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2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11322.61.

11322.61. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 11327.5, if there is any interruption in receipt of income for an employee in a grant-based on-the-job training program, as provided for pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 11322.6, that is caused by an employer’s conduct, the county shall ensure that a recipient receives 100 percent of the maximum aid payment, not counting the unpaid wages, that the assistance unit is eligible to receive. The payment shall be made as a supplemental grant payment. The county shall act to recover from the employer any amount of the grant diverted to the employer that was not paid as wages to the recipient. The agreement between the county and the employer pertaining to grant-based on-the-job training shall state that the county will take action to collect from the employer the amount of the grant diverted to the employer that was not paid as wages to the recipient.
(b) Pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 11322.6, counties using grant-based on-the-job training shall monitor employers participating in grant-based on-the-job training, and shall cancel the participation of employers who demonstrate, over time, any of the following:
(1) An unwillingness to hire recipients who have participated in grant-based on-the-job training with that employer.
(2) An inability to provide job skills that enable participants to obtain nonsubsidized employment with other employers.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 933, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11322.62.

11322.62. Employers, sponsors of training activities, and contractors shall not discriminate against participants on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, except as otherwise provided in Section 12940 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 788, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11322.65.

11322.65. (a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, assignment to any activity otherwise authorized under this article shall be limited in any county to the number or percentage of participants specified under Section 407 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 607) and subsequent amendments thereto, unless the recipient is concurrently participating in any activities that will count for the required number of hours of participation under federal law.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply if the statewide percentage, as determined by the department, is less than the limits described in federal law.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 902, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11322.67.

11322.67. (a) If a pregnant woman is required to participate in work under this article, she may satisfy the work participation requirements by participating in a voluntary maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting program or another voluntary home visiting program for low-income Californians that is approved by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The hours that the woman participates in the home visiting program shall be applied to the work participation hours required by Section 11322.8 for a period of no longer than 10 months.
(b) In accordance with Section 11329.2, this section shall be implemented only upon receipt of a waiver of compliance with Section 602 of Title 42 of the United States Code by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, for purposes of establishing more effective ways to meet the goals of CalWORKs, particularly helping parents successfully prepare for employment and supporting the health and well-being of children.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 563, Sec. 4. (SB 252) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11322.7.

11322.7. (a) Every county shall provide an adequate range of those activities described in Section 11322.6 to ensure each participant’s access to needed activities and services to assist him or her in seeking employment, to provide education and training the participant needs to find self-supporting work, and to arrange for placement in paid or unpaid work settings that will enhance a participant’s ability to obtain unsubsidized employment.
(b) No plan shall require job search and work experience of participants to the exclusion of a range of activities to be offered to recipients.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 84. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11322.8.

11322.8. (a) An adult recipient required to participate in welfare-to-work activities, unless otherwise exempt, shall participate in welfare-to-work activities for the following number of hours per week during the month:
(1) An average of at least 30 hours per week, if the assistance unit includes either of the following, but does not include a child under six years of age:
(A) One adult.
(B) Two adults, one of whom is disabled, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 11320.3.
(2) An average of at least 20 hours per week, if the assistance unit includes a child under six years of age and either of the following:
(A) One adult.
(B) Two adults, one of whom is disabled, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 11320.3.
(3) An average of at least 20 hours per week, if the assistance unit consists only of a pregnant person.
(4) An average of at least 35 hours per week, if the adult recipient is an unemployed parent, as defined in Section 11201, except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2). However, both parents in a two-parent assistance unit may contribute to the 35 hours.
(b) This section shall become operative on May 1, 2022, or when the department notifies the Legislature that the Statewide Automated Welfare System can perform the necessary automation to implement this section, whichever date is later.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 11, Sec. 47. (AB 79) Effective June 29, 2020. Operative on or after May 1, 2022, as prescribed by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11322.81.

11322.81. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if an adult recipient reports and the county verifies, or the county otherwise discovers, that the recipient is meeting the federally required minimum average number of hours per week of welfare-to-work participation as set forth in Section 607 of Title 42 of the United States Code, that recipient shall be deemed to be in compliance with Section 11322.8, unless the recipient provides written or, if available, electronic notice to the county that the recipient wishes to have sanctions imposed pursuant to this article.
(b) Necessary supportive services shall be provided to recipients described in this section in accordance with Sections 11323.2 and 11323.4.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2019.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 740, Sec. 1. (SB 1446) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative July 1, 2019, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11322.82.

11322.82. (a) For the purpose of calculating the number of hours a recipient is participating in welfare-to-work activities pursuant to Section 11322.8, the number of hours for self-employment activities shall be based solely on the number of hours the recipient is engaged in self-employment activities, as authorized pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 11322.6.
(b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the State Department of Social Services shall implement and administer, interpret, or make specific this section by means of all-county letters or similar written instructions from the department. These all-county letters or similar instructions shall have the same force and effect as regulations. The department shall issue an all-county letter no later than October 1, 2022.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 582, Sec. 1. (AB 461) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11322.83.

11322.83. (a) A recipient who is making satisfactory progress in a career pathway program established in accordance with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128) shall be deemed to be in compliance with the hourly participation requirements described in subdivision (a) of Section 11322.8.
(b) Subdivision (a) applies only if a local workforce development board established under Section 3122 of Title 29 of the United States Code provides its approval that the career pathway program meets the requirements of Section 3102(7) of Title 29 of the United States Code and the county verifies that the recipient is making satisfactory progress in that program.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 25, Sec. 10. (AB 1603) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11322.86.

11322.86. (a) (1) Each county may provide an extension of time during which a recipient may participate in activities described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11322.85 for recipients who are unlikely to meet the requirements of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 11322.85 upon the expiration of the 24-month time limitation described in Section 11322.85.
(2) A county may grant extensions pursuant to paragraph (1) for a number of assistance units equal to no more than 20 percent of the assistance units in the county in which all adult members have been provided aid under this chapter for at least 24 months, in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11322.85, but not more than 48 months, in accordance with Section 11454.
(b) Counties are required to report information regarding the number and percentage of these extensions they have granted to the state.
(c) After consultation with stakeholders, the department shall issue an all-county letter by November 1, 2013, to define the process for implementing the extensions described in this section and the methodology for calculating the 20 percent limitation in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state shall work with counties and other stakeholders to ensure that the extension process pursuant to subdivision (a) is implemented with minimal disruption to the impending completion of the welfare-to-work plans for recipients.
(e) This section shall become inoperative on May 1, 2022, or when the department notifies the Legislature that the Statewide Automated Welfare System can perform the necessary automation to implement the changes associated with the repeal of this section, whichever date is later, and, as of January 1 of the following year, is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 11, Sec. 49. (AB 79) Effective June 29, 2020. Inoperative on or after May 1, 2022, as prescribed by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1 following inoperative date.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11322.9.

11322.9. (a) Community service activities shall meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Be performed in the public and private nonprofit sector.
(2) Provide participants with job skills that can lead to unsubsidized employment.
(3) Comply with the antidisplacement provisions contained in Section 11324.6.
(b) Participants in community service activities shall do all of the following:
(1) Participate in a community service activity for the number of hours required by Section 11322.8, unless fewer hours of community service participation are required by federal law.
(2) Participate in other work activities for the number of hours equal to the difference between the hours of participation in community service and the number of hours of participation required under Section 11322.8.
(c) The county plan pursuant to Section 10531 shall include a component, developed by the county in collaboration with local private sector employers, local education agencies, county welfare departments, organized labor, recipients of aid under this chapter, and government and community-based organizations providing job training and economic development, in order to identify all of the following:
(1) Unmet community needs that could be met through community service activities.
(2) The target population to be served.
(3) Entities responsible for project development, fiscal administration, and case management services.
(4) The terms of community service activities, that, to the extent feasible, shall be temporary and transitional, and not permanent.
(5) Supportive efforts, including job search, education, and training, which shall be provided to participants in community service activities.
(6) If the county intends to include grant-based on-the-job training in its community service plan, the process by which the county will comply with the voluntary consent form requirement established in subdivision (f) of Section 11322.6, including a list of the languages in which the consent form will be available.
(d) Aid under this chapter for any participant who fails to comply with the requirements of this section without good cause shall be reduced in accordance with Section 11327.5.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 229, Sec. 22. Effective August 16, 2004. Operative December 1, 2004, by Sec. 65 of Ch. 229. Note: See Sec. 64.6 of Ch. 229 regarding implementation.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11323.1.

11323.1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program serves the poorest families with children in the state by providing a basic needs cash grant and support services needed for family stabilization, employment, or job training. Childcare is a critical support service for CalWORKs families.
(b) Children in poverty are most in need of quality, stable early care and education to achieve their full potential. Research demonstrates the benefits of providing early care and education to ameliorate the effects of poverty and address inequities before achievement gaps widen.
(c) Families that are initially afforded the opportunity to participate in CalWORKs childcare are more likely to avoid sanction, and to be able to promptly participate in the necessary activities and progress toward economic stability, knowing that their children are in a safe, nurturing environment.
(d) While families may have access to other forms of childcare, in 2017, less than 30 percent of parents or other adult caretakers who were participating in the CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Program and were responsible for the care of an eligible child were receiving Stage 1 childcare services.
(e) All Child Care and Development Services Act programs, except for CalWORKs Stage 1 childcare, have adopted 12-month continuous eligibility rules pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 8263 of the Education Code. Aligning Stage 1 childcare eligibility periods with all other childcare and development programs will benefit families, childcare providers, and the state and local agencies that administer the various childcare programs.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 414, Sec. 2. (AB 121) Effective October 2, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11323.25.

11323.25. (a) In addition to its authority under subdivision (b) of Section 11323.2, if provided in a county plan, the county may continue to provide welfare-to-work services to former participants who became ineligible for CalWORKs benefits because they became employed under Section 11322.64. The county may provide these services for up to the first 12 months of employment, to the extent they are not available from other sources and are needed for the individual to retain the subsidized employment.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.
(Repealed (in Sec. 11) and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 25, Sec. 12. (AB 1603) Effective June 27, 2016. Section operative July 1, 2016, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11323.6.

11323.6. The department shall be responsible for supervising the provision of child care by counties during stage one as described in Sections 8350, 8351, and 8352 of the Education Code. Counties may contract with public and private child care entities or providers for this purpose.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 93. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11323.8.

11323.8. Counties shall manage the participant’s transition from stage one to stage two child care pursuant to Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Education Code. If the county is operating stage two child care, the county shall manage the participant’s transition from stage two to stage three pursuant to Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Education Code.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 95. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11323.9.

11323.9. Each county welfare department shall provide to the State Department of Social Services, on a monthly basis, data regarding child care usage and demand in stage one of child care services, as described in Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Education Code, through which a recipient of aid under this chapter, or any successor program, will pass. The specific information needed for these reports may be specified by the Department of Social Services or through provisions of the annual Budget Act.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 750, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11324.

11324. (a) If the county welfare department or a contractor pays for child care services which are exempt from licensure, all of the following information about the caregiver shall be on file with the county welfare department or the contractor and shall be made available to the participant:
(1) The name and address of the care provider.
(2) The address where care is to be provided.
(3) The hours care is to be provided and the charge for this care.
(4) The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of two character references.
(5) A copy of a valid California driver’s license or other identification to establish that the caregiver is at least 18 years old.
(6) A statement from the caregiver as to his or her health education, experience or other qualification, criminal record, and names and ages of other persons in the home or providing care.
(b) The county welfare department or the contractor shall use existing child care licensing or CalWORKs program procedures in meeting the requirements of subdivision (a).
(c) To the extent permitted by federal law, the county welfare department shall deny payment, or cause the contractor to deny payment, for child care services which are exempt from licensure if either of the following apply:
(1) The provider has been convicted of a violent felony, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5 of the Penal Code.
(2) The provider has been convicted of child abuse.
(d) If the child care provider selected by the participant is denied payment, the participant may have good cause for not participating as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (f) of Section 11320.3.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 96. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11324.4.

11324.4. (a) The employer or sponsor of an employment or training program position described in Section 11322.6 or 11322.9 or any positions created under any county pilot project shall assist and encourage qualified participants to compete for job openings occurring within the sponsor’s organization for which they qualify.
(b) Workers assigned to public agencies shall be allowed to participate in classified service examinations equivalent to the positions they occupy, as well as all open and promotional examinations for which experience in the position or other relevant experience is qualifying under merit system rules. To the extent permitted under federal or state law, local ordinance, or applicable collective bargaining agreements, time worked in the positions shall apply toward seniority in the merit public agency positions.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 98. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11324.5.

11324.5. The county shall ensure that the labor union is notified of the use of participants assigned to an employment or training program position described in Section 11322.6 or 11322.9 or any positions created under any county pilot project, in any location or work activity controlled by an employer and covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the employer and a union. For nonunionized employees, procedures shall provide for notification to employees of the use of participants under this article and the availability of the grievance process. Display of a poster shall satisfy this requirement.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 99. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11324.6.

11324.6. Any employment or training program position described in subdivisions (a) to (l), inclusive, of Section 11322.6 or Section 11322.9 or under any county pilot project, shall not be created as a result of, or shall not result in, any of the following:
(a) Displacement or partial displacement of current employees, including, but not limited to, a reduction in hours of nonovertime and overtime work, wages, or employment benefits.
(b) The filling of positions which would otherwise be promotional opportunities for current employees, except when positions are to be filled through an open process in which recipients are provided equal opportunity to compete.
(c) The filling of a position, prior to compliance with applicable personnel procedures or provisions of collective bargaining agreements.
(d) The filling of established unfilled public agency positions, unless the positions are unfunded in a public agency budget.
(e) The filling of a position created by termination, layoff, or reduction in workforce, caused by the employer’s intent to fill the position with a subsidized position pursuant to this article.
(f) A strike, lockout, or other bona fide labor dispute, or violation of any existing collective bargaining agreement between employees and employers.
(g) The filling of a work assignment customarily performed by a worker in a job classification within a recognized collective bargaining unit in that specific worksite, or the filling of a work assignment in any bargaining unit in which funded positions are vacant or in which regular employees are on layoff.
(h) The termination of a contract for services, prior to its expiration date, that results in the displacement or partial displacement of workers performing contracted services, caused by the employer’s intent to fill the position with a subsidized position pursuant to this article.
(i) The filling of a work assignment that results in not rehiring a seasonal employee who has a history of regular seasonal employment with an employer. The provisions of this subdivision shall apply only to the construction industry.
(j) The denial to a participant or employee of protections afforded other workers on the worksite by state and federal laws governing workplace health, safety, and representation.
(k) Subdivisions (b), (d), and (g) shall not apply to unsubsidized employment placements.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1142, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11324.7.

11324.7. (a) The department shall provide a grievance process for regular employees and their representatives who wish to file a complaint that an assignment to community service, work experience, on-the-job training, or any activity funded by grant-based on-the-job training violates any of the displacement provisions contained in Section 11324.6, as applicable, respecting any employment or training position created pursuant to this article.
(b) (1) The grievance process established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall consist of an informal procedure followed by a hearing if the informal procedure fails to resolve the complaint to the satisfaction of the complainant.
(2) The grievance and any available appeal process shall be conducted in accordance with rules and notification requirements adopted and promulgated in federal law.
(3) The department shall issue instructions and requirements for the grievance process.
(c) The department shall administer the employee grievance process either directly or through the county welfare departments, or may enter into agreements with another state agency to administer all or any part of the grievance process.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivisions (b) and (c), the department shall require the use of any existing grievance procedure that is part of a collective bargaining agreement between the employer and the labor union representing the regular employee, in lieu of the process established by this section.
(e) Remedies for complaining regular employees in the process established by this section shall include, where appropriate, reinstatement, retroactive pay, and retroactive benefits.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 902, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11324.8.

11324.8. (a) At the time an individual applies for aid under this chapter, or at the time a recipient’s eligibility for aid is determined, the county shall do all of the following:
(1) Provide the individual, in writing and orally as necessary, with at least the following program information:
(A) A general description of the education, employment, and training opportunities and the supportive services available, including transitional benefits.
(B) A description of the exemptions from required participation provided under this article and the consequences of a refusal to participate in program components, if not exempt.
(C) A description of the responsibility of the participant to cooperate in establishing paternity and enforcing child support obligations, and to assist individuals in establishing paternity and obtaining child support as a condition of eligibility.
(2) Determine whether the individual is required to participate in the program provided under this article.
(b) At the time an individual is required to participate pursuant to this article, he or she shall receive a written preliminary determination that he or she is a member of a targeted group, for purposes of any applicable and operative federal Targeted Jobs Tax Credit and California Jobs Tax Credit.
(c) Persons not required to participate may volunteer to participate.
(d) An applicant for, or a recipient of, aid who is dissatisfied with the provisions of the welfare-to-work plan may seek redress through the independent assessment process, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 11325.4 or the state hearing or county grievance process, as described in Section 11327.8.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 902, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11325.1.

11325.1. When child care services are provided by a program funded under Section 8481 of the Education Code to a recipient under this article or any other job training program for recipients under this chapter, and the job training program utilizes vouchers for child care services issued by the county or a contracting agency, reimbursement for those child care services shall be made at a market rate established by the State Department of Education pursuant to Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Education Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 902, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › CHAPTER 2 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act › ARTICLE 3.2 - Welfare-to-Work Activities › Section 11325.15.

11325.15. (a) (1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the Online CalWORKs Appraisal Tool (OCAT) is an essential part of CalWORKs welfare-to-work case management and should function as a shared service in the Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS), which is the system of record for the CalWORKs program, as expeditiously as possible.
(2) The State Department of Social Services shall expedite any necessary steps to obtain any necessary licenses to allow the OCAT to function as a shared service in the SAWS environment.
(b) OCAT shall become a shared service in the SAWS environment, consistent with the state’s shared services strategy. The functionality of OCAT in the SAWS environment shall include, but not be limited to, the exchange of data to prevent the need for duplicate data entry, to alert users to potential data conflicts, and to transmit OCAT recommendations to SAWS, where the recommendations may be used to streamline the case management of welfare-to-work activities and to produce reports.
(c) The implementation of this section shall not reduce access by the department nor counties to OCAT data and recommendations, as that access existed as of June 30, 2017.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, contracts necessary to obtain licenses for OCAT shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, contracts necessary to obtain licenses for OCAT shall be exempt from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 24, Sec. 20. (SB 89) Effective June 27, 2017.)
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11325.2. (a) At the time a recipient enters the welfare-to-work program, the county shall conduct an appraisal, pursuant to regulations adopted by the department, during which the recipient is informed of the requirement to participate in allowable welfare-to-work activities and of the provision of supportive services, pursuant to Section 11323.2. The appraisal shall gather and provide information about the recipient in the following areas:
(1) Employment history, interests, and skills.
(2) Educational history and learning disabilities.
(3) Housing status and stability.
(4) Language barriers.
(5) Physical and behavioral health, including, but not limited to, mental health and substance abuse issues.
(6) Child health and well-being.
(7) Criminal background that may present a barrier to employment or housing stability.
(8) Domestic violence.
(9) Need for supportive services as described in Section 11323.2.
(10) Other information that may affect an individual’s ability to participate in work activities.
(b) (1) The county shall utilize a standardized appraisal tool in order to assess strengths for and barriers to work activities. This tool shall be developed or selected by the department, in consultation with stakeholders, and shall be customized as needed for statewide use.
(2) Concurrent with the development of the standardized appraisal tool, mandatory training shall be developed for administration of the tool and shall, in addition, include skill-building components, including, at a minimum, rapport building and interviewing techniques.
(c) (1) If the results of the appraisal indicate that the individual may face barriers that impair his or her ability to participate in work activities, the county shall refer the recipient for an evaluation and services as described in Section 11325.25, 11325.5, or 11325.8, or may refer the recipient to family stabilization pursuant to Section 11325.24.
(2) If information obtained from the appraisal indicates that the individual qualifies for an exemption from welfare-to-work requirements, the county shall apply the exemption, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11320.3.
(d) This section shall not apply to individuals subject to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 11331) during the time that article is operative.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2014.
(Repealed (in Sec. 29) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 21, Sec. 30. (AB 74) Effective June 27, 2013. Section operative January 1, 2014, by its own provisions.)
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11325.25. (a) A participant with a suspected learning or medical problem, as indicated by information received during appraisal or assessment or by lack of satisfactory progress in an assigned program component, shall be referred to an evaluation to determine whether the individual is unable to successfully complete or benefit from a current or proposed program assignment. As part of the evaluation, the county may require the individual to undergo the appropriate examinations to obtain information regarding the individual’s learning and physical abilities.
(b) Based upon the results of the evaluation required by subdivision (a), the county may refer the individual to any of the following components as appropriate:
(1) Referral to any of the activities in Section 11322.6, including referral to the person’s previous activity.
(2) Existing special programs that meet specific needs of the individual.
(3) Job search services, if the county determines the individual has the skills needed to find a job in the local labor market.
(4) Assessment as described in Section 11325.4, or reappraisal as described in Section 11326.
(5) Rehabilitation assessment and subsequent training.
(c) The participant shall be involved in the decisions made during the progress evaluation and shall have appeal rights consistent with those accorded to all program participants.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 110. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
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11325.3. (a) After a recipient has received services described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 11320.1 for which the county deemed the recipient eligible, other than job club or job search activities, if it is determined that the recipient has not received his or her high school diploma or its equivalent, the recipient shall be eligible to participate in a high school equivalency program in order to complete the High School Equivalency Test, General Education Development Test, Test Assessing Secondary Completion, or any other high school equivalency test recognized by the State Department of Education.
(b) This section does not require a recipient to participate in a high school equivalency program. A recipient may choose to engage in a job club or a job search pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 11320.1, if he or she declines to participate in a high school equivalency program, in writing, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 11320.1.
(c) Recipients eligible pursuant to this section shall not be required to participate in an assessment pursuant to Section 11325.4 prior to, or as a condition of, participation in a high school equivalency program.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 303, Sec. 2. (AB 1604) Effective January 1, 2018.)
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11325.4. (a) Upon referral to assessment, a participant shall work with the county welfare department to develop and agree on a welfare-to-work plan on the basis of an assessment of the individual’s skills and needs. The assessment shall include at least all of the following:
(1) The participant’s work history and an inventory of his or her employment skills, knowledge, and abilities.
(2) The participant’s educational history and present educational competency level.
(3) The participant’s need for supportive services in order to obtain the greatest benefit from the employment and training services offered under this article.
(4) An evaluation of the chances for employment given the current skills of the participant and the local labor market conditions.
(5) Local labor market information.
(6) Physical limitations or mental conditions that limit the participant’s ability for employment or participation in welfare-to-work activities.
(b)  The county may contract with outside parties, including local educational agencies and service delivery areas, to provide the assessment.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding the procedures set forth in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 10950) of Part 2, if the participant and assessor are unable to reach agreement on the welfare-to-work plan, the matter shall be referred by the county for an independent assessment by an impartial third party. The results of this assessment, which shall be binding upon the county and the participant, shall be used to develop the appropriate plan for the participant.
(2) No third party assessment under this subdivision shall be made by a party having any financial or other interest in the result of the assessment. The party making the assessment shall be selected by the county according to an unbiased procedure.
(d) This section shall not apply to individuals subject to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 11331) during the time that article is operative.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 111. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
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11325.5. (a) If, pursuant to the appraisal conducted pursuant to Section 11325.2 or assessment conducted pursuant to Section 11325.4, there is a concern that a mental disability exists that will impair the ability of a recipient to obtain employment, he or she shall be referred to the county mental health department.
(b) Subject to appropriations in the Budget Act, the county mental health department shall evaluate the recipient and determine any treatment needs. The evaluation shall include the extent to which the individual is capable of employment at the present time and under what working and treatment conditions the individual is capable of employment. The evaluation shall include prior diagnoses, assessments, or evaluations that the recipient provides.
(c) Each county human services agency shall develop individual welfare to work plans for recipients with mental or emotional disorders based on the evaluation conducted by the mental health department. The plan for the recipient shall include appropriate employment accommodations or restrictions, supportive services, and treatment requirements. Any prior diagnosis, evaluation, or assessment provided by the recipient shall be considered in the development of his or her individual welfare-to-work plan.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.
(Repealed (in Sec. 22) and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 24, Sec. 23. (SB 89) Effective June 27, 2017. Section operative July 1, 2018, by its own provisions.)
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11325.6. Subject to the limitations of subdivision (f) of Section 11322.6 and subdivision (a) of Section 11325.22, if activities to be provided under the plan between the county welfare department and the participant are not immediately available to the participant, he or she shall receive job search activities until the education or training services designated in the plan are available.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 113. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
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11325.91. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of Section 10850, a team engaged in any activity permitted pursuant to Section 11325.93 shall be deemed to be engaged in the administration of public social services.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 919, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
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11325.95. The department shall prepare a report, for submission to the Legislature on or before April 1, 2002, on the outcomes of the pilot program established pursuant to Sections 11325.9 to 11325.93, inclusive, improving coordinated case management, assisting hard-to-serve CalWORKs families in alleviating multiple barriers to employment, and integrating service delivery within the multidisciplinary services team structure. The department shall also include in the report an analysis of the impact that record and information sharing has on CalWORKs recipients and their families, whether this information sharing pilot program results in increased employment rates of hard-to-serve parents, and whether there are any adverse consequences to recipients resulting from information sharing among agencies.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 919, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2000.)