BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 376 (Lopez) - CalWORKs eligibility: immunizations ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: June 19, 2015 |Policy Vote: HUMAN S. 5 - 0 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: August 27, 2015 |Consultant: Jolie Onodera | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE *********** The following information is revised to reflect amendments adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015 Bill Summary: AB 376 would, commencing July 1, 2016, allow county human services agencies to first review the California Immunization Registry (CAIR) to verify that specified children in the CalWORKs assistance unit have received all age-appropriate immunizations prior to requiring CalWORKs applicants and recipients to provide immunization records, as specified. Fiscal Impact: Potentially significant one-time and ongoing non-reimbursable county administrative costs (Local Funds) for training and verification of immunizations of each applicable child in the CAIR for applicants and recipients prior to requesting immunization records. The new workload would be offset in part by replacing the existing workload for cases that provide and AB 376 (Lopez) Page 1 of ? require verification of paper documentation, as well as administrative cost savings for those cases found in the CAIR that would no longer require a follow-up request for documentation. Potentially significant decrease in CalWORKs sanctions for failure to provide immunization records, resulting in increased ongoing CalWORKs grant costs of about $1.5 million (General Fund). DSS data indicates approximately 32 percent of cases sanctioned for not providing the required documentation were sanctioned for one month (and are assumed to otherwise have the immunizations complete). This estimate assumes 38 percent of those cases sanctioned for one month would have information available in the CAIR that would potentially result in averted sanctions. Potentially significant one-time costs (General Fund) for reprogramming of the Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS). Author Amendments: Remove the mandate on county human services agencies to first review the CAIR to verify documentation and instead make the activity permissive. -- END --