Bill > AB118

This bill makes several significant changes to various human services programs in California. It establishes a new framework for the Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) allowing payments for out-of-state residential treatment facilities under specific conditions, such as when one adoptive parent resides in the state where the facility is located and the placement is necessary for resolving the child's mental health needs. The bill also creates a pilot project for the California Fruit and Vegetable EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) Program to provide supplemental benefits to CalFresh recipients who purchase fresh fruits and vegetables. For the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, it modifies county maintenance of effort requirements and federal funding participation rules. The bill requires counties to provide prepopulated semiannual report forms to CalWORKs recipients and mandates that county child welfare agencies convene child and family team meetings for certain children receiving family maintenance services. Additionally, it makes appropriations for the Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant program for fiscal years 2025-29, specifying distribution methodologies and requiring a review of the funding formula. The bill also codifies a continuous appropriation of up to $300,000 per disaster declaration to support administrative costs for disaster assistance services, and it takes effect immediately as a budget-related bill.

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