives including determining necessary administrative capacity and infrastructure, identifying funding mechanisms, analyzing priority populations based on social and economic disparities, and recommending policies for a permanent statewide program.

State departments including Health Care Services, Public Health, Employment Development Department, Interagency Council on Homelessness, and Franchise Tax Board must disclose necessary data to support the study as permitted by federal law.

Study steering committee must include three guaranteed income program operators (one each from northern, central, and southern California), five program participants, two antipoverty advocates, and one researcher with guaranteed income expertise.

State Department of Social Services must publish report and submit findings to Governor and Legislature by July 1, 2027, with report requirement expiring January 1, 2029; contracts are exempt from standard procurement requirements and regulatory rulemaking.