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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04141998 - C67 TO; BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra \;. FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Costa r County DATE: April 1, 1998 SUBJECT: LEGISLATION: SB 2177 (WRIGHT) - CHILD CARE FOR CALWORKS RECIPIENTS rr�r�rrrrrr� r �rrrrmrrw�wr�.w SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMM NDATION: ADOPT a position in SUPPORT of SB 2177 by Senator Cathie Wright. BACKGROUND: On February 10, 1998, the Board amended its 1998 Legislative Program to add, among other items, the following: ••, Expand the age limit for CalWORKS child care from 10 years of age to 13 years of age. Funding for child care is limited to children age 10 unless funding is available to expand coverage to children ages 11 or 12 years old." Senator Wright has introduced S'B 2177 which, as introduced, does the fallowing: + Requires paid child care to be available to any CalV1 ORKS participant with a dependent child 13 years of age or younger. Since SB 2177 is consistent with an element of the Board's adopted 1998 Legislative Program, it is recommended that the Board indicate its support for SB 2177. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: —YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER V SIGNATURE(S): 6 ACTION OF BOARD ON_ ADM 14, ISSIR APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT V ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. r ATTESTED �`r Contact: PHIL BACHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF cc: S PEI V3SORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR See Page 2 BY —DEPUTY cc: County Administrator Social Service Director Steve Szalay, Executive Director California State Association of Counties 1 100 K Street, Suite 101 Sacramento, CA 95814 Casey Sparks Kaneko, Executive Director Urban Counties Caucus 1100 K Street, Suite 191 Sacramento, CA 95814 Les Spahnn Heim, Noack, Kelly & Spahnn 1121 L Street, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95814 -2- SENATE BILL No. 2177 Introduced by Senator Wright February 20, 1995 An act to amend Section 8353 of the Education Cade, and to amend Section 11323.2 of the 'Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to welfare reform. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 2177, as introduced, C. Wright. Welfare reform: child care. Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKS) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits, including child care, to quahfied low-income families. Under existing law,paid child care is available to any CalWORKS participant with a dependent child 10 years of age or younger, and paid child care is available to any CalWORKS participant with a dependent child 11 or 12 years of age to the extent funds are available. This bill would instead require paid child care to be available to any CalWORKS participant with a dependent child 13 years of age or younger , thereby imposing a state-mandated local program by increasing the class of persons eligible to receive child care. Existing law establishes 3 stages of child care eligibility for CalWORKS program participants. The second stage begins when the county determines a recipient's work or approved work activity is stable or when a recipient is transitioning off aid and child care is available. 99 SB 2177 — 2 — This - 2 — This bill would make a technical nonsubstantive change to a provision providing for the administration of the second stage of child care for CalWORKKS participants. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for mfg that reimbursement, including the creation of a Mate Mandates Claims Fund to pay the costs of mandates that do not exceed $1,000,000 statewide and other procedures for claims whose statewide costs exceed $1,000,000. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. The people of the State of C"alrf©in a do enact as follows.- 1 ollows:1 SECTION 1. Section 8353 of the Education Code is 2 amended to read: 3 8353. The second stage begins when the county 4 determines that -the recipient's work or approved work - 5 activity is stable or when a recipient is transitioning off of 6 aid and child care is available through a local stage two 7 program.The local stage two agency shall assist in moving 8 families to stage three as quickly as feasible. No family 9 may continue to receive child care in stage two beyond 10 two years after it is no longer eligible for aid. The second 11 stage shall be administered by agencies contracting with 12 the State Department of Education. These contractors 13 may be either agencies that have an alternative payment ; 14 contract pursuant to Section 8220.1 or county welfare 15 departments that choose to administer 949 the second 16 stage in order to continue to provide child care services 17 for recipients or former recipients of aid. If the county 18 chooses to contract with the: department to provide 19 alternative payment services, this contract shall not 20 displace, or result in the reduction of an existing contract 21 of, a current alternative payment program. Y 99 - 3 — SB 2177 age to 1 SEC.2. Section 11323.2 of the Welfare and Institutions econd 2 Code is amended to read: 3 11323.2. (a) Necessary supportive services shall be iburse 4 available to every participant in order to participate in idated 5 the program activity to, which he or she is assigned or to -es for 6 accept employment or the participant shall have good i State 7 cause for not participating under subdivision (f) of hat do 8 Section 11320.3. As provided in the welfare-to-work plan 'es for 9 entered into between the county and. participant 10 pursuant to this article, supportive services shallinclude State 11 all of the following: ted by 12 (1) Child care. made 13 (A) Paid child care shall be available to every 14 participant with a dependent child in the assistance unit e: yes. 15 who needs paid child care if the child is 4813 years of age 16 or under, or requires child care or supervision due to a 17 physical, mental, or developmental disability or other allows• 18 similar condition as verified by the county welfare 19 'department, or who is under. court supervision. ode is 20 (B) T-e the emtent fid are ayeAlable paid eh4d eare 21 �be wale to it partieip �with d ad'M ;ounty 22 in the assistanee tmA whe eeeds paid eMd ease if the eMel I work 23 is 44 or 44 years of ag off of 24 `f2- A child in foster care receiving benefits under ;e two 25 Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.A. ioving 26 Sec. 670 et seq.) or a child who would become a family 27 dependent child except for the receipt of federal eyond 28 Supplemental Security Income benefits pursuant to Title econd 29 XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.A; Sec. g with 30 1381 et seq.) shall be deemed to be a dependent child for actors 31 the purposes of this paragraph. ;/merit 32 ,elfare 33 (C) The provision of care and payment rates under econd 34 this paragraph shall be governed by Article 15.5 rvices 35 (commencing with Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 ,ounty 36 of the Education Code. Parent fees shall be governed by -ovide 37 subdivision (f) of Section 8263 of the Education Code. 11 not 38 (2) Transportation costs, which shall be governed by ntract 39 regional market rates as determined in accordance with 40 regulations established by the department. 99 99 SB 2177 — 4 - 1 - 4 -- 1 (3) Ancillary expenses, which shall include the cost of 2 books, tools, clothing specifically required for the job, 3 fees, and other necessary costs. 4 (4) Personal counseling. A participant who has 5 personal or family problems that would affect the 6 outcome of the welfare-to-work plan entered into 7 pursuant to this article shall, to the extent available, 8 receive necessary counseling or therapy to help him or 9 her and his or her fly adjust to his or her job or training 10 assignment. 11 (b) If provided in a county plan, the county may 12 continue to provide case management and supportive 13 services under this section to former participants who 14 become subject to paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of 15 Section 11320.3. The county may provide these services 16 for up to the first 12 months of employment to the extent 17 they are not available from other sources and are needed 18 for the individual to retain the employment. 19 SEC. 3. Notwithstanding Section 17810 of the 20 Government Code, if the Commission on State Mandates s 21 determines that this act contains costs mandated by the `h 22 state, reimbursement to local agencies and: school 23 districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 24 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 25 2 of the Government Code. If the statewide cost of the 26 claim for reimbursement does not exceed one million 27 dollars ($1,000,000), reimbursement shall be made from 28 the State Mandates Claims Fund. 29 Notwithstanding Section 17580 of the Government 30 Code,unless otherwise specified,the provisions of this act 31 shall become operative on the same date that the act 32 takes effect pursuant to the California Constitution. G 99