Public Social Services

CalWORKs Program
Foster Care
Miscellaneous

CalWORKs Program

SB 65* (Murray-D) Transportation: public transit: CalWORKs recipients

Appropriates $20 million for demonstration grants to improve transportation services for those receiving aid under the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 368 (Solis-D) CalWORKs: welfare-to-work activities

Requires the State Department of Social Services to fund a three-year study, to be conducted by an existing private nonprofit organization in Los Angeles County, which shall examine how the provision of assessment services at the commencement of welfare-to-work activity participation and prior to work-search, as well as other employment-related activities, affect a CalWORKs recipient's ability to acquire and maintain competitive skills and to define and reach career goals. Sunsets January 1, 2004.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 1667* (Alpert-D) Education and government

The omnibus Education Budget trailer bill which, among others, exempts after-school and CalWORKs childcare programs from the three-year carryover provisions that currently exist for childcare programs.

Chapter 71, Statutes of 2000 - Item Vetoed

SB 1984 (Wright-R) CalWORKs: food stamps: general assistance

Provides an exemption from the denial of CalWORKs and Food Stamp eligibility to individuals convicted of controlled substance related felonies if they meet certain criteria.

(Died in Assembly Human Services Committee)

AB 250 (Wright-D) CalWORKs benefits: child support payments

Allows CalWORKs families to retain the first $75 of child support payments made on their behalf in a month, rather than the first $50 as authorized under current law.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 781 (Cedillo-D) Public social services: welfare-to-work activities

Requires CalWORKs and county general assistance recipients assigned to welfare-to-work employment to have the same rights as other workers at their assigned job site, including collective bargaining, comparable wage, health and workers' compensation benefits, and health and safety protections.

(Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee)

AB 871 (Pescetti-R) CalWORKs: recipient reporting

Requires each county that participates in the CalWORKs change reporting demonstration program, in cooperation with the district attorney, to evaluate the impact of the demonstration program on fraud prosecution. Requires the Director of the State Department of Social Services to consider, in making the decision of whether to continue, expand or terminate the demonstration program, to determine that the program does not deter fraud prosecution, based on input from the district attorney.

(Died in Assembly Human Services Committee)

AB 1060 (Strickland-R) CalWORKs benefit increases

Prohibits any CalWORKs recipient from receiving a grant increase, including a cost-of-living adjustment, if the recipient is out of compliance with his/her welfare-to-work plan.

(Died in Assembly Human Services Committee)

AB 1233 (Aroner-D) CalWORKs program

Clarifies current law to provide counties the option of implementing wage-paying community service programs.

Chapter 933, Statutes of 2000

AB 1255 (Wright-D) CalWORKs: drug offenses

One of the social services Budget trailer bills which allows counties to provide CalWORKs services that will assist individuals to obtain or retain unsubsidized employment to individuals that would otherwise be eligible for CalWORKs but who have been convicted of any offense classified as felony possession or use of a controlled substance.

(Died on Assembly Inactive File)

AB 1699 (Olberg-R) CalWORKs eligibility

Makes an individual ineligible for CalWORKs if convicted of child molestation or abuse. Specifies that the individual is, however, eligible for general assistance benefits as long as he/she is not residing with a minor child.

(Died in Assembly Human Services Committee)

AB 2052 (Aroner-D) Transportation: public transit: CalWORKs recipients

Establishes a framework and procedures for allocating funds to regional and local transportation entities for transportation grants to transit operators, nonprofit entities and other specified claimants. Specifies that grant funds are to be used to provide and improve transit and transportation services, purchase vehicles and implement transportation management services to assist persons receiving aid under the CalWORKs program in obtaining and maintaining jobs.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

Foster Care

SB 147 (Alpert-D) Medi-Cal eligibility

Specifies, that for the purpose of establishing eligibility for benefits under the Medi-Cal program for independent foster care adolescents, there shall be no income or asset test applied.

Vetoed by the Governor

SB 802 (Haynes-R) Children: dependency proceedings: child welfare services

Revises the definition of "neglect" and "child abuse" under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and makes various revisions to procedures that are followed when a dependent of the juvenile court or a ward of the court is removed from the physical custody of his/her parent or guardian and placed in foster care.

(Died in Senate Judiciary Committee)

SB 905 (Murray-D) Foster children: medication oversight committee

Establishes the Foster Care Medication Oversight Committee, under the State Department of Social Services' administration, for the purpose of investigating the excessive use of mood-altering medications to control the behavior of children in the state foster care system.

(Died in Senate Rules Committee)

SB 949 (Speier-D) Human services: foster care

Increases the rates paid to foster family homes and provides for specialized training of foster parents.

(Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee)

SB 999* (Bowen-D) Care of children

Provides an unspecified percentage rate increase for foster family homes or approved home of a relative or unrelated legal guardian on January 1, 2000.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 1238 (Hughes-D) Foster care: grandparents

Allows AFDC-FC grants to be provided on the behalf of children residing with a grandparent, whether or not the child is otherwise eligible for federal financial participation.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 1579 (Alpert-D) Foster care: Early Start to Emancipation Program

Requires the State Department of Social Services to establish and implement a foster youth training institute, and appropriates $125,000 from the General Fund to allocate to the institute. Specifies that the institute is to provide technical assistance and training to help other counties establish an Early Start to Emancipation program similar to that which was established in Los Angeles County.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 1851 (Murray-D) Foster care

Requires the State Department of Social Services to establish a three-county pilot project to reduce multiple placements of foster youth.

(Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee)

SB 1980 (Ortiz-D) Foster care

Makes comprehensive changes to the regulation of foster care group homes and establishes a fraud investigation bureau.

(Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee)

SB 2091 (Ortiz-D) Children: foster care

Establishes a county pilot program to serve emancipated foster youth.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 1235 (Ashburn-R) Foster care: provider reimbursement rates

Provides a process for purging unfounded and inconclusive complaints lodged against a foster family home or a child care facility, and increases the infant supplement rate when a foster youth is raising a child in a foster care facility.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 1439 (Migden-D) Foster care

Requires counties to implement local foster care support programs to assist licensed foster parents, relative caregivers, and foster children to reduce the frequency of multiple placements, runaway children, and improve the stability and quality of out-of-home care.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 2012 (Shelley-D) Foster care providers: educational support requirements

Appropriates $5 million from the General Fund to expand the Foster Youth Services program by authorizing any county office of education, consortium of school districts, or consortium of county offices of education to provide educational services to children who reside in licensed foster care homes.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 2210 (Ashburn-R) Foster care

Authorizes a child protective agency to disclose specified information, including a child's current health and education summary, to prospective caretakers prior to placement, if certain requirements are met.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 2307 (Davis-D) Children: foster care

Directs community college districts with a foster care education program to provide orientation and training programs for relative caregivers.

Chapter 745, Statutes of 2000

AB 2392 (Corbett-D) Special education: foster parents

Permits a referral for special education/special needs assessment to be made by a guardian, foster parent, pupil advocate or other designated adult representative of a child. Specifically, amends Section 7579.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to allow a foster parent to make a referral for assessment of a dependent child in his/her custody to the extent permitted by federal law. Amends Section 7579.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to prevent the appointment of a surrogate parent for a dependent child for purposes of a referral for special needs/education assessment, if a foster parent is willing to exercise his/her right on behalf of the dependent child.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 2453 (Runner-R) Pupil records

Authorizes foster family agencies with jurisdiction over currently enrolled or former pupils to access records of grades and transcripts, and individualized education plans maintained by school districts or private schools of those pupils.

Chapter 67, Statutes of 2000

AB 2876* (Aroner-D) Health and welfare programs

The omnibus social services Budget Trailer Bill which, among others, (1) transfers responsibility for contributions to the Foster Parent Training Fund from the State Department of Social Services (DSS) to Child Support Services, and increases the maximum allowable allocation from the fund to the California Community Colleges for purposes of foster parent training activities, (2) increases rates for licensed family home providers, foster family agencies and group home rates, (3) requires DSS to contract with an independent evaluator to study alternative group home funding mechanisms and propose a funding system for the care and supervision of children placed in group home care, and (4) establishes a program in up to five counties under which licensed family homes and relative caregivers would be reimbursed for the cost of licensed child care for each foster child under 13 years of age, under specified circumstances.

Chapter 108, Statutes of 2000

AB 2920 (Assembly Human Services Committee) Foster care placements

Changes provisions relating to educational and adoptive services for foster children who are wards of the juvenile court.

(Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee)

Miscellaneous

SB 70 (Murray-D) Residential care facilities for the elderly

Requires the State Department of Social Services (DSS) to establish a certification process for agencies that refer, for a fee, individuals to residential care facilities for the elderly. Establishes standards for referral agencies, including that their employees may not refuse criminal background checks, directs DSS to establish a code of conduct for referral agencies, and authorizes the establishment of a consumer complaint process. Authorizes DSS to charge an annual fee of up to $750 to cover the costs of certification and regulation.

(Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee)

SB 261 (Haynes-R) Residential care facilities: complaints

Requires the State Department of Social Services to retain any complaint against a residential care facility for the elderly in both a confidential and public file if the complaint is determined to be substantiated and requires any complaint determined inconclusive or unfounded to be retained in a confidential file.

(Died in Senate Judiciary Committee)

SB 268 (Rainey-R) Residential care facilities for the elderly

Eliminates the exemption in current law for residential care homes for the elderly from the requirement that the State Department of Social Services deny a license application for a new residential care facility if its location would be within 300 feet of an existing residential care facility.

(Died in Senate Health and Human Services Committee)

SB 288* (Peace-D) IHSS program: administration

Specifies the membership composition of the county in-home supportive services advisory committee and specifies that each county is eligible for reimbursement of administrative costs for only one advisory committee.

Chapter 445, Statutes of 2000

SB 500 (Solis-D) Family Planning Access Care and Treatment Program

Renames the State-Only Family Planning Program, deletes the sunset date of the program and expands the program.

Vetoed by the Governor

SB 596 (Alpert-D) California Youth Development Partnership Act

Establishes the Office of Youth Development Services to be the lead coordinating entity in the state for mentoring programs and other youth development strategies.

(Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee)

SB 643 (Alpert-D) County children and families first commissions

Establishes a state-funded voluntary matching grant incentive program for county children and families first commissions, providing $1 of state funds to every $3 of county commission funds.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 846 (Escutia-D) Human services: individuals with disabilities

Establishes the Californians with Disabilities Act that requires the Health and Human Services Agency to work with the State Department of Fair Employment and Housing and State Department of Justice in implementing the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Requires the State Department of Rehabilitation to evaluate its order of selection process to ensure continuity of services.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 909 (Murray-D) State Supplementary Program for the Aged, Blind, & Disabled

Establishes a cost-based payment rate for non-medical out-of-home care facilities.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 962 (Escutia-D) Public assistance payments by direct deposit

Requires counties that offer direct deposit to county employees to offer an electronically-based direct deposit system to recipients of public assistance.

Chapter 795, Statutes of 2000

SB 987 (Karnette-D) Substance abuse: adult recovery maintenance facilities

Requires the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to administer the licensure and regulation of adult recovery maintenance facilities.

(Died in Assembly Human Services Committee)

SB 1027 (Leslie-R) General assistance: health care

States legislative intent that, when a recipient of general assistance is sent by one county to another county for medical treatment, the sending county must pay for the cost of the treatment.

(Died at Assembly desk)

SB 1352 (Alpert-D) Children: youth pilot program

Extends the duration of the five-year Youth Pilot Program to July 1, 2004. Requires a baseline and final evaluation of the pilot program to be conducted in accordance with new criteria. Increases the program's evaluation requirements.

Chapter 300, Statutes of 2000

SB 1452 (Wright-R) Child welfare: mental health

Requires counties participating in Children's System of Care (CSOC) to coordinate services with other programs intended to help the same population. Requires such counties to develop plans for 15-21 year-olds as they transition out of the program. Requires separate county performance contracts for CSOC.

Chapter 520, Statutes of 2000

SB 1551 (Dunn-D) Long-term care facilities: family councils

Strengthens the rights of the family council in skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities, and imposes penalties for violation of those rights.

Chapter 448, Statutes of 2000

SB 1739 (Chesbro-D) Homeless youth emergency services projects

Directs the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Planning to conduct an evaluation of programs designed to serve runaway and homeless youth who are currently served by emergency shelter programs and submit the evaluation with plans for statewide implementation to the Legislature by June 1, 2001.

Vetoed by the Governor

SB 1806 (Speier-D) State Supplementary Program: administration

Requires the State Department of Social Services, based upon quality and cost-effectiveness and subject to specified provisions of the California Constitution, to either enter into an agreement with the federal government to administer various SSP functions on behalf of the state, directly administer these functions, or contract with a private entity for their administration.

(Died in Senate Health and Human Services Committee)

SB 1830 (Brulte-R) Maternity care

Appropriates $1 million from the General Fund to the State Department of Social Services to be used for outreach to "appropriate communities and populations" that could benefit from the use of maternity home services.

(Died in Assembly Human Services Committee)

SB 1896 (Ortiz-D) Community care facilities: small family homes

Requires the State Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Office of the State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the State Department of Developmental Services, to disseminate departmental regulations consistent with the regulatory requirements of the California Building Standards Code for fire and life safety for the respective occupancy classifications into which the DSS's community care licensing classifications fall. Prohibits local fire officials from imposing requirements on small facilities that are stricter than specified state and local requirements. Revises the definition of "bedridden."

Chapter 817, Statutes of 2000

SB 1917 (Costa-D) Child welfare services: budgeting methodology evaluation

Requires the State Department of Social Services to convene a task force with specified representatives to develop, by June 30, 2001, a plan to implement recommendations from a recent evaluation of the budgeting methodology used for the child welfare services system.

(Died on Senate Unfinished Business File)

SB 1946 (McPherson-R) Kinship support services

Appropriates $3 million to the State Department of Social Services for the support of Kinship Support Services Program.

Chapter 866, Statutes of 2000 - Item Vetoed

SB 1992 (Chesbro-D) Care facilities

Modifies criminal clearance requirements for licensees and staff of residential and day care facilities licensed by the State Department of Social Services.

Chapter 819, Statutes of 2000

SB 2013 (Senate Health And Human Services Committee) Food Stamp Program

Requires the State Department of Social Services to develop and implement simplified and shortened application forms for the Food Stamp Program.

Chapter 682, Statutes of 2000

SB 2161* (Schiff-D) Children: placement

Extends beyond January 1, 2000, the use of the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) by a county child welfare agency to perform criminal background checks for purposes of investigation of child abuse cases, placement of a minor with a relative, and in searches for a parent or guardian of a child who is the subject of dependency court proceedings. Requires the county welfare agency to conduct a fingerprint check within five days of the CLETS background check.

Chapter 421, Statutes of 2000

SB 2180 (Senate Health And Human Services Committee) Adult day health care

Revises the State Department of Aging's role for issuing provisional and regular licenses to Adult Day Health Care centers and enhances the State Department of Aging's authority to ensure that basic requirements for licensure and certification are met.

Chapter 869, Statutes of 2000

AB 11 (Cox-R) Public social services: crimes

Creates a new crime for public assistance recipients who fail to report in writing, within ten days, any fact that would affect eligibility.

(Died in Assembly Human Services Committee)

AB 16 (Honda-D) In-home supportive services

Increases the state's share of costs for the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program in any county that establishes a Public Authority or nonprofit consortium to provide IHSS services and that increases wages and benefits for IHSS workers.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 373* (Robert Pacheco-R) Care facilities: patient transfers

Prohibits the State Department of Developmental Services from expending funds previously appropriated for the construction of security improvements at Lanterman Developmental Center. Prohibits, until July 1, 2000, the placement of any developmentally disabled forensic or severe behavior patients at Lanterman Developmental Center, the hiring of additional staff related to the transfer of these patients, or the construction of security improvements

(Died in Assembly Human Services Committee)

AB 608 (Cox-R) General assistance: property of recipient

Permits the board of supervisors in any county to require an applicant for General Assistance benefits to grant the county a lien on any property the applicant may acquire after he/she no longer receives benefits.

(Died in Assembly Human Services Committee)

AB 629 (Vincent-D) Elderly and disabled adults: abuse prevention

Requires a statewide toll free telephone number for reports of suspected abuse of elders and dependent adults.

(Died in Senate Health and Human Services Committee)

AB 686 (Aroner-D) Dependent children: termination of jurisdiction

Makes changes to the termination of court jurisdiction procedures for dependent children.

Chapter 911, Statutes of 2000

AB 812 (Machado-D) AFDC group home provider payment eligibility

Provides a host county the authority to deny the establishment of a rate [payment for services] for a new or expanded program serving Section 602 wards in a foster care group home, except as provided, based upon (1) the host county being required to provide in-county or contiguous county placement for at least 60 percent of its adjudicated Section 602 wards, and (2) the host county having at least ten percent more Section 602 wards placed within the county than Section 602 wards the county adjudicates.

(Died in Senate Health and Human Services Committee)

AB 932 (Keeley-D) Residential care facilities for the elderly

Requires a residential care facility for the elderly that has at least three residents with specified medical conditions to contract with a full-time or part-time licensed nurse, as appropriate, to perform certain training and consultation. Requires the State Department of Social Services, on or before January 1, 2001, to develop and adopt regulations to establish adequate staffing requirements, with consideration to the needs of residents with specified medical conditions.

(Died in Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee)

AB 997 (Campbell-R) Community care facilities: operations

Requires a community care facility licensed as a group home for children to demonstrate that, when a child assessed as seriously emotionally disturbed is placed in the facility, he/she will be supervised in a fashion that protects the health, safety and security of the other children and the residents of the community. Revises the procedures required of the State Department of Social Services for processing applications to operate a community care facility.

(Died in Assembly Human Services Committee)

AB 1025 (Havice-D) Community care facilities

Requires that a group home have either representatives on its board of directors or a community advisory board, that meets at least annually, and consists of the specified members. Requires the board of directors or the community advisory board members, in consultation with the local government, to promulgate community relations best practices and to annually, beginning July 1, 2000, report on how the group home is meeting the best practices. Provides that the host neighborhood shall consist of the vicinity within a 1,000 foot radius of the properties of the facility.

(Died in Assembly Human Services Committee)

AB 1339 (Shelley-D) Older individuals: screening and assessment

Subject to funding in the Budget Act of 2000, requires the Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency to develop and implement a set of common data elements to determine eligibility, funding sources and service referral for all programs under its jurisdiction that serve older individuals and adults with disabilities, as specified.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 1445 (Wright-D) Care facilities: staff

Revises the type of training required for direct care staff persons employed in a community care facility serving developmentally disabled persons.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 1470* (Cardoza-D) Food banks

Appropriates $575,000 from the General Fund to the State Department of Social Services for allocation to the Emergency Food Assistance Program. Specifies that $300,000 of these funds are to be used to accept and distribute fresh and canned produce that has been purchased by the United States Department of Agriculture with federal funds to mitigate the impacts of the Tri-Valley Growers Association bankruptcy. Directs the remaining $275,000 to the Emergency Food Assistance Program for accepting, transporting and distributing other U.S. Department of Agriculture commodities and donated food.

Chapter 309, Statutes of 2000

AB 1704 (Reyes-D) Youth services: central valley

Appropriates $149,000 from the General Fund to State Department of Social Services for the Trabajadores de La Raza/Chicano Youth Center and Central Valley Youth Consortium for purposes of a study identifying the services needed by young people in the central valley region.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 1875 (Davis-D) Multipurpose Senior Services Program

Requires the State Department of Health Services to seek an expansion of the existing federal waiver that limits the number of clients that can be served under the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP), to cover an additional 15,000 individuals. Requires the State Department of Aging, which administers MSSP, to submit a report to the Legislature evaluating the cost-effectiveness of MSSP by March 1, 2002.

(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 1896 (Jackson-D) Long-term care

Establishes a Long-Term Care Options Pilot Project to provide information and assessment to assist seniors and functionally impaired adults in long-term care decisions.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 1978* (Cedillo-D) SSP benefits for veterans

Permits certain veterans who served in military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II and who live in California to return to the Philippines and continue to receive benefits under State Supplementary Program (SSP), if they were receiving those benefits on December 14, 1999.

Chapter 143, Statutes of 2000

AB 1987 (Steinberg-D) Dependent children: siblings

Requires the dependency court to give greater weight to considerations of keeping sibling groups together when making decisions in placement, visitation and permanency hearings.

Chapter 909, Statutes of 2000

AB 2011 (Wayne-D) Family day care homes: licensing: unannounced visits

Revises requirements for unannounced site visits to licensed family day care homes by requiring such visits every two years and as often as necessary to ensure compliance.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 2037 (Corbett-D) Children: alcohol or drug exposed or HIV positive

Extends eligibility for specialized services to foster children who are drug or alcohol exposed, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive, from age three to age five, provided certain criteria is met.

Chapter 799, Statutes of 2000

AB 2137 (Maldonado-R) Caregiver background checks: fee waiver

Requires the State Department of Justice to waive fees for criminal background checks for an In-Home Supportive Services provider under specified conditions. Sunsets January 1, 2003.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 2151 (Wayne-D) California Children's Services Program

Increases the gross family income limit for a child's participation in the California Children's Services Program from $40,000 or less to 300 percent of the federal poverty level or less.

(Died in Senate Health and Human Services Committee)

AB 2164 (Pescetti-R) Trustline registration system: providers

Expands the categories of persons eligible to be registered as "Trustline" providers.

Chapter 239, Statutes of 2000

AB 2218 (Battin-R) General assistance

Permits counties to deny general assistance benefits to individuals who owe past due child support.

(Died in Assembly Human Services Committee)

AB 2258 (Leach-R) Emergency shelters: crisis nursery

Requires the State Department of Social Services to study the licensing of crisis nurseries as a separate category of care.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 2315 (Mazzoni-D) Children of incarcerated parents

Requires probation officers to report, prior to the sentencing of an individual who has minor children, information about the arrangements for care of those children if the defendant is to be incarcerated, and establish a process to develop a model protocol to address the needs of children at the time of their parent's arrest.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 2316 (Mazzoni-D) Children of incarcerated women: study

Requires the California Research Bureau (CRB) to conduct a study of the children of women who are incarcerated in state prisons, and that certain local agencies and school districts permit CRB to have reasonable access to specified records. States that the costs of this bill will be paid from money appropriated for its purpose in the 2000-2001 State Budget.

Chapter 965, Statutes of 2000

AB 2417 (Firebaugh-D) Assistance for immigrants

Repeals the September 30, 2000, sunset date on eligibility for the California Food Assistance Program and Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants benefits for legal immigrants who entered the United States on or after August 22, 1996, thereby extending benefits to these immigrants indefinitely.

(Died on Assembly Inactive File)

AB 2452 (Wiggins-D) Child welfare services: budgeting methodology evaluation

Requires a plan to implement recommendations regarding child welfare services caseload standards.

(Died in Senate Health and Human Services Committee)

AB 2618 (Rod Pacheco-R) Community care facilities

Permits local government registration of residential facilities for six or fewer and limits placement of residential facilities for persons on parole or probation.

(Died in Assembly Human Services Committee)

AB 2706 (Cunneen-R) Public social services: wraparound programs

Expands eligibility for the wraparound child welfare services pilot project.

Chapter 259, Statutes of 2000

AB 2873 (Aroner-D) IHSS worker wages and benefits

Modifies provisions included in the Budget trailer bill related to the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program funding for wage and benefit increases in a public authority. Specifically, for counties with IHSS recipients of 50,000 or more, caps the amount of state funding in the Budget for IHSS public authorities for wage increases above the minimum wage and up to $7.50 per hour. Allows the county to share at a ratio of 80 percent state funding, 20 percent county funding within the capped amount of state funding. Specifies that these provisions apply retroactively to July 1, 2000.

(Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee)

AB 2876* (Aroner-D) Health and welfare programs

The omnibus social services Budget trailer bill which makes changes to programs administered by the State Department Aging, the State Health and Human Services Agency Data Center, the State Department of Rehabilitation, the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, the State Department of Employment Development, the State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Child Support Services, and the State Commission on Aging.

Chapter 108, Statutes of 2000

AB 2916 (Assembly Human Services Committee) Adult day care facilities/support centers

Exempts certain persons in adult day care facilities and adult day support centers, under specified conditions, from criminal background clearance requirements.

(Died on Assembly Inactive File)

AB 2917 (Assembly Human Services Committee) Children's services

Repeals existing law requiring the Health and Welfare Agency to convene, by January 1, 1993, a Task Force on Accreditation of Services for Children. On January 1, 2001, requires the State Department of Social Services to contract with a private, not-for-profit entity to serve as an independent accreditation council to accredit agencies providing residential and family based services to children and families served by the child welfare, juvenile justice and mental health systems.

(Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee)

HR 34 (Steinberg-D) Social Security Program

Respectfully requests the federal government to take appropriate steps to encourage workers and their employers to save or invest for retirement to supplement the basic benefits of the Social Security Program, but not as a substitute for the core protections that are vital to American working families.

(Died on Assembly Inactive File)

Index (in Bill Order)