“CCWRO California Public Benefits Legislative Bill & Budget Action Tracker #2022-05 June 16, 2022 [image: Shape Description automatically generated with medium confidence] Highlights of the 2022-2023 State Budget Anti-Poverty and Safety Net Investments. CalWORKs Beneficiary Impact Statement Makes historic investments to lift all CalWORKs families out of deep poverty by providing $789 million to increase CalWORKs grants. This is a major step of getting CalWORKs average grants up to 50% of the federal level, which is a very low bar for children who are poor. CalWORKs (formerly known as AFDC) monthly grants in 1970 were 90% of the federal poverty level. It should be 100% today The budget includes $150 million, beginning in 2024-25, to implement a full-pass through of child support payments to families currently and formerly receiving public assistance. It is about time that children actually experience a benefit from child support. For years most all child support paid for children was passed through to the state and federal government rather than giving it to the children. Provides $60 million one-time for administrative support for the CalFresh program and $55 million to improve eligibility services within the CalWORKs Single Allocation. Both changes will help to improve outcomes for program participants. This is another gift to counties who through the years have turned back hundreds of millions of their single allocation. Today 50 to70% of CalWORKs and CalFresh applications are denied due to failure to meet procedural requirements . The new allocation of more money come with zero accountability a gift to counties with no strings- and continue to deny applications for failure to meet the county procedural requirements over 50% of cases. Repeals the county share of a possible, but never-imposed CalWORKs federal work penalty, furthering the implementation of the CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review process and improve the culture of the program. Counties have often blamed federal WPR penalties for their sanction happy WtW program. What would it be next? Several counties, like San Bernardino, Kern, Fresno, San Joaquin and Merced counties have historically had more families in sanction status compared to families participating. Counties spend less on sanctioned families, but they still get a lot of funding for families in sanction. 2022 Assembly Human Services Committee Hearing Dates April 5 and & April 19, 2022 All Support letters must be submitted here Assembly Human Services Committee Debra Cooper, Chief Consultant
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[email protected] Phone (916) 319-2089 Fax (916) 319-2189 1020 N St., Suite 124, Sacramento, CA 95814 , Republican Committee Consultant
[email protected] Phone (916) 319-3900 Fax (916) 319-3902 1020 N St., Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814 All Support letters must be submitted here. Assembly Committee Member Human Services Staff Lisa Calderon, Chair (D) Phone: 916-319-2057 Room # 4120 Melissa Sagun Email:
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[email protected] Joaquin Arambula (D) Phone: 916-319-2031 Room # 6240 K. Jones Email:
[email protected] Isaac G. Bryan – (R) Phone: 916-319-2054 Room # 5630 Amy Ho Email:
[email protected] Steven Choi – (R) Phone: 916-319-2068 Room # 4520 Brianna Yadon Email:
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[email protected] Carlos Villapudua (D) Phone: 916-319-2013 Room # 6340 Jessica Rocha Email:
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[email protected] 2022 ASSEMBLY BILLS Bill Number Author Sponsor Bill Description Next Steps AB 1649 Quirk-Silva(D) Phone: 916-319-2065 Room # 6012 Staff: Dawn Adler Email;
[email protected] SUPPORT CalWORKs Child Care -This bill would require the alternative payment program to reimburse childcare providers based upon the maximum certified hours of care. Held Assembly Committee on Appropriations AB 1728 Robert Rivas (D) Phone: 916-319-2030 Room # 5510 Staff: Julio Mendez Vargas Email:
[email protected] SUPPORT CCWRO WCL&P CalWORKs -This bill would exempt parents, including adoptive parents, with children under 2 years of age or younger. The parent will be notified that even though they are exempt they can volunteer to participate and will get a form to voluntarily participate in WtW. To heard on DATE: 6-27-2022, TIME: 3 pm Senate Human Services Committee AB 1803 Jones-Sawyer (D) Phone: 916-319-2059 Room # 5210 Staff: Natalia Garcia Email:
[email protected] SUPPORT CCWRO Criminal Record Expengement Exempts a person who meets the criteria for a waiver of court fees and costs from being obligated to pay the filing fee for specified expungement petitions, and prohibits a court from denying expungement relief to an otherwise qualified person, and who meets the criteria, as specified, for a waiver of court fees and costs, solely on the basis that the person has not yet satisfied their restitution obligations. To heard on DATE: 6-21-2022, TIME: 9 am Senate Public Safety Committee AB 1828 – Chen (R) Phone: 916-319-2055 Room # 4620 Staff: James Malone Email:
[email protected] SUPPORT CalFresh- This bill would require CDSS, before July 1, 2023, to submit a request to USDA, FNS to provide a waiver to exclude the basic allowance for housing provided to uniformed service members from countable income in the determination of eligibility and benefit level for purposes of receiving CalFresh benefits. To heard on DATE: 6-20-2022, TIME: 3 pm Senate Human Services Committee Bill Number Author Sponsor Bill Description Next Steps AB 2052 Quirk-Silva(D) Phone: 916-319-2065 Room # 6012 Staff: Dawn Adler Email;
[email protected] SUPPORT CCWRO WCL&P CalWORKs- This bill would aid a CalWORKs child until they compete their high school education up to the age of 20. To heard on DATE: 6-20-2022, TIME: 3 pm Senate Human Services Committee AB 2230 Gibson (D) Phone: 916-319-2064 Room # 8110 Staff: Emmanuel Aguayo Email:
[email protected] SUPPORT CCWRO WCL&P CalWORKs- This bill would eliminate the once-a-year limitation for CalWORKs Homeless Assistance and issue the 16 days of homeless assistance in one payment To heard on DATE: 6-27-2022, TIME: 3 pm Senate Human Services Committee AB 2262- Calderon, (D) Phone: 916-319-2057 Room # 4120 SUPPORT IHSS- This bill would modify the existing IHSS annual assessment process. To heard on DATE: 6-27-2022, TIME: 3 pm Senate Human Services Committee AB 2277 – Reyes (D) Phone: 916-319-2047 Room # 8210 Staff: Ivan Fernandez Email:
[email protected] SUPPORT CCWRO WCL&P CalWORKs- This bill would provide that a CalWORKs beneficiary who qualifies for a Domestic Violence Waiver must be issued a waiver by the county. To heard on DATE: 6-27-2022, TIME: 3 pm Senate Human Services Committee AB 2300 Kalra (D) Phone: 916-319-2027 Room #5130 Staff: Marissa Plante
[email protected] SUPPORT CCWRO WCL&P CalWORKs- This bill would provide various exemptions from CalWORKs WtW participation. To heard on DATE: 6-27-2022, TIME: 3 pm Senate Human Services Committee AB 2393 Mayes (R) Phone: 916-319-2042 Room #4710 Staff: John Knobel
[email protected] SUPPORT CCWRO CalWORKs- This bill would provide CalWORKs beneficiaries be issued incentive award or education stipend as a tax credit if established under the Revenue and Taxation Code. Referred to Senate Appropriations AB 2810 Arambula (D) Phone: 916-319-2055 Room #4620 Staff: Dulce Ramirez
[email protected] SUPPORT CalWORKs- This bill would require each campus of CSU to use the FAFSA information to alert students that they may be eligible for CalFresh. To heard on DATE: 6-27-2022, TIME: 3 pm Senate Human Services Committee Senate Human Services Committee Marisa Shea, Principal Consultant
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[email protected] Phone (916) 651-1524 Fax (916) 266-9350 1020 N St. Suite 521, Sacramento, CA 95814 Joe Parra, Republican Committee Consultant
[email protected] Phone (916) 651-1501 Fax (916) 445-3105 1020 N St. Suite 234, Sacramento, CA 95814 2022 Senate Human Services Committee June 20 and 27, 2022 All Support\/Oppose letters must be submitted here. Senate Member Human Services Staff Senator Melissa Hurtado, (D) Chair Phone: 651-4014 Fax: 651-4914 Room # 7310 Marisol Ibarra Email:
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[email protected] Senator Sydney Kalmager (D) Phone: 651-4030- Fax: 651-4930 Room # 6510 Kira Pegues Email:
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[email protected] 2022 SENATE BILLS Bill Number Author Sponsor Bill Description Next Steps SB 20 – Dodd (D) Room # 6620 Phone 916-651-4003 Staff: Clara Vazeix
[email protected] SUPPORT CCWRO University of California Student Association CalFresh- This bill would provide for maximizing the opportunity for students to qualify for CalFresh benefits student exemption and provide that the California Student Aid Commission will provide verification needed to qualify for CalFresh as appropriate. Referred to Assembly Rules Committee SB 364- Skinner (D) Room # 8630 Phone 916-651-4009 Staff: Diego Lopez
[email protected] SUPPORT CalFresh P-EBT Meals- The bill would require the department to seek all available funding for, and maximize participation in, the P-EBT program. The bill would also require the department to issue BOOST Nutrition EBT benefits to any child or pupil who was eligible to receive benefits under the P-EBT program, as of July 1, 2021, for the 5-month period following the end of the P-EBT program. Referred to Assembly Rules Committee SB 641 – Skinner (D) Room # 8630 Phone 916-651-4009 Staff: Kapril Walker
[email protected] SUPPORT CalFresh- This bill would also ask CDSS to convene a workgroup to gather data to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of availing CalFresh to students. To be Heard on June 22, 2022 1:30 pm Assembly Human Services SB 768 Glazer (D) Room 5108 Phone 916-651-4007 Staff: Sophia Quach
[email protected] SUPPORT CCWRO University of California Student Association CalFresh- This is a clean up for SB 1232. Makes some technical changes to include non-credited units, include non-profit postsecondary educational institutions and repeal SIPs for college students who are covered by SB 1232 anyhow. To be Heard on June 22, 2022 1:30 pm Assembly Human Services SB 996 – Kamlager (D) Room # 6510 Phone 916-651-4030 Staff: Kira Pegues Email:
[email protected] SUPPORT CCWRO WCL&P CalWORKs- This bill would (1) eliminate CalWORKs assets test aligning it with CalFresh and (2) do away with the. CalWORKs 100-hour rule test. To be Heard on June 22, 2022 1:30 pm Assembly Human Services SB 950 -Archuleta (D) Room # 6720 Phone 916-651-4032 Staff: Andrew Aldama
[email protected] SUPPORT CalFresh- This bill would require the CDSS to submit a request to the United States Department of Agriculture, on or before December 31, 2023, to waive a specified federal requirement in order to exclude the basic allowance for housing for members of a uniformed service from countable income in the calculation of CalFresh eligibility. To be Heard on June 22, 2022 1:30 pm Assembly Human Services Bill Number Author Sponsor Bill Description Next Steps SB 1066 Hurdato (D) Room 7310 Phone 916-651-4014 Staff: Marisol.Ybarra
[email protected] SUPPORT California Supplemental Pay for Farmworkers Pilot Project. – This bill would require the department to administer the California Supplemental Pay for Farmworkers Pilot Project, under which certain households that include a person who worked as a farmworker for the entire period beginning March 11, 2020, and ending January 1, 2022, would receive supplemental pay of $1,000 per month for 3 years. To be Heard on June 22, 2022 1:30 pm Assembly Human Services SB 1092 Hurdato (D) Room 7310 Phone 916-651-4014 Staff: Marisol.Ybarra
[email protected] SUPPORT State Hearings- This bill require that regional center fair hearing be conducted by Department of Social Services and makes a number positive changes. To be Heard on June 22, 2022 1:30 pm Assembly Human Services SB 1083 – Nancy Skinner (D) Room 8630 Phone 916-651-4009 Staff: Cassidy Denny
[email protected] CCWRO SUPPORT CalWORKs Homeless Assistance – This bill would eliminate the once-a-year homeless assistance limitation and provide for 40 days temporary homeless assistance benefit. Passed the Senate Committee On Approps. And on to the Senate Floor SB 1140- Umberg (D) Room 6530 Phone 916-651-4010 Staff: Yajaira Lechuga
[email protected] WCL&P CCWRO SUPPORT Public Social Services EBT Card – This bill would modify the replacement of benefits skimmed from the EBT card to avoid suffering of the beneficiaries getting their assistance an EBT card. Passed the Senate Committee On Approps. And on to the Senate Floor. SB 1300 Durazo (D) Room 7530 Phone 916-651-4024 Staff: Bethany Renfree
[email protected] SUPPORT CalFresh- This bill would revise and expand these provisions with respect to nonminor dependents, including requiring the county, if the youth elects to remain in foster care as a nonminor dependent after attaining 18 years of age, to assist the youth in establishing continuing disability as an adult, including identifying an appropriate representative payee, which may include the youth, a trusted adult, or the county. It will also require screening for SSI. Referred to Assembly Human Services and Judiciary Committees Assembly Appropriations Committee 1021 O Street, Sacramento. CA 95814 Jennifer Swenson, Democratic Consultant Email:
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[email protected] Phone 916-319-2081 fax 916-319-2181 Room # 8220 Jared Yoshiki, Republican Consultant Email:
[email protected] Tel. 916-319-3900 Fax 319-3902 1020 N Street, Suite 40 Kala Tailor, Committee Secretary Committee Members Office Suite Numbers Phone Number Fax Number Chris R. Holden (Chair) 5650 916-319-2051 916-319-2151 Frank Bigelow (Vice Chair) 4640 916-319-2005 916-319-2105 Isaac G. Bryan 5630 916-319-2054 916-319-2154 Lisa Calderon 4120 916-319-2057 916-319-2157 Wendy Carrillo 5720 916-319-2051 916-319-2151 Megan Dahle 5710 916-319-2001 916-319-2101 Laurie Davies 4720 916-319-2073 916-319-2173 Vince Fong 4630 916-319-2034 916-319-2134 Jesse Gabriel 5220 916-319-2045 916-319-2145 Eduardo Garcia 8120 916-319-2056 916-319-2156 Marc Levine 5240 916-319-2010 916-319-2110 Bill Quirk 5120 916-319-2020 916-319-2120 Robert Rivas 5110 916-319-2030 916-319-2130 Akilah Weber, M.D. 4130 916-319-2079 916-319-2179 Every Wednesday 9 a. m., Room 4202 – See Committee Hearing Agenda Senate Committee on Appropriations Samantha Lui, Democratic Consultant Email:
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[email protected] 916-651-1501 1020 N Street, Suite 234, Sacramento, CA 9581 1 California Public Benefits Legislative Bill & Budget Action Tracker #2022-05 Committee members Room # Phone Staff Staff Email Address Senator Anthony Portantino – (D) Chair 5050 916-651-4025 Ben Edelstein
[email protected] Senator Patricia Bates – (R) (V- Chair) 3036 916-651-4036 Cynthia Bryant
[email protected] Steven Bradford – (D) 2059 916-651-4035 Chase Hopkins
[email protected] Brian Jones – (R) 2054 916-651-4038 Danielle Parsons
[email protected] Sydney Kamlager (D) 4062 916-651-4030 Nikki Johnson
[email protected] John Laird- (D) 4040 916-651-4017 Lesley Brizuela
[email protected] Bob Wieckowski – (D) 4085 916-651-4010 Heather Resetarits
[email protected] Every Monday 10 am, Room 4203 – See Committee Hearing Agenda Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health m& Human Services Assembly Budget Committee Sub #1 Staff Staff Joaquin Arambula (D), Chair Phone: 916-319-2031 Fax: 916-319-2131 Room # 5155 K. Jones
[email protected] Devon Mathis (R) Phone: 319-2026 Fax: 319-2126 Room. #: 2111 Aaron Rice
[email protected] Jim Patterson (R) Phone: 319-2023 Fax: 319-2123 Room. #: 3132 Christine Rose mailto:
[email protected]@asm.ca.gov James Ramos (D) Phone: 319-2040 Fax: 319-2140 Room. #: 4162 Adriana Ruelas
[email protected] Blanca Rubio (D) Phone: 319-2048 Fax: 319-2148 Room, #: 5175 Daniel Folwarkpow
[email protected] Jim Wood (D) Phone: 319-2002 Fax: 319-2102 Room, #: 6005 Tobias Uptan-Villa
[email protected] Subcommittee Staff Democratic Committee Consultant Phone 319-2099 Fax 319-2199 Room 8230 Nicole Vazquez
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[email protected] Sub #1 Hearings for 2022 State Budget Bill for 2022-2023 AB 154 Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee Sub #3 Health & Human Services Senate Budget Committee Sub #3 Staff Email Address Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman (D) Chair Phone: 651-4005 Room #: 5097 David Stammerjohan
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[email protected] Senator Richard Pan, (D) Phone: 651-4006 Room #: 5114 Bernadette Lawrence
[email protected] Subcommittee Staff Committee Democratic Consultant Phone: 651-4103 Fax: 323-8386 Room #: 5097 Renita Polk,
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[email protected] State Budget Bill for 2022-2023 – AB 154 13 California Public Benefits Legislative Bill & Budget Action Tracker #2022-05 2022 Legislative Session Calendar Jan. 1\u2014Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)). Jan. 3\u2014Legislature reconvenes (J.R.51(a)(4)). Jan. 10\u2014Budget must be submitted by Governor (Art. IV, Sec. 12(a)). Jan. 14\u2014Last day for policy committees to hear and report to Fiscal Committees fiscal bills introduced in their house in 2021 (J.R. 61(b)(1)). Jan. 17\u2014Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Jan. 21\u2014Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel. Jan. 21\u2014Last day for any committee to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in their house in 2021 (J.R. 61(b)(2)). Jan. 31\u2014Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in 2021 in their house (Art. IV, Sec. 10(c)), (J.R. 61(b)(3)). Feb. 18\u2014Last day for bills to be introduced (J.R. 61(b)(4)), (J.R.54(a)). Feb. 21\u2014Presidents’ Day. Apr. 1\u2014Cesar Chavez Day observed. Apr. 7\u2014Spring Recess begins upon adjournment of this day’s session (J.R. 51(b)(1)). Apr. 18\u2014Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess (J.R. 51(b)(1)). Apr. 29\u2014Last day for policy committees to hear and report to Fiscal Committees fiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R.61(b)(5)). May 6\u2014Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the Floor non-fiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(b)(6)). May 13\u2014Last day for policy committees to meet prior to May 31 (J.R.61(b)(7)). May 20\u2014Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(b)(8)). Last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to May 31 (J.R. 61(b)(9)). May 23 – 27\u2014Floor Session Only. No committee, other than Conference or Rules, may meet for any purpose (J.R. 61(b)(10)). Monday, June 6\u2014Floor Session, 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 7\u2014Check-in Session Wednesday, June 8\u2014Check-in Session Thursday, June 9\u2014Floor Session, 9 a.m. Monday, June 13\u2014Floor Session, 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 14\u2014Check-in Session Wednesday, June 15\u2014Check-in Session Upon Call of the President pro Tempore BUDGET BILL MUST BE PASSED BY MIDNIGHT Thursday, June 16\u2014Floor Session, 9 a.m. Monday, June 20\u2014Floor Session, 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 21\u2014Check-in Session Wednesday, June 22\u2014Check-in Session Thursday, June 23\u2014Floor Session, 9 a.m. Monday, June 27\u2014Floor Session, 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 28\u2014Check-in Session Wednesday, June 29\u2014Check-in Session Thursday, June 30\u2014Floor Session, 9 a.m. LAST DAY FOR A LEGISLATIVE MEASURE TO QUALIFY FOR THE NOVEMBER 8 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT Friday, July 1\u2014LAST DAY FOR POLICY COMMITTEES TO MEET AND REPORT BILLS SUMMER RECESS BEGINS UPON ADJOURNMENT, PROVIDED BUDGET BILL HAS BEEN PASSED Monday, August 1\u2014Floor Session, 2 p.m. LEGISLATURE RECONVENES Monday, August 8\u2014Floor Session, 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 9\u2014Check-in Session Wednesday, August 10\u2014Check-in Session Thursday, August 11\u2014Floor Session, 9 a.m. Friday, August 12\u2014LAST DAY FOR FISCAL COMMITTEES TO MEET AND REPORT BILLS TO THE FLOOR AUGUST 15 \u2014THROUGH AUGUST 31 – FLOOR SESSION ONLY. NO COMMITTEES, OTHER THAN THE CONFERENCE OR RULES COMMITTEES, MAY MEET FOR ANY PURPOSE CCWRO Services for IOLTA Qualified Legal Services Field Programs CCWRO – The Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations, Inc. (CCWRO) is a state- wide nonprofit organization providing support services to qualified legal service field programs (QLSPs) funded by the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission. CCWRO has been providing support services for the past 35 years. CCWRO provides consultation, information and representation for IOLTA qualified legal services programs regarding public benefit programs such as: CalWORKs, CalFresh, also known as Food Stamps or SNAP, General Assistance and General Relief, SSI, Welfare to Work and other Public Assistance Programs. CCWRO maintains current information on the status of pending or recently proposed and enacted state and federal legislation and regulations. CCWRO collects, monitors and disseminates statistical information relating to public assistance programs throughout California to legal services programs statewide. CCWRO provides public benefits training upon request depending on availability of staff. Programs Covered CalWORKs Cash Assistance to Immigrants (CAPI) Child Care Child Support CalFresh, also known as Food Stamps or SNAP General Assistance\/ General Relief In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Medi-Cal Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) Welfare Immigration SSI eligibility issues Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Services CCWRO provides: – Immediate response to questions from legal services programs regarding public benefit programs, laws and regulations. – Collects and disperses statistical information and analysis on the public assistance programs, including statistical information upon request from qualified legal services program. – Provides status information on pending state legislation and regulations. – Legislative Advocacy – Administrative Advocacy – Co-counsel on administrative lawsuits. – Client representation assistance at fair hearings. CCWRO Staff 1111 Howe Avenue, Suite 635 Sacramento, CA 958725-8661 Telephone 916-736-0616 Fax- 916-736-2645 Kevin Aslanian, Executive Director, Legislative Advocate Email:
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