BILL NUMBER: SB 1160	CHAPTERED  09/28/08

	CHAPTER  484
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 28, 2008
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 28, 2008
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 5, 2008
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JULY 14, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 30, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 19, 2008
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 7, 2008

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Alquist

                        FEBRUARY 6, 2008

   An act to amend Section 18987.5 of, and to add Section 11052.6 to,
the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social
services.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1160, Alquist. Children's social services programs.
   Existing law provides that no applicant shall be granted public
assistance under the CalWORKs program and social services block grant
programs until he or she is first personally interviewed by the
county or state staff for patients in state hospitals.
   This bill would exempt from that requirement a caretaker relative
who is caring for a dependent child of the court, and is receiving
CalWORKs benefits on behalf of the child, who is changing residence
from one county to another county and applying for benefits on behalf
of one or more related children who are receiving benefits under the
CalWORKs program, and who is not an applicant for, or a recipient
of, benefits under the CalWORKs program.
   Existing law authorizes designated participating counties to
establish a child and family interagency coordinating council to
implement various aspects of a youth pilot program. Under the pilot
program, various children's services funds may be transferred to a
designated county fund for services for children and families.
Existing law terminates the program on January 1, 2009.
   This bill would extend the operative duration of the youth pilot
program to January 1, 2013.
   By requiring the county CalWORKs program to verify that the
individual applying for the described benefits meets the criteria set
forth in the bill, this bill imposes a state-mandated local program.

   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.



THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 11052.6 is added to the Welfare and
Institutions Code, to read:
   11052.6.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
requirements of Section 11052.5 shall not apply to any caretaker
relative when all of the following apply:
   (1) He or she is an approved relative pursuant to subdivision (d)
of Section 309 caring for a child who is a dependent child of the
court, and is receiving benefits under the CalWORKs program on behalf
of the child.
   (2) The caretaker relative is changing residence from one county
to another county and is applying for benefits in the new county on
behalf of one or more related children who are current recipients of
benefits under the CalWORKS Program under Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 11200) of Part 3.
   (3) The caretaker relative is not an applicant for or a recipient
of benefits under the CalWORKS Program.
   (b) If the caretaker relative subsequently applies for benefits
under the CalWORKS Program, he or she shall be subject to the
requirements of Section 11052.5 that are applicable to that program.
   (c) The county CalWORKs program shall verify that the individual
applying for benefits meets the criteria set forth in this section.
  SEC. 2.  Section 18987.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:
   18987.5.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this
chapter shall become inoperative on January 1, 2013, and, as of
January 1, 2014, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
becomes operative on or before January 1, 2014, deletes or extends
the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
  SEC. 3.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
this act provides for offsetting savings to local agencies or school
districts that result in no net costs to the local agencies or school
districts, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government
Code.