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CA Welf & Inst Code § 18239 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Microenterprise Demonstration Projects|Section 18239.

18239.  (a) With the consent of participating counties, the department may implement demonstration projects to provide self-employment training and technical assistance to recipients of CalWORKs benefits and persons who are at risk of receiving CalWORKs benefits. Each demonstration project shall operate for three years. At least one demonstration project shall operate in Los Angeles County and at least one in a northern California county. The number of demonstration projects shall be limited to no more than six. However, if nonstate matching funds become available, the number shall be limited to no more than 12.(b) The self-employment training shall include development of a viable business plan, assisting the recipient to determine if self-employment is suitable to the recipient’s aptitudes and family dependent care obligations, marketing strategies, business location analysis, direct technical assistance in the development of a microenterprise, and other subjects as necessary to achieve proficiency in basic business skills. The training shall include periodic assistance or case management, as needed, for up to one year after the recipient’s self-employment has commenced.(c) To ensure communication and collaboration between county welfare departments, including CalWORKs programs, and microenterprise assistance providers, proposals to operate demonstration projects under this article shall be jointly submitted by local microenterprise service providers and the county welfare department. No county matching funds shall be required for the implementation and evaluation of the demonstration project. Local microenterprise assistance providers participating in the pilot project shall have at least two years’ experience and demonstrated success in providing assistance to recipients of CalWORKs benefits and other low-income individuals to create their own jobs through self-employment.(d) If pursuant to subdivision (a), the department, with the consent of participating counties, chooses to implement a microenterprise demonstration project, the department shall solicit proposals from microenterprise assistance providers seeking to administer a demonstration project under this article on a not-for-profit basis. The department shall seek to encourage financial participation of private entities for purposes of including more individuals in these demonstration projects.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18241 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 5 - Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project|Section 18241.

18241.  It is the intent of the Legislature, in implementing federal welfare reform, to create a Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project that is consistent with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) and that maximizes cost effectiveness while lifting children out of poverty. It is the intent of the Legislature that the program will secure financial stability for California’s children through a guaranteed minimum level of financial support for the children of participating families, while at the same time encouraging custodial parents to be employed and noncustodial parents to financially support their children.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18242 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 5 - Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project|Section 18242.

18242.  (a) Upon application by a county board of supervisors, the department may approve up to three demonstration projects to test models of child support assurance. The projects shall either test different models of child support assurance or may test the same model if counties in which the same model is tested involve counties with different demographics.(b) The department may approve joint projects by two or more counties if both of the following apply:(1) The equity of access to the project and its related services is ensured to all participants.(2) The project includes appropriate operational and fiscal arrangements between the counties submitting the joint project.(c) If the department approves a joint project by two or more counties, that joint project shall constitute one of the projects authorized by subdivision (a).(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the purpose of the demonstration projects authorized by this article is to test child support assurance models as alternatives to welfare under which families with earnings and a child support order receive a guaranteed child support payment, in lieu of a grant under the CalWORKs program, from funds continuously appropriated for the CalWORKs program.(e) A county may limit the number of families that will be permitted to enroll in its child support assurance demonstration program.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 803, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18243 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 5 - Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project|Section 18243.

18243.  The department shall develop research designs to ensure thorough evaluations of the child support assurance demonstration projects that shall include, but not be limited to, the impact of the project on work participation rates of custodial parents, household incomes and family well-being, CalWORKs participation rates and costs, rates of paternity and child support order establishment, and any other relevant information the director may require.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 803, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18244 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 5 - Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project|Section 18244.

18244.  (a) A family shall be eligible to participate in the project described in Section 18246 only if, at the time of application to participate in the child assurance program, the family is receiving, or has been determined to be eligible to receive, an aid grant under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3.(b) A family’s participation under this article shall not affect its eligibility to receive Medi-Cal and child care benefits under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3, if otherwise eligible.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 902, Sec. 58. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18245 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 5 - Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project|Section 18245.

18245.  (a) A family shall be eligible to receive a child support assurance payment on behalf of a child only if the child’s custodial parent has done all of the following:(1) Assigned the child’s right to collect child support to the state.(2) Established paternity, obtained a child support order, and is using the services available under the state plan approved under Part D (commencing with Section 651) of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code.(3) Opted to participate in the child assurance program in lieu of cash assistance under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) or its successor program.(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), as a condition of receiving a child support assurance payment under this article, a custodial parent shall also be required to do both of the following:(A) Continue to provide all other relevant information that the applicant has that may be requested by the county.(B) Appear at required interviews, conference hearings, or legal proceedings, if notified in advance and an illness or emergency does not prevent attendance.(2) A custodial parent shall not be required to comply with paragraph (1) when compliance would make it more difficult for a domestic violence victim to escape physical abuse or when cooperation would increase the risk of further violence or unfairly penalize the victim.(c) In order to be eligible under this article, a child shall meet all of the following conditions:(1) The child resides in the county.(2) The child has a noncustodial parent living in the United States, or if not living in the United States, is subject to service of process by a state or territory of the United States.(3) The child is under 18 years of age or, if enrolled in high school, under 19 years of age.(4) The custodial parent is employed.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 902, Sec. 59. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18247 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.3 - CalWORKs Demonstration Projects|ARTICLE 5 - Child Support Assurance Demonstration Project|Section 18247.

18247.  (a) The state share of child support assurance payments under this article shall be paid in accordance with Section 15200.(b) The department shall, to the extent possible, ensure that no funding streams will be utilized to pay for child support assurance payments if the use of the funding streams would cause participants to be subject to the limitations of Section 11454 or any similar limitation.(c) The county administrative cost for the operation of a child support assurance program shall be paid from the county’s allocation provided under Sections 15204.2 and 15204.3.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 803, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18450 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18450.

18450.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Relief Law of 1945.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18451 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18451.

18451.  The provisions of this chapter (except the provisions of this section) are suspended and continue suspended from operation until the occurrence of an economic emergency in this state, which results from widespread hardship and destitution and necessitates immediate action for the relief of such hardship and destitution. No act shall be done nor power be exercised nor money be expended under or pursuant to such provisions until the occurrence of such an economic emergency has been determined as provided in this section.Ascertainment and determination of the fact of the occurrence of such an economic emergency is committed to the Senate and Assembly and to the Governor. If and when the Senate and Assembly, by concurrent resolution filed with the Secretary of State, find and declare, and the Governor, by his proclamation filed with the Secretary of State, finds and declares, that there exists an economic emergency in this state, which results from widespread hardship and destitution and necessitates immediate action for the relief of such hardship and destitution (the resolution and the proclamation, respectively, to contain a statement of the facts upon which the finding is based), such an economic emergency is determined to have occurred and to exist, and thenceforth all of the provisions of this chapter are fully operative.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18452 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18452.

18452.  After the provisions of this chapter become operative, the provisions of Part 5 of this division, relating to county aid and relief to indigents, shall not apply to any person who receives or is eligible to receive relief under this chapter; but Part 5 is not repealed by this chapter, and shall continue in full force and effect in respect to persons not eligible to receive relief under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18453 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18453.

18453.  As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this article have the meanings set forth in this article.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18454 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18454.

18454.  “Department” means the State Department of Social Services.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18455 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18455.

18455.  “Aid” means state financial assistance to counties for the direct cost of relief and the cost of administration thereof.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18456 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18456.

18456.  “Relief” means assistance in cash or in kind provided to individuals or families to relieve hardship and destitution.Relief to a person includes relief to his dependents, but relief does not include hospital or medical care.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18457 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18457.

18457.  In accordance with the provisions of this chapter, every county shall provide relief to needy persons who are residents of this state.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18458 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18458.

18458.  For the purposes of this chapter, a resident of the state is a person who comes within all of the following descriptions:(a) Who has lived continuously in the state for a period of one year preceding his application for relief.(b) Who, during the one-year period, has not received any form of public assistance from any other state or political subdivision thereof.(c) Who has not lost his residence by remaining away from this state for an uninterrupted period of one year. Absence from the state for labor or other special or temporary purpose does not occasion loss of residence.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18459 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18459.

18459.  For the purposes of this chapter, a person who is a resident of the state is a resident of the county in which he has resided continuously for one year immediately preceding his application for relief.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18460 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 18460.

18460.  A county may incur all necessary expenses in transporting a nonresident applicant for or recipient of relief under this chapter to another state or county, when information at hand reasonably tends to show that the person has a legal residence in that state or county. The state shall reimburse the county for the full amount of the cost of such transportation.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18470 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 18470.

18470.  The direct administration of this chapter shall be carried out by the boards of supervisors of the several counties, directly or through their authorized agents. The administration shall be supervised by the department.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18471 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 18471.

18471.  The department shall:(a) Establish minimum and maximum standards for the amount and form of relief, on a budgetary basis, as provided in Sections 18472, 18473, and 18474.(b) Establish standards of eligibility for relief, which shall be of uniform application throughout the state.(c) Make investigations in relation to the administration of relief.(d) Secure information and make reports thereon.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18472 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 18472.

18472.  The department shall from time to time fix for each county maximum and minimum relief case budgets within the range of which the board of supervisors may establish its own policies.All budgets and standards shall be based upon need and minimum budgets shall be sufficient to maintain the recipient and his dependents in accordance with minimum living requirements as provided in Section 18473.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18473 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 18473.

18473.  In determining and redetermining budgets and standards, the department may give consideration to living costs and may establish budgets and standards varying in monetary worth or amount, but providing a standard of living compatible with decency and health.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18474 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 18474.

18474.  Relief may be granted in cash or in kind, but relief may be granted in kind only after the method has been approved by the department.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18475 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 18475.

18475.  All income received by a person or family, regardless of source, shall be considered in determining the amount of relief to be provided.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18476 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 18476.

18476.  In administering any funds appropriated or made available to the department for disbursement through the counties for relief purposes, the department shall:(a) Require as a condition for receiving such grants-in-aid that the county shall bear the proportion of the total expense of furnishing relief required to be paid by the county under Section 18521.(b) Establish rules and regulations, not in conflict with law, defining and controlling the conditions under which state aid may be granted or refused.(c) Terminate any grants-in-aid to any county if the laws providing such grants, or the minimum standards prescribed by the department, are not complied with by the county or its officers or employees.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18477 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 18477.

18477.  If any county fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations or orders of the department for the administration of relief by the county under this chapter, the director of the department shall formally notify the county of the particular respects in which it fails to comply with the law or the rules and regulations of the department, and of the changes which are necessary to effect full compliance. The county shall be allowed a reasonable time to effect compliance; if it fails to do so within such reasonable time, it shall be ordered to appear before the director to show cause, if it has any, for its failure to comply with the law or the rules and regulations of the department.If a county is charged by the director with failure to comply with the law or the rules and regulations of the department, the county may demand a public hearing before the director. If a hearing is demanded, the director shall hold it promptly.If the director finds that a county has failed to comply with the law or the rules and regulations of the department, and is unwilling or unable to make the changes necessary to effect full compliance, the director may withhold financial assistance for the direct and administrative costs of relief, or either, until the county complies.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18478 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 18478.

18478.  The department may operate the relief administration in any county after the denial of financial assistance to the county in accordance with the provisions of Section 18477, and the county proportion of the costs thereof shall be charged against the county and shall be a proper charge against the county. The department shall certify to the county auditor any amounts so charged against the county, the county auditor shall include in his state settlement report rendered to the Controller in the months of January and June the amounts so certified and due under the provisions of this section, and the county treasurer, at the time of the settlement with the state in such months, shall pay to the State Treasurer, upon the order of the Controller, the amounts due under the provisions of this section.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18490 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945|ARTICLE 3 - Procedure|Section 18490.

18490.  Application for relief may be made to the county of which the applicant is a resident, or, in the case of an applicant who is a resident of the state but who is not a resident of any county, to the county in which the applicant is present.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)