42-702 CALWORKS WELFARE-TO-WORK ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS

.1 An individual who was receiving aid in the month prior to the implementation date of CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Program in the county shall be enrolled in the Welfare-to-Work Program no later than January 1, 1999.

.11 The CWD may require an existing GAIN participant to enter into a new welfare-to-work plan prior to completion of the activities in the GAIN contract in which the individual is satisfactorily participating. New requirements (including, but not limited to, hours and/or activities) and services may be added to those in the contract, but no assignment(s) may be withdrawn prior to completion without the participant's written consent.

.2 An individual whose beginning date of aid is in the month that the CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Program is implemented in the county, or thereafter, shall be enrolled by the CWD at the time when the application for aid is granted. An individual who volunteers to participate before the application is granted shall be enrolled at the time he or she volunteers.

.3 Enrollment is defined as sending an individual a notice that he or she is scheduled for a welfare-to-work appraisal or that he or she is required to convert their GAIN contract to a welfare-to-work plan, as appropriate.

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 10553, 10554, and 10604, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 10532(c) and 11322.8, Welfare and Institutions Code.