CA AB1074

Parents whose children are removed and placed in out-of-home care can continue receiving CalWORKs cash assistance and childcare services for up to 6 months during the child's absence, even if not all children were removed or the parents' needs were not originally included in the grant

Families participating in a county child welfare agency reunification case plan are exempt from the requirement to provide immunization documentation for children in the assistance unit

A child welfare services case plan or a jointly developed child welfare services and CalWORKs welfare-to-work plan can serve as the CalWORKs family reunification plan, satisfying the welfare-to-work plan requirement

Aid and childcare provisions become operative on July 1, 2026, or when the Statewide Automated Welfare System can perform necessary automation, whichever is later, with no retroactive payments for prior periods

State reimbursement for any costs mandated to local agencies will be made pursuant to existing statutory procedures if determined by the Commission on State Mandates