BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 492 (Gonzalez) - CalWORKs: welfare-to-work: supportive
services
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|Version: June 20, 2016 |Policy Vote: HUMAN S. 4 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes |
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|Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |Consultant: Debra Cooper |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016
Bill
Summary: AB 492 would, beginning October 1, 2020, provide a $50
per month diaper benefit for every child 2 years of age or
younger in the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to
Kids (CalWORKS) program who is enrolled in child care as a
supportive service for a parent participating in
welfare-to-work. This bill would require that the diaper benefit
be issued to participants through an electronic benefits
transfer (EBT) system. This bill would also specify that the
diaper benefit is not income for purposes of determining
CalWORKS eligibility or benefits.
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Fiscal
Impact:
Beginning fiscal year 2020-21, ongoing costs to DSS in the
range of $14-18 million per year for a $50 voucher for
children in CalWORKs under age 3. Currently, approximately
26,000 children in CalWORKS are under age 3 and would be
eligible for benefits under this bill. It is unknown whether
the caseload that would be impacted by this bill would
increase or decrease significantly in 2020 and following
years. (TANF/GF)
Minor one-time state costs for updating an EBT system to
deliver the diaper benefit.
Additional, potentially reimbursable, county costs for
administering the diaper benefit.
Author
Amendments:
Strikes language that requires DSS to make the diaper benefit
available as soon as possible.
Strikes language that requires that the existing EBT system
shall be used for the diaper benefit.
Specifies that the diaper benefit shall be available beginning
October 1, 2020, and that the benefit shall be available
through an EBT system on or after October 1, 2020.
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