BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
SB 1232 (Leno) - CalWORKs and CalFresh: eligibility
determinations
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|Version: April 19, 2016 |Policy Vote: HUMAN S. 4 - 0, |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: May 27, 2016 |Consultant: Jolie Onodera |
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Bill
Summary: SB 1232 would require a county human services agency
that uses information contained in a consumer credit report for
the determination of CalFresh or CalWORKs eligibility or benefit
level, to obtain written authorization from an applicant or
recipient prior to obtaining the credit report, and to provide
the applicant or recipient with notice, as specified, prior to
taking any adverse action, including a denial of CalFresh
eligibility or CalWORKs benefits or services, against the
applicant or recipient.
*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on May 27, 2016
Fiscal
Impact:
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Notification requirements : Potential minor increase in
ongoing county eligibility worker costs (Local Funds/General
Fund/Federal Funds*) for notification activities, as the
Department of Social Services recently issued an all-county
letter specifying county notification requirements relative to
this issue.
CalWORKs/CalFresh/CFAP benefits and administration : Potential
increase in CalWORKs and CalFresh benefits (Federal
Fund/General Fund/Local Funds*) to the extent the mandated
authorization and notification requirements result in
increases in program enrollment and eligibility. While
prohibiting counties from requiring hard-copy documentation
that is duplicative of information it will verify using the
credit report is intended to streamline the eligibility
process, to the extent a county must request other forms of
verification or documentation due to the prohibition could
alternatively delay the eligibility and enrollment process.
*CalWORKs program costs are funded with a combination of federal
TANF, General Fund, and county funds. CalFresh benefits are
funded with 100 percent federal funds. CalFresh administrative
costs are funded with a combination of federal, state, and
county funds. California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) costs
are 100 percent General Fund.
Author
Amendments: Revise the noticing requirement to occur after
adverse action has been taken, consistent with the requirement
under federal law, and additionally strike the noticing
requirements on applicants.
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