10534.5. (Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 177, Sec. 19.)

(a) The department shall review the county plans developed pursuant to Section 10534 in order to identify promising practices in the areas of upfront engagement and reengagement of sanctioned families, and shall work with the County Welfare Directors Association (CWDA) and county welfare directors to gather information on implementation and results of these practices, that can inform future efforts to increase participation in welfare-to-work activities.

(b) The department, in conjunction with the CWDA, shall review the county plans and work with county welfare directors and the CWDA to determine what activities and strategies that counties are using to encourage participation among time-limited families, and gather information about the characteristics of the time-limited population.

(c) The department shall provide a written update to the Legislature on March 1, 2008, of the information required by subdivisions (a) and (b) that is gathered by that date. The department shall provide the final report of the information required by subdivisions (a) and (b) to the Legislature and county welfare directors, on or before September 1, 2008.