“[image: Description: Description: CCWRO Logo]CCWRO California Public Benefits Legislative Bill & Budget Action Tracker #2017-03 -March 13, 2017 Next Week Events Budget Subcommittee No. 1 On Health & Human Services, ARAMBULA, Chair Date: MARCH 15, 2017 Time: 2:30 p.m. – Room 444 DSS SSI\/SSP Program Support Letters Due March 15, 2017 A.B.No. 227 Mayes. CalWORKs: education incentives. A.B.No. 557 Rubio. CalWORKs: victim of abuse. A.B.No.563 Arambula. CalFresh Employment and Training program. A.B.No. 607 Gloria. Public social services: disaster assistance services. A.B.No. 625 Quirk Silva. CalFresh. A.B.No. 796 Kalra. Public social services: SSI\/SSP. A.B.No. 818 Burke. CalWORKs: welfare to work. A.B.No. 992 Arambula. CalWORKs: Baby Wellness and Family Support Home Visiting Program. A.B.No. 1021 Baker. In-home supportive services: application. For sample letters please click here. Thank you Assembly Human Services Committee Daphne Hunt, Principle Consultant
[email protected] Kelsy Castillo, Committee Consultant
[email protected] Irene Frausto, Committee Secretary –
[email protected] Phone (916) 319-2089 Fax (916) 319-2189 1020 N St., Suite 124, Sacramento, CA 95814 Mary Bellamy, Republican Committee Consultant
[email protected] Phone (916) 319-3900 Fax (916) 319-3902 1020 N St., Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814 Assembly Committee Member Human Services Staff Blanca Rubio -Chair (D) Phone: 916-319-2048 Fax: 916-319-2148 Room # 5175 Christina Romero Email:
[email protected] Steven Choi-Vice Chair (R) Phone: 916-319-2068 Fax: 916-319-2168 Room # 2016 Nathan Skadsen Email:
[email protected] Joaquin Arambula (D) Phone: 916-319-2031 Fax: 916-319-2131 Room # 5155 Marla Cowan Email:
[email protected] Mark Stone (D) Phone: 916-319-2029 Fax: 916-319-2129 Room # 3146 Nicole Hisatomi Email:
[email protected] Brian Maienschein – (R) Phone: 916-319-2077 Fax: 916-319-2177 Room # 4139 Rachel Simons Email:
[email protected] Tony Thurmond- (D) Phone: 916-319-2015 Fax: 916-319-2115 Room # 4005 Rodolfo Rivera Aquino Email:
[email protected] Assembly Human Services Committee Hearing Dates for 2017 March 21, 2017 @ 1:30 pm April 4, 2017 @ 1:30 pm April 25, 2017 @ 1:30 pm May 9, 2017 @ 1:30 pm June 13, 2017 @ 1:30 pm June 27, 2017 @ 1:30 pm July 11, 2017 @ 1:30 pm ASSEMBLY BILLS Bill Sponsor & CCWRO Position Bill Description Next Steps AB 60 Santiago (D) Room # 6027 Tel. 916-319-2053 Staff: Jaspreet Johl
[email protected] SUPPORT Factsheet Sample support letter Child Care- This bill would provide for a 12-month certification period for Stage1,2 and 3 recipients. On 3-7-17 passes the Assembly Human Services Committee 6-0 Next Step- Assembly Appropriations Committee AB 85 Rodriquez (D) Room # 2188 Tel. 916-319-2052 Staff: Sean Connelly
[email protected] CCWRO WCLP SUPPORT Sample support letter General Assistance – Thank You for Your Service This bill would provide 12 months of general assistance to U.S. veterans unless the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance saying the county will pay less than 12 months of General Assistance every 12 months. On 3-7-17 passes the Assembly Human Services Committee 6-0 Next Step- Assembly Appropriations Committee AB 160 Stone (D) Room # 3146 Tel. 916- 319-2029 Staff: Nicole Hisotomi
[email protected] WCLP CCWRO SUPPORT Sample support letter CalWORKs – This bill would extend the 48-month clock to 60 months and increase the CalWORKs earned income disregards. On 3-7-17 passes the Assembly Human Services Committee 6-0 Next Step- Assembly Appropriations Committee AB 164- Arambula (D) Room # 5155 Tel. 916-319-2031 Staff: Marla Cowan
[email protected] CFPA SUPPORT Sample Support letter CalWORKs – This bill would provide state funded EBT benefits for water in drought areas. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-7-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 167 Lackey (R) Room # – Tel. 916- 319-2036 Staff: Cody Storm
[email protected] CCWRO SUPPORT Sample Support letter CalWORKs\/CalFresh-This bill would require counties to use the SAR-7 form for annual redetermination replacing the SAWS2 and CF 37 forms. On 3-7-17 passes the Assembly Human Services Committee 6-0 Next Step- Assembly Appropriations Committee AB 205 – Wood – (D) Room #6005 Tel. 916–319-2002 Staff: Roselyn Palmano
[email protected] WCLP SUPPORT Sample support letter Medi-Cal State Hearings This bill would give Medi-Cal managed care recipients 120 days to request a state hearing. Referred to Assembly Health Committee AB 214 Weber (D) Room # – 3123 Tel. 916- 319-2079 Staff: Matsumoto, Scott
[email protected] WCLP CCWRO SUPPORT Sample Support letter CalFresh This bill would address college student hunger by defining terms used in the CalFresh program to determine eligibility and clarifying law concerning CalFresh Restaurant Meal Program on College Campuses. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-21-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 227 Mayes (R) Room # – 3104 Tel. 916- 319-2042 Staff: Melanie Figueroa
[email protected] WCLP CCWRO SUPPORT Sample Support letter CalWORKs – This bill would provide bonuses to certain CalWORKs recipients-$100 for a high school or GED, $200 for an AA degree and $300 for a BA degree. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-21-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 231 Chave\u00e9z (R) Room # 2188 Tel. 916-319-2052 Staff: Kelly Ash
[email protected] SUPPORT Sample support letter Child Care- Increase the cap for eligibility from 70% of the family median income to 75% of the family median income. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-7-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 236 Maienschein (R) Room # 4139 Tel. 916-319-2077 Staff: Rachel Simons
[email protected] WCLP CCWRO SUPPORT Sample support letter CalWORKs Homeless Assistance- This bill would repeal the requirement that temporary homeless assistance be used consecutively and increase the daily payment level from $65 a day to $85 a day. On 3-7-17 passes the Assembly Human Services Committee 6-0 Next Step- Assembly Appropriations Committee AB 323 Berman (D) Room # 6011 Tel. 916- 319-2024 Staff: Ellen Green
[email protected] WCLP SUPPORT Sample support letter CalFresh This bill would allow counties to refer CalFresh applicants and recipients to 211 I&R services. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-21-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 480 Gonzales-Fletcher(D) Room # 2114 Tel. 916- 319-2080 Staff: Howard Quan
[email protected] CalWORKs – Spot bill for the CalWORKs diaper bill. AB 557 Rubio (D) Room # 5175 Tel. 916- 319-2048 Staff: Christina Moreno
[email protected] WCLP CCWRO SUPPORT Sample support letter CalWORKs This bill would require the county to issue a domestic violence waiver to victims of domestic violence. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-21-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 563 Arambula (D) Room # 5155 Tel. 916-319-2031 Staff: Marla Cowan
[email protected] WCLP SUPPORT Sample support letter CalFresh This bill would make changes in the CalFresh program to improve CalFresh voluntary employment training programs. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-21-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 625 Quirk-Silva (D) Room # 6012 Tel. 916- 319-206 Staff: Victoria Harris
[email protected] WCLP CCWRO SUPPORT Sample support letter CalFresh This bill would require the DSS to submit a request to the USDA\/FNS for a waiver to permit a nonminor dependent residing in a supervised independent living placement, as defined, to be eligible for CalFresh without regard to income or resources. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-21-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 796 Kalra (D) Room # 5160 Tel. 916- 319-2027 Staff: Chris Reefe
[email protected] WCLP SUPPORT Sample support letter SSI This bill would reinstate the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for the SSI\/SSP benefit and require a maximum aid payment that would increase incrementally until January 1, 2019, when it would be set at 100%. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-21-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 818 Burke (D) Room # 5150 Tel. 916- 319-2062 Staff: Jarron Brady
[email protected] CWDA SUPPORT Sample support letter CalWORKs This bill would extend the 24-month clock for WtW participants in a GED activity. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-21-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 910 Ridley-Thomas (D) Room # 2176 Tel. 916- 319-2054 Staff: Ryan Pessah
[email protected] WCLP CCWRO SUPPORT Sample support letter CalWORKs This bill would repeal that CalWORKs 100-hour rule for two-parent families. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-21-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 992 Arambula (D) Room # 5155 Tel. 916-319-2031 Staff: Marla Cowan
[email protected] WCLP SUPPORT Sample support letter CalWORKs – This bill would establish the Baby Wellness and Family Support Home Visiting Program, a voluntary public health home visiting program to serve pregnant women and families with infants to support work and educational outcomes of these families. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-21-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 1021 Baker (R) Room # 2130 Tel. 916- 319-2016 Staff: Paige Haskin
[email protected] CCWRO SUPPORT Sample support letter CalWORKs This bill would give IHSS applicants the option of applying in-person, by phone, by fax, by mail, or on-line, if the county is able to accept applications on-line. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-21-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 1101 Choi (R) Room # 2016 Tel. 916- 319-2068 Staff: Nathan Skadsen
[email protected] WCLP CCWRO Sample support letter CalWORKs This is a spot bill. AB 1498 Mayes (R) Room # – 3104 Tel. 916- 319-2042 Staff: Melanie Figueroa
[email protected] CalWORKs This is a spot bill AB 1520 Burke (D) Room # 5150 Tel. 916- 319-2062 Staff: Alayde Loredo-Contreras
[email protected] GRACE SUPPORT Sample support letter CalWORKs This bill would give a CalWORKs participant of the WtW program the right to have get a GED (if he or she does not have a GED) unless the individual declines GED in writing. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-21-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 AB 1604 Nazarian (D) Room # 4146 Tel. 916- 319-2046 Staff: Juan Reyes
[email protected] WCLP CCWRO SUPPORT Sample support letter CalWORKs This bill would give a CalWORKs participant of the WtW program the right to have get a GED (if he or she does not have a GED) unless the individual declines GED in writing. Assembly Human Services Date: 3-21-17 Time: 1:30 Room:446 Senate Human Services Committee Mareva Brown, Principle Committee Consultant
[email protected] Taryn Smith, Committee Consultant
[email protected] Mark Teemer, Committee Secretary
[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 Senate Human Services Hearing date: 3-28-17; 4-4-17 & 4-25-17 @ 1:30 pm Senate Member Human Services Staff Senator Scott Wiener (D), Chair Phone: 916-651-4011 Fax: 916-651-4911 Room # 5064 Krista Pfefferkorn Email:
[email protected] Senator Tom Berryhill (R) – Vice Chair) Phone: 651-4014 Fax: 651-4914 Room # 3076 David Scheidt Email:
[email protected] Senator Steven Glazer(D) Phone: 651-4007 Fax: 651-4907 Room # 5108 Miguel Mauricio Email:
[email protected] Senator Josh Newman – (D) Phone: 651-4029 Fax: 651-4929 Room # 4082 Monica Schmalenberger Email:
[email protected] Senator Janet Nguyen (R) Phone: 651-4034 Fax: 651-4934 Room # 3048 Dana Cruz Email:
[email protected] SENATE BILLS Bill Number Author Sponsor Bill Description Next Steps SB 138 – McGuire(D) Room # 5061 Phone 916-651-4002 Kelly Burns
[email protected] WCLP SUPPORT Sample support letter School Meals This bill would increase participation of low-income children in the school meal programs. Senate Education Committee SB 232- Bates (D) Room # 4048 Phone 916-651-4036 Staff: Heidi Wettstein
[email protected] SUPPORT IF AMENDED CalWORKs – would require the State Department of Social Services to design and implement a pilot project under which monetary grants are provided to organizations operating programs that assist individuals receiving CalWORKs benefits achieve economic independence. Senate Human Services SB 250 – Hertzberg (D) Room # 4038 Phone 916-651-4018 Staff: Domonique Jones
[email protected] WCLP CCWRO SUPPORT Sample support letter School Meals – This bill would prohibit schools from shaming kids for accessing federally funded school meals. Senate Human Services SB 278- Wiener (D) Room # 4066 Phone 916-651-4011 Staff: Taryn Smith
[email protected] CCWRO WCLP SUPPORT Sample support letter CalFresh. This bill would require DSS to establish minimum cost effectiveness standards for CalFresh overissuance recoupment. Senate Human Services Date: 3-28-17 Time: 1:30 Place:3191 SB 282- Wiener (D) Room # 4066 Phone 916-651-4011 Staff: Taryn Smith
[email protected] CCWRO WCLP SUPPORT Sample support letter CalFresh. This bill would require DSS to provide information to counties about restaurant meal programs. It would also require DSS to seek a federal waiver to use the 50% state match funds to pay subsidized jobs for ABAWDS. Senate Human Services Date: 3-28-17 Time: 1:30 Place:3191 SB 360 – Skinner (D) Room # 2059 Phone 916-651-4009 Staff: Mariah Watson
[email protected] WCLP CCWRO SUPPORT Sample support letter CalWORKs\/CalFresh – This bill would provide that the dollar amount of any overpayment or overissuance that occurred after the county knew or should have known about the overpayment or overissuance cannot be used for any criminal prosecution. The AU or HH would still have civil liability for the overpayment or the overissuance. Senate Human Services Date: 3-28-17 Time: 1:30 Place:3191 SB 380- Bradford (D) Room # 2062 Phone 916-651-4035 Staff: Lisa.orr
[email protected] WCLP CCWRO SUPPORT Sample support letter CalWORKs\/CalFresh – This bill would provide that the overpayment or overissuance (OP\/OI) that occurred after the county knew or should have known about the OP\/OIcannot be used for any criminal prosecution. The AU or HH would still have civil liability for the OP\/OI. Senate Human Services Date: 4-25-17 Time: 1:30 Place: 3191 SB 496- Skinner (D) Room # 2059 Phone 916-651-4009 Staff: Mariah Watson
[email protected] WCLP CCWRO SUPPORT Sample support letter Child Support – This bill would delete the January 1, 2018, sunset date of the net disposable income threshold at $1,500 per month and apply a CNI COLA. Senate Judiciary Committee Assembly Appropriations Committee Jennifer Swenson, Principal Consultant Human Services
[email protected] Phone – 916.319.2081 fax 916.319.2181 Room # 2114 Republican Consultant Jared Yoshiki, Email:
[email protected] Tel. 916-319-3900 Fax 319-3902 Committee Members Office Phone Fax Lorena Gonzales (D) Chair Room 2114 (916) 319-2051 (916) 319-2080 Frank Bigelow – (R)(Vice Chair) Room 6027 (916) 319-2005 (916) 319-2105 Richard Bloom – (D) Room 2003 (916) 319-2050 (916) 319-2150 Raul Bocanegra – (D) Room 2175 (916) 319-2039 (916) 319-2139 Rob Bonta – (D) Room 6005 (916) 319-2018 (916) 319-2118- William Brough (R) Room 3141 (916) 319-2073 (916) 319-2173 Ian C. Calderon – (D) Room 2148 (916) 319-2057 (916) 319-2157 Ed Chau- (D) Room 5016 (916) 319-2049 (916) 319-2149 Susan Talamantes Eggman – (D) Room 3173 (916) 319-2013 (916) 319-2113 Vince Fong- (R) Room 4144 (916) 319-2034 (916) 319-2134 James Gallagher – (R) Room 5128 (916) 319-2003 (916) 319-2103 Eduardo Garcia – (D) Room 4162 (916) 319-2056 (916) 319-2156 Adam Gray- (D) Room 3152 (916) 319-2021 (916) 319-212 Al Muratsuchi- (D) Room 2179 (916) 319-2066 (916) 319-2066 Jay Obernolte- (R) Room 4116 (916) 319-2033 (916) 319-2133 Eloise Gomez-Reyes- (D) Room 4015 (916) 319-2047 (916) 319-2147 Senate Appropriations Committee Debra Cooper, Consultant Human Services
[email protected] Phone 916-651-4101 Fax 916-651-4901 Room # 2206 Republican Consultant Anthony Archie-
[email protected] 916-651-1501 1020 N Street, Suite 234, Sacramento, CA 95814 Committee Member Room # Telephone Fax Number Senator Ricardo Lara – (D) (Chair) 5050 (916) 651-4033 (916) 651-4933 Senator Patricia Bates – (R) (V- Chair) 4048 (916) 651-4036 (916) 651-4936 Senator Jim Beall – (D) 5066 (916) 651-4015 (916) 651-4915 Senator Jerry Hill – (D) 5035 (916) 651-4013 (916) 651-4913 Senator Steven Bradford – (D) 2054 (916) 651-4035 (916) 651-4935 Senator Jim Nielsen – (R) 2068 (916) 651-4004 (916) 651-4904 Senator Scott Wiener- (D) 4070 (916) 651-4011 (916) 651-4911 2017-2018 State Budget Committees Assembly Budget Subcommittee Committee # 1 Assembly Budget Committee Sub #1 Staff Staff Joaquin Arambula (D), Chair Phone: 916-319-2031 Fax: 916-319-2131 Room # 5155 Marla Cowan
[email protected] Matthew Harper (R) Phone: 319-2074 Fax: 319-2174 Rm. #: 5126 Kara Reano
[email protected] Devon Mathis (R) Phone: 319-2017 Fax: 319-2117 Rm. #: 2196 Justin Turner
[email protected] Blanca Rubio (D) Phone: 319-2048 Fax: 319-2148 Rm, #: 5175 Christina Romero
[email protected] Jim Wood (D) Phone: 319-2034 Fax: 319-2134 Rm, #: 4208 Liz Snow
[email protected] Nicole Vasquez, Committee Consultant Phone 319-2099 Fax 319-2199 Room 6029 Nicole Vazquez
[email protected] Cyndi Hillery, Republican Consultant Phone: 319-3900 Fax: 319-3902
[email protected] 14 CCWRO Welfare Bill and Budget Action Tracker – #2017-03 March 13, 2017 Budget Subcommittee No. 1 On Health & Human Services ARAMBULA, Chair Date: MARCH 13, 2017 Time: 2:30 p.m. – State Capitol, Room 444 4260 Department of Health Care Services Medi-Cal – Overview and Select Issues Budget Subcommittee No. 1 On Health & Human Services ARAMBULA, Chair Date: MARCH 15, 2017 Time: 2:30 p.m. – State Capitol, Room 444 5180 Department of Social Services Supplemental Security Income \/ State Supplementary Payment Program Budget Subcommittee No. 1 On Health & Human Services ARAMBULA, Chair Date: MARCH 22, 2017 Time: 2:30 p.m. – State Capitol, Room 444 5180 Department of Social Services CalWORKs Immigration & Naturalization Services Budget Subcommittee No. 1 On Health & Human Services ARAMBULA, Chair Date: MARCH 29, 2017 Time: 2:30 p.m. – State Capitol, Room 444 5180 Department of Social Services Child Welfare Services and Foster Care Community Care Licensing Budget Subcommittee No. 2 On Education Finance MCCARTY, Chair Date: APRIL 4, 2017 Time: 9:00 p.m. – State Capitol, Room 444 6110 Department of Education Early Childhood Education Budget Subcommittee No. 1 On Health & Human Services ARAMBULA, Chair Date: APRIL 5, 2017 Time: 2:30 p.m. – State Capitol, Room 444 5175 Department of Child Support Services 4700 Department of Community Services and Development Budget Subcommittee No. 1 On Health & Human Services ARAMBULA, Chair Date: APRIL 19, 2017 Time: 2:30 p.m. – State Capitol, Room 444 5180 Department of Social Services CalFresh State Hearings All Departments April Letters Budget Subcommittee No. 1 On Health & Human Services ARAMBULA, Chair Date: APRIL 24, 2017 Time: 2:30 p.m. – State Capitol, Room 127 4260 Department of Health Care Services Denti-Cal 4265 Department of Public Health Oral Health Budget Subcommittee No. 1 On Health & Human Services ARAMBULA, Chair Date: APRIL 26, 2017 Time: 2:30 p.m. – State Capitol, Room 127 0530 Health & Human Services Agency 0530 Office of Systems Integration 5180 Department of Social Services Automation Projects All Departments Open Letters Budget Subcommittee No. 1 On Health & Human Services ARAMBULA, Chair Date: APRIL 26, 2017 Time: 2:30 p.m. – State Capitol, Room 127 4120 Emergency Medical Services Authority 4150 Department of Managed Health Care All Departments Spring Finance Letters Open Letters Senate Budget Committee Sub. # 3 Senate Budget Committee Sub #1 Staff Email Address Richard Pan, Chair Phone: 651-4030 Fax: 651-4930 Room #: 5080 Bernadette Lawrence
[email protected] Senator Jeff Stone Phone: 651-4028 Fax: 651-4928 Room #: 4062 Hanna Marrs
[email protected] Senator Bill Monning Phone: 651-4017 Fax: 651-4917 Room #: 313 Kathy Smith
[email protected] Theresa Pena, Committee Consultant Phone: 651-4103 Fax: 323-8386 Room #: 5097
[email protected] Anthony Archie, Committee Republican Consultant Phone: 651-1501 Fax: 414-3681 Room #: 5097
[email protected] Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 On Health & Human Services Senator Pan, Chair Date: MARCH 9, 2017 Time: 9:30 am or upon adjournment. Room 4203 0530 Health and Human Services Agency Office of Systems Integration Office of Patient Advocate Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 On Health & Human Services Senator Pan, Chair Date: MARCH 23, 2017 Time: 9:30 am or upon adjournment. Room 4203 4150 Department of Managed Health Care 4260 Department of Health Care Services Medi-Cal – Overview Denti-Cal Managed Risk Medical Insurance Program Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 On Health & Human Services Senator Pan, Chair Date: MARCH 30, 2017 Time: 9:30 am or upon adjournment. Room 4203 4260 DHCS 5180 Department of Social Services Investment in Mental Health Wellness Act of 2013 Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services 5180 DSS Child Welfare Services [bookmark: _GoBack] Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 On Health & Human Services Senator Pan, Chair Date: APRIL 20, 2017 Time: 9:30 am or upon adjournment. Room 4203 0530 Health and Human Services Agency 4700 Department of Community Services and Development 5175 Department of Child Support Services 5180 Department of Social Services CMIPS II and CWDS Proposals CalWORKs CalFresh LRS and SFIS State Hearings Immigration Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 On Health & Human Services Senator Pan, Chair Date: ARPIL 27, 2017 Time: 9:30 am or upon adjournment. Room 4203 4260 Department of Health Care Services Medi-Cal Rates and Access Coordinated Care Initiative Behavioral Health Treatment Family Health Programs (CCS, GHPP, CHDP, EWC) Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 On Health & Human Services Senator Pan, Chair Date: MAY 4, 2017 Time: 9:30 am or upon adjournment. Room 4203 OPEN ISSUES All Departments 2017-2018 LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR Mar. 31 – Cesar Chavez Day. Apr. 6 – Spring Recess begins upon adjournment (J.R. 51(a)(2)). Apr. 17 – Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess (J.R. 51(a)(2)). Apr. 28 – Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committee fiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(2)). May 12 – Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the Floor nonfiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(3)). May 19 – Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 5 (J.R. 61(a)(4)). May 26 – Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report bills to the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(5)). Last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to June 5 (J.R. 61(a)(6)). May 29 – Memorial Day observed. May 30-June 2 – Floor Session only. No committee may meet for any purpose except Rules Committee, bills referred pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, and Conference Committees (J.R. 61(a)(7)). June 2 – Last day to pass bills out of house of origin (J.R. 61(a)(8)). Committee meetings may resume (J.R. 61(a)(9)). June 15 – Budget Bill must be passed by midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 12(c)(3)). July 4 – Independence Day. July 14 – Last day for policy committees to hear and report fiscal bills for referral to fiscal committees (J.R. 61(a)(10)). July 21 – Last day for policy committees to hear and report bills (J.R. 61(a)(11)). Summer Recess begins upon adjournment, provided Budget Bill has been passed (J.R. 51(a)(3)). Aug. 21 – Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess (J.R. 51(a)(3)). Sep. 1 – Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills to the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(12)). Sep. 4 – Labor Day. Sep. 5-15 – Floor Session only. No committee may meet for any purpose except Rules Committee, bills referred pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, and Conference Committees (J.R. 61(a)(13)). Sep. 8 – Last day to amend on the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(14)). Sep. 15 – Last day for any bill to be passed J.R. 61(a)(15)). Interim Recess begins upon adjournment (J.R. 51(a)(4)). Oct. 15 – Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature on or before Sept. 15 and in the Governor’s possession after Sept. 15 (Art. IV, Sec.10(b)(1)). CCWRO Services 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. – Provide 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 Kevin Aslanian, Executive Director, Legislative Advocate, Public Benefits Specialist Email:
[email protected] Phone: 916-712-0071 Grace Galligher, Directing Attorney Public Benefits Email:
[email protected] Phone: 916-947-1037 Daphne Macklin, Advocate Email:
[email protected] Phone: 916-613-8586 [image: ][image: ][image: ] [image: ][image: ] 2017-2018 CalWORKs Dollars (in billions) Source: CDSS Local Assistance Estimates 2017-2018 Gov. Budget – January 2017, Reference Documents Page 43 Total Funds Available for CalWORKs Total Allocated to CalWORKs CalWWORKs Unvoluntary Contribution to the State General Fund 7.3 5.1 2.2 ”
