40-034 IMPLEMENTATION OF CALWORKS DRUG AND FLEEING

FELON PROVISIONS

.1 General Assembly Bill (AB) 1542, Chapter 270, Statutes of 1997, and AB 1260, Chapter 284, Statutes of 1997, enacted provisions which impact the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. AB 1542 renames the AFDC program to the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program. These proposed regulations implement and make specific the requirements of AB 1542 which adds Section 11486, and AB 1260 which adds Section 11251.3 to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

Section 11486.5 provides that persons fleeing to avoid felony prosecution, custody or confinement, or violating a condition of parole or probation are ineligible for aid under CalWORKs. Section 11251.3 provides that persons convicted of a felony related to the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance after December 31, 1997, are ineligible for aid under CalWORKs.

.2 Effective Date This regulatory action is effective July 1, 1998.

.3 Sections Repealed 82-832.14 and 82-832.26

.4 Sections Adopted 40-034, 82-832.19, .191 and .20

.5 Sections Amended 82-832, 82-832.21, .23 and .231

.6 Repeal Date The regulatory provisions excluding persons with a prior drug felony conviction from eligibility for CalWORKs are repealed effective April 1, 2015.

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 10553 and 10554, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 11251.3 and 11486.5, Welfare and Institutions Code; AB 1542 (Ch. 270, Stats. of 1997) and AB 1468 (Chapter 26, Statutes of 2014).

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