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CA AB2510

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Joaquin Arambula

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Parents whose children have been removed and placed in out-of-home care can continue receiving CalWORKs aid and childcare services for up to 6 months (or longer) as if the children were still living with them, to support family reunification
  • Families participating in a county child welfare reunification case plan are exempt from CalWORKs immunization requirements and welfare-to-work activity requirements
  • Child welfare case plans can serve as CalWORKs family reunification plans, satisfying welfare-to-work plan requirements without needing separate documentation
  • Child support payments received by CalWORKs applicants or recipients will not count as income for eligibility purposes, and fully state-funded recipients in reunification cases are not required to assign child support rights to the county
  • These provisions become operative July 1, 2027, or when the Statewide Automated Welfare System can perform necessary automation, whichever is later

Legislative Description

CalWORKs.

Last Action

Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Human Services3/9/2026

Full Bill Text

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