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CA AB363

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Isaac Bryan

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for the CalWORKs Recipients Education Program at community colleges to include students who have exceeded the 60-month CalWORKs cash aid limit but have dependents still receiving CalWORKs aid

  • Adds direct aid for ongoing basic needs as an allowable use of program funds for special services

  • Allows programs to waive the requirement that employers pay at least 25% of workstudy wages, provided the number of workstudy positions does not decrease

  • Removes the time limit on subsidized campus childcare, which previously ended 3 months after completion of the education plan or at the academic year's end

  • Imposes a state-mandated local program requiring reimbursement if the Commission on State Mandates determines the expanded eligibility and services create additional costs

Legislative Description

Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: eligibility and services.

Last Action

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2/2/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/9/2025
Human Services3/19/2025
Higher Education2/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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