WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
SECTION 10545-10545.2
10545. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Department
of Social Services shall pay counties for base year costs of the
county, in accordance with Section 2101 of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), which establishes the
Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families Programs, to provide for both of the following:
(A) Wage subsidy programs for purposes of public or private
subsidized employment.
(B) Nonrecurrent short-term benefit programs, as defined in
subdivision (e).
(2) After consultation with the County Welfare Directors
Association of California, the State Department of Social Services
shall develop a methodology for allocating the funds provided in
paragraph (1) among counties.
(3) The payment described in paragraph (1) shall be in addition to
the single allocation required in Section 15204.2 and shall not
exceed the amount budgeted by the State Department of Social Services
for purposes of Section 11322.63 in the 2008-09 fiscal year and
CalWORKs grant savings accomplished via subsidized employment
programs.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding Section 15204.2 or any other law, the
State Department of Social Services, in accordance with Section 2101
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law
111-5), shall reimburse a county for 80 percent of the amounts that
exceed the base year costs that are paid to the county under
subdivision (a) and are expended by that county for the benefit of
needy families, as defined in subdivision (c), for either of the
following purposes:
(A) Wage subsidy programs for purposes of public or private
subsidized employment.
(B) Nonrecurrent short-term benefit programs, as defined in
subdivision (e).
(2) Notwithstanding Section 15204.2 or any other law, the State
Department of Social Services, in accordance with Section 2101 of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5),
shall reimburse a community college district for 80 percent of the
amounts expended in excess of base year costs by that community
college district for wage subsidy programs conducted in accordance
with Article 5 (commencing with Section 79200) of Chapter 9 of Part
48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
(3) Notwithstanding Section 15204.2 or any other law, the State
Department of Social Services, in accordance with Section 2101 of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5),
shall reimburse a county for 80 percent of the amounts expended by
that county for basic assistance for families receiving assistance
under the CalWORKs program, provided that the reimbursement shall
only be provided for basic assistance to which the family is not
otherwise entitled under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of
Part 3.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 11250 or any other law, exclusively
for purposes of funds provided under this section and exclusively for
purposes of providing nonassistance services pursuant to Section 601
(a)(1) and (2) of Title 42 of the United States Code, "needy families"
also includes a family in which the income of the family is less
than 200 percent of the current federal poverty level guidelines
applicable to a family of the size involved if the family is any of
the following:
(1) A family in which a minor child is living with a parent or
adult relative caregiver, including a noncustodial parent who does
not reside with the minor child.
(2) A woman in the third trimester of pregnancy.
(3) A family in which a minor child is temporarily absent for a
period of time, not to exceed 12 months, due to child abuse and
neglect, and the parent or parents of the child are engaged in family
reunification services.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 11250 or any other law,
exclusively for purposes of funds provided under this section and
exclusively for purposes of providing nonassistance services pursuant
to Section 601(a)(1), (3), and (4) of Title 42 of the United States
Code, services may be provided to needy youth.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "needy youth" are
individuals 18 to 24 years of age in which the income for their
family, which may include the youth living alone, is less than 200
percent of the current federal poverty level guidelines applicable to
a family of the size involved.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of this section,
"nonrecurrent short-term benefits" means benefits that meet all of
the following requirements:
(1) The benefits are designed to deal with a specific crisis
situation or episode of need.
(2) The benefits are not intended to meet recurrent or ongoing
needs.
(3) The benefits will not extend beyond four months.
(f) The funds paid or reimbursed to counties pursuant to this
section shall be used only for purposes for which federal Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.)
block grant funds may be used.
(g) A county that receives payment for a welfare-to-work
participant's wage subsidy in accordance with Section 11322.63 may
not also receive reimbursement for that same wage subsidy expense
under this section.
(h) The reimbursement authorized in this section shall only be
available to the extent that funds are provided to the state in
accordance with Section 2101 of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), and to the extent that
those funds are appropriated for the purposes of this section by the
Legislature.
(i) (1) The reimbursement authorized in subdivision (b) shall be
provided to counties to the extent that the state receives funding
under Section 2101 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (Public Law 111-5) that is based on county expenditures
described in subdivision (b).
(2) If the state receives advance funding under Section 2101 of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)
based on expenditures described in subdivision (b), the state shall
provide that advance funding to counties and community colleges based
on the most current projected expenditures of the State Department
of Social Services.
10545.1. (a) If the federal Government Accountability Office or any
other appropriate agency finds that a county received reimbursement
under this chapter for expenses that are not allowable under Section
2101 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public
Law 111-5), or that a county expended federal funds provided pursuant
to this chapter in a manner inconsistent with this federal law, that
county shall reimburse the State Department of Social Services for
those disallowed expenses and any monetary penalty imposed by that
federal agency.
(b) A determination made in accordance with subdivision (a) is
subject to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) and Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 1 of
the Government Code.
10545.2. (a) This chapter shall become inoperative upon the
expiration of federal authority for the Emergency Contingency Fund,
as provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5), or subsequent federal legislation that extends
the Emergency Contingency Fund, and on that date is repealed.
(b) This section shall not limit the claiming, payment,
reimbursement, or reconciliation of funds relating to expenditures
made prior to the inoperative date of this chapter, as long as all
requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5) are met.
WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
SECTION 10545-10545.2
10545. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Department
of Social Services shall pay counties for base year costs of the
county, in accordance with Section 2101 of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), which establishes the
Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families Programs, to provide for both of the following:
(A) Wage subsidy programs for purposes of public or private
subsidized employment.
(B) Nonrecurrent short-term benefit programs, as defined in
subdivision (e).
(2) After consultation with the County Welfare Directors
Association of California, the State Department of Social Services
shall develop a methodology for allocating the funds provided in
paragraph (1) among counties.
(3) The payment described in paragraph (1) shall be in addition to
the single allocation required in Section 15204.2 and shall not
exceed the amount budgeted by the State Department of Social Services
for purposes of Section 11322.63 in the 2008-09 fiscal year and
CalWORKs grant savings accomplished via subsidized employment
programs.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding Section 15204.2 or any other law, the
State Department of Social Services, in accordance with Section 2101
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law
111-5), shall reimburse a county for 80 percent of the amounts that
exceed the base year costs that are paid to the county under
subdivision (a) and are expended by that county for the benefit of
needy families, as defined in subdivision (c), for either of the
following purposes:
(A) Wage subsidy programs for purposes of public or private
subsidized employment.
(B) Nonrecurrent short-term benefit programs, as defined in
subdivision (e).
(2) Notwithstanding Section 15204.2 or any other law, the State
Department of Social Services, in accordance with Section 2101 of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5),
shall reimburse a community college district for 80 percent of the
amounts expended in excess of base year costs by that community
college district for wage subsidy programs conducted in accordance
with Article 5 (commencing with Section 79200) of Chapter 9 of Part
48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
(3) Notwithstanding Section 15204.2 or any other law, the State
Department of Social Services, in accordance with Section 2101 of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5),
shall reimburse a county for 80 percent of the amounts expended by
that county for basic assistance for families receiving assistance
under the CalWORKs program, provided that the reimbursement shall
only be provided for basic assistance to which the family is not
otherwise entitled under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of
Part 3.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 11250 or any other law, exclusively
for purposes of funds provided under this section and exclusively for
purposes of providing nonassistance services pursuant to Section 601
(a)(1) and (2) of Title 42 of the United States Code, "needy families"
also includes a family in which the income of the family is less
than 200 percent of the current federal poverty level guidelines
applicable to a family of the size involved if the family is any of
the following:
(1) A family in which a minor child is living with a parent or
adult relative caregiver, including a noncustodial parent who does
not reside with the minor child.
(2) A woman in the third trimester of pregnancy.
(3) A family in which a minor child is temporarily absent for a
period of time, not to exceed 12 months, due to child abuse and
neglect, and the parent or parents of the child are engaged in family
reunification services.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 11250 or any other law,
exclusively for purposes of funds provided under this section and
exclusively for purposes of providing nonassistance services pursuant
to Section 601(a)(1), (3), and (4) of Title 42 of the United States
Code, services may be provided to needy youth.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "needy youth" are
individuals 18 to 24 years of age in which the income for their
family, which may include the youth living alone, is less than 200
percent of the current federal poverty level guidelines applicable to
a family of the size involved.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of this section,
"nonrecurrent short-term benefits" means benefits that meet all of
the following requirements:
(1) The benefits are designed to deal with a specific crisis
situation or episode of need.
(2) The benefits are not intended to meet recurrent or ongoing
needs.
(3) The benefits will not extend beyond four months.
(f) The funds paid or reimbursed to counties pursuant to this
section shall be used only for purposes for which federal Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.)
block grant funds may be used.
(g) A county that receives payment for a welfare-to-work
participant's wage subsidy in accordance with Section 11322.63 may
not also receive reimbursement for that same wage subsidy expense
under this section.
(h) The reimbursement authorized in this section shall only be
available to the extent that funds are provided to the state in
accordance with Section 2101 of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), and to the extent that
those funds are appropriated for the purposes of this section by the
Legislature.
(i) (1) The reimbursement authorized in subdivision (b) shall be
provided to counties to the extent that the state receives funding
under Section 2101 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (Public Law 111-5) that is based on county expenditures
described in subdivision (b).
(2) If the state receives advance funding under Section 2101 of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)
based on expenditures described in subdivision (b), the state shall
provide that advance funding to counties and community colleges based
on the most current projected expenditures of the State Department
of Social Services.
10545.1. (a) If the federal Government Accountability Office or any
other appropriate agency finds that a county received reimbursement
under this chapter for expenses that are not allowable under Section
2101 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public
Law 111-5), or that a county expended federal funds provided pursuant
to this chapter in a manner inconsistent with this federal law, that
county shall reimburse the State Department of Social Services for
those disallowed expenses and any monetary penalty imposed by that
federal agency.
(b) A determination made in accordance with subdivision (a) is
subject to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) and Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 1 of
the Government Code.
10545.2. (a) This chapter shall become inoperative upon the
expiration of federal authority for the Emergency Contingency Fund,
as provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5), or subsequent federal legislation that extends
the Emergency Contingency Fund, and on that date is repealed.
(b) This section shall not limit the claiming, payment,
reimbursement, or reconciliation of funds relating to expenditures
made prior to the inoperative date of this chapter, as long as all
requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5) are met.
WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
SECTION 10545-10545.2
10545. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Department
of Social Services shall pay counties for base year costs of the
county, in accordance with Section 2101 of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), which establishes the
Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families Programs, to provide for both of the following:
(A) Wage subsidy programs for purposes of public or private
subsidized employment.
(B) Nonrecurrent short-term benefit programs, as defined in
subdivision (e).
(2) After consultation with the County Welfare Directors
Association of California, the State Department of Social Services
shall develop a methodology for allocating the funds provided in
paragraph (1) among counties.
(3) The payment described in paragraph (1) shall be in addition to
the single allocation required in Section 15204.2 and shall not
exceed the amount budgeted by the State Department of Social Services
for purposes of Section 11322.63 in the 2008-09 fiscal year and
CalWORKs grant savings accomplished via subsidized employment
programs.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding Section 15204.2 or any other law, the
State Department of Social Services, in accordance with Section 2101
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law
111-5), shall reimburse a county for 80 percent of the amounts that
exceed the base year costs that are paid to the county under
subdivision (a) and are expended by that county for the benefit of
needy families, as defined in subdivision (c), for either of the
following purposes:
(A) Wage subsidy programs for purposes of public or private
subsidized employment.
(B) Nonrecurrent short-term benefit programs, as defined in
subdivision (e).
(2) Notwithstanding Section 15204.2 or any other law, the State
Department of Social Services, in accordance with Section 2101 of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5),
shall reimburse a community college district for 80 percent of the
amounts expended in excess of base year costs by that community
college district for wage subsidy programs conducted in accordance
with Article 5 (commencing with Section 79200) of Chapter 9 of Part
48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
(3) Notwithstanding Section 15204.2 or any other law, the State
Department of Social Services, in accordance with Section 2101 of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5),
shall reimburse a county for 80 percent of the amounts expended by
that county for basic assistance for families receiving assistance
under the CalWORKs program, provided that the reimbursement shall
only be provided for basic assistance to which the family is not
otherwise entitled under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of
Part 3.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 11250 or any other law, exclusively
for purposes of funds provided under this section and exclusively for
purposes of providing nonassistance services pursuant to Section 601
(a)(1) and (2) of Title 42 of the United States Code, "needy families"
also includes a family in which the income of the family is less
than 200 percent of the current federal poverty level guidelines
applicable to a family of the size involved if the family is any of
the following:
(1) A family in which a minor child is living with a parent or
adult relative caregiver, including a noncustodial parent who does
not reside with the minor child.
(2) A woman in the third trimester of pregnancy.
(3) A family in which a minor child is temporarily absent for a
period of time, not to exceed 12 months, due to child abuse and
neglect, and the parent or parents of the child are engaged in family
reunification services.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 11250 or any other law,
exclusively for purposes of funds provided under this section and
exclusively for purposes of providing nonassistance services pursuant
to Section 601(a)(1), (3), and (4) of Title 42 of the United States
Code, services may be provided to needy youth.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "needy youth" are
individuals 18 to 24 years of age in which the income for their
family, which may include the youth living alone, is less than 200
percent of the current federal poverty level guidelines applicable to
a family of the size involved.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of this section,
"nonrecurrent short-term benefits" means benefits that meet all of
the following requirements:
(1) The benefits are designed to deal with a specific crisis
situation or episode of need.
(2) The benefits are not intended to meet recurrent or ongoing
needs.
(3) The benefits will not extend beyond four months.
(f) The funds paid or reimbursed to counties pursuant to this
section shall be used only for purposes for which federal Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.)
block grant funds may be used.
(g) A county that receives payment for a welfare-to-work
participant's wage subsidy in accordance with Section 11322.63 may
not also receive reimbursement for that same wage subsidy expense
under this section.
(h) The reimbursement authorized in this section shall only be
available to the extent that funds are provided to the state in
accordance with Section 2101 of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), and to the extent that
those funds are appropriated for the purposes of this section by the
Legislature.
(i) (1) The reimbursement authorized in subdivision (b) shall be
provided to counties to the extent that the state receives funding
under Section 2101 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (Public Law 111-5) that is based on county expenditures
described in subdivision (b).
(2) If the state receives advance funding under Section 2101 of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)
based on expenditures described in subdivision (b), the state shall
provide that advance funding to counties and community colleges based
on the most current projected expenditures of the State Department
of Social Services.
10545.1. (a) If the federal Government Accountability Office or any
other appropriate agency finds that a county received reimbursement
under this chapter for expenses that are not allowable under Section
2101 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public
Law 111-5), or that a county expended federal funds provided pursuant
to this chapter in a manner inconsistent with this federal law, that
county shall reimburse the State Department of Social Services for
those disallowed expenses and any monetary penalty imposed by that
federal agency.
(b) A determination made in accordance with subdivision (a) is
subject to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) and Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 1 of
the Government Code.
10545.2. (a) This chapter shall become inoperative upon the
expiration of federal authority for the Emergency Contingency Fund,
as provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5), or subsequent federal legislation that extends
the Emergency Contingency Fund, and on that date is repealed.
(b) This section shall not limit the claiming, payment,
reimbursement, or reconciliation of funds relating to expenditures
made prior to the inoperative date of this chapter, as long as all
requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5) are met.
