California 2019 2019-2020 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB735 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/22/2019

                    CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 735Introduced by Senator LeyvaFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 10824.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 735, as introduced, Leyva. Public social services: accommodation: notification.Existing law directs the Office of Systems Integration within the California Health and Human Services Agency to implement a statewide automated welfare system for specified public assistance programs, including, among others, the CalWORKs program, CalFresh, Medi-Cal, and the foster care program.Existing law requires any single state automated welfare system implemented pursuant to the above provisions to include a notification to inform a caseworker that an applicant or recipient has disclosed the need for an accommodation consistent with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act or has disclosed a disability or domestic violence experience that may affect the applicants or recipient eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, CalWORKs program requirements. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to collaborate with county welfare departments in developing this notification, which is required to be immediately visible to the caseworker upon opening the applicants or recipients file in the system.This bill would expand the notification requirement described above to inform a caseworker that an applicant or recipient has disclosed a disability or domestic violence experience that may affect the applicants or recipients eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, requirements imposed by any public assistance program required to be included in the single state automated welfare system.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 10824.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10824.5. (a) Any single state automated welfare system implemented pursuant to this chapter shall include a notification to inform the caseworker of a public assistance program applicant or recipient of the following information:(1) That the applicant or recipient has indicated the need for an accommodation due to disability consistent with Section 12132 of Title 42 of the United States Code and Section 35.130 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) That the applicant or recipient has disclosed a disability or experience of domestic violence that may affect his or her the applicants or recipients eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, program requirements contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3. requirements imposed by any public assistance program included in the single state automated welfare system pursuant to Section 10823.(b) The State Department of Social Services shall collaborate with county welfare departments in developing the notification required by this section.(c) The notification required by this section shall be immediately visible to the caseworker upon opening the applicants or recipients file in the system.

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 735Introduced by Senator LeyvaFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 10824.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 735, as introduced, Leyva. Public social services: accommodation: notification.Existing law directs the Office of Systems Integration within the California Health and Human Services Agency to implement a statewide automated welfare system for specified public assistance programs, including, among others, the CalWORKs program, CalFresh, Medi-Cal, and the foster care program.Existing law requires any single state automated welfare system implemented pursuant to the above provisions to include a notification to inform a caseworker that an applicant or recipient has disclosed the need for an accommodation consistent with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act or has disclosed a disability or domestic violence experience that may affect the applicants or recipient eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, CalWORKs program requirements. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to collaborate with county welfare departments in developing this notification, which is required to be immediately visible to the caseworker upon opening the applicants or recipients file in the system.This bill would expand the notification requirement described above to inform a caseworker that an applicant or recipient has disclosed a disability or domestic violence experience that may affect the applicants or recipients eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, requirements imposed by any public assistance program required to be included in the single state automated welfare system.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO 





 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill No. 735

Introduced by Senator LeyvaFebruary 22, 2019

Introduced by Senator Leyva
February 22, 2019

 An act to amend Section 10824.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 735, as introduced, Leyva. Public social services: accommodation: notification.

Existing law directs the Office of Systems Integration within the California Health and Human Services Agency to implement a statewide automated welfare system for specified public assistance programs, including, among others, the CalWORKs program, CalFresh, Medi-Cal, and the foster care program.Existing law requires any single state automated welfare system implemented pursuant to the above provisions to include a notification to inform a caseworker that an applicant or recipient has disclosed the need for an accommodation consistent with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act or has disclosed a disability or domestic violence experience that may affect the applicants or recipient eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, CalWORKs program requirements. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to collaborate with county welfare departments in developing this notification, which is required to be immediately visible to the caseworker upon opening the applicants or recipients file in the system.This bill would expand the notification requirement described above to inform a caseworker that an applicant or recipient has disclosed a disability or domestic violence experience that may affect the applicants or recipients eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, requirements imposed by any public assistance program required to be included in the single state automated welfare system.

Existing law directs the Office of Systems Integration within the California Health and Human Services Agency to implement a statewide automated welfare system for specified public assistance programs, including, among others, the CalWORKs program, CalFresh, Medi-Cal, and the foster care program.

Existing law requires any single state automated welfare system implemented pursuant to the above provisions to include a notification to inform a caseworker that an applicant or recipient has disclosed the need for an accommodation consistent with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act or has disclosed a disability or domestic violence experience that may affect the applicants or recipient eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, CalWORKs program requirements. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to collaborate with county welfare departments in developing this notification, which is required to be immediately visible to the caseworker upon opening the applicants or recipients file in the system.

This bill would expand the notification requirement described above to inform a caseworker that an applicant or recipient has disclosed a disability or domestic violence experience that may affect the applicants or recipients eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, requirements imposed by any public assistance program required to be included in the single state automated welfare system.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 10824.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10824.5. (a) Any single state automated welfare system implemented pursuant to this chapter shall include a notification to inform the caseworker of a public assistance program applicant or recipient of the following information:(1) That the applicant or recipient has indicated the need for an accommodation due to disability consistent with Section 12132 of Title 42 of the United States Code and Section 35.130 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) That the applicant or recipient has disclosed a disability or experience of domestic violence that may affect his or her the applicants or recipients eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, program requirements contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3. requirements imposed by any public assistance program included in the single state automated welfare system pursuant to Section 10823.(b) The State Department of Social Services shall collaborate with county welfare departments in developing the notification required by this section.(c) The notification required by this section shall be immediately visible to the caseworker upon opening the applicants or recipients file in the system.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 10824.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10824.5. (a) Any single state automated welfare system implemented pursuant to this chapter shall include a notification to inform the caseworker of a public assistance program applicant or recipient of the following information:(1) That the applicant or recipient has indicated the need for an accommodation due to disability consistent with Section 12132 of Title 42 of the United States Code and Section 35.130 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) That the applicant or recipient has disclosed a disability or experience of domestic violence that may affect his or her the applicants or recipients eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, program requirements contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3. requirements imposed by any public assistance program included in the single state automated welfare system pursuant to Section 10823.(b) The State Department of Social Services shall collaborate with county welfare departments in developing the notification required by this section.(c) The notification required by this section shall be immediately visible to the caseworker upon opening the applicants or recipients file in the system.

SECTION 1. Section 10824.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:

### SECTION 1.

10824.5. (a) Any single state automated welfare system implemented pursuant to this chapter shall include a notification to inform the caseworker of a public assistance program applicant or recipient of the following information:(1) That the applicant or recipient has indicated the need for an accommodation due to disability consistent with Section 12132 of Title 42 of the United States Code and Section 35.130 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) That the applicant or recipient has disclosed a disability or experience of domestic violence that may affect his or her the applicants or recipients eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, program requirements contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3. requirements imposed by any public assistance program included in the single state automated welfare system pursuant to Section 10823.(b) The State Department of Social Services shall collaborate with county welfare departments in developing the notification required by this section.(c) The notification required by this section shall be immediately visible to the caseworker upon opening the applicants or recipients file in the system.

10824.5. (a) Any single state automated welfare system implemented pursuant to this chapter shall include a notification to inform the caseworker of a public assistance program applicant or recipient of the following information:(1) That the applicant or recipient has indicated the need for an accommodation due to disability consistent with Section 12132 of Title 42 of the United States Code and Section 35.130 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) That the applicant or recipient has disclosed a disability or experience of domestic violence that may affect his or her the applicants or recipients eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, program requirements contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3. requirements imposed by any public assistance program included in the single state automated welfare system pursuant to Section 10823.(b) The State Department of Social Services shall collaborate with county welfare departments in developing the notification required by this section.(c) The notification required by this section shall be immediately visible to the caseworker upon opening the applicants or recipients file in the system.

10824.5. (a) Any single state automated welfare system implemented pursuant to this chapter shall include a notification to inform the caseworker of a public assistance program applicant or recipient of the following information:(1) That the applicant or recipient has indicated the need for an accommodation due to disability consistent with Section 12132 of Title 42 of the United States Code and Section 35.130 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) That the applicant or recipient has disclosed a disability or experience of domestic violence that may affect his or her the applicants or recipients eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, program requirements contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3. requirements imposed by any public assistance program included in the single state automated welfare system pursuant to Section 10823.(b) The State Department of Social Services shall collaborate with county welfare departments in developing the notification required by this section.(c) The notification required by this section shall be immediately visible to the caseworker upon opening the applicants or recipients file in the system.



10824.5. (a) Any single state automated welfare system implemented pursuant to this chapter shall include a notification to inform the caseworker of a public assistance program applicant or recipient of the following information:

(1) That the applicant or recipient has indicated the need for an accommodation due to disability consistent with Section 12132 of Title 42 of the United States Code and Section 35.130 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(2) That the applicant or recipient has disclosed a disability or experience of domestic violence that may affect his or her the applicants or recipients eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, program requirements contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3. requirements imposed by any public assistance program included in the single state automated welfare system pursuant to Section 10823.

(b) The State Department of Social Services shall collaborate with county welfare departments in developing the notification required by this section.

(c) The notification required by this section shall be immediately visible to the caseworker upon opening the applicants or recipients file in the system.