Bill > SB101

This bill, the Human Services Omnibus, makes a number of changes to various human services programs in California, including the following key provisions: 1. CalWORKs Program: - Extends the nonbiometric identity verification method in CalWORKs indefinitely and allows the approved methods as of July 1, 2018 to satisfy this requirement. - Increases the amount of child support passed through to CalWORKs recipients from $50 to $100 for a family with one child and $200 for a family with 2 or more children. - Clarifies that individuals who voluntarily express an intent to participate in welfare-to-work activities or are sanctioned participants who indicate an intent to engage in any program activity or employment are eligible for childcare services. - Extends the Cal-OAR (CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review) cycle from 3 years to 5 years and makes the implementation of its continuous quality improvement components optional for counties in 2020-21. 2. CalFresh Program: - Requires the department to establish verification policies and procedures for CalFresh applicants and beneficiaries to seek verification from electronic sources or self-attestation before requesting additional documents. - Requires counties to take specified actions by January 1, 2022 to expand CalFresh outreach and retention and improve dual enrollment between CalFresh and Medi-Cal. - Convenes a workgroup to consider changes to semiannual reporting for CalFresh to reduce the reporting burden on recipients and workload for counties. 3. Resource Family Approval Process: - Changes the resource family approval update from annual to biennial. - Authorizes nonsocial work personnel who meet specified requirements to complete resource family home health and safety assessments and the orientation of potential resource family applicants. - Reduces the staffing ratio for foster family agencies from 1 full-time social worker for every 15 children to 1 for every 18 children. 4. Developmental Services: - Makes the licensing, regulation, and other requirements for enhanced behavioral supports homes operative statewide indefinitely and increases the number of homes using delayed egress devices and secured perimeters that may be certified. - Revises the definition of "developmental disability" for purposes of the diversion program for defendants with cognitive developmental disabilities. 5. Miscellaneous Provisions: - Suspends $17.5 million in funding for the Senior Nutrition Program and funding for the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program, unless specified conditions are met. - Makes various other changes to In-Home Supportive Services, child welfare, and other human services programs. Overall, this bill makes numerous changes to CalWORKs, CalFresh, resource family approval, developmental services, and other human services programs in California.

Budget and Finance

Budget and Fiscal Review (Senate)

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