2012 Bills

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Created: 18 August 2012

Last Updated: 14 August 2014

AB 2508 - Bonilla

 

 

CCWRO POSITION- SUPPORT

This bill would preclude state agencies or departments from authorizing call-center contracts for public assistance or health benefit programs if they hire employees outside California to perform the work.

SPONSORED BY: Western Center on Law & Poverty and California Labor Federation

BILL STATUS: 9-30-12- Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 824, Statutes of 2012.

 

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Created: 13 March 2012

Last Updated: 14 August 2014

AB 2469 - Shannon Grove (R)

 

CCWRO POSITION- OPPOSE

This bill would impose a drug testing requirement for CalWORKs recipients.

BILL STATUS: Assembly Human Services Committee - Not taken up by author. The bill is deed.

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Created: 13 March 2012

Last Updated: 14 August 2014

AB 2325 - Roger Hernandez (D)

 

CCWRO POSITION- SUPPORT

This bill would exempt the first car for CalWORKs applicants and recipients.

BILL STATUS: Died in Senate Appropriations Committee

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Created: 13 March 2012

Last Updated: 14 August 2014

AB 2035- Bradford (D)

 

CCWRO POSITION- SUPPORT

This bill would provide for replacement of EBT benefits lost through third party skimming.

SPONSORED BY: Western Center on Law & Poverty

BILL STATUS: 9-14-12 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 319, Statutesof 2012.

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Created: 13 March 2012

Last Updated: 14 August 2014

AB 1970 - Nancy Skinner (D)

 

CCWRO POSITION- SUPPORT

This bill would modernize the CalWORKs, Fiid Stamps and medi-Cal programs to make them more effective and efficient.

SPONSORED BY: Western Center on Law & Poverty, SEIU, CWDA and CCWRO

BILL STATUS:  Died in Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Created: 13 March 2012

Last Updated: 14 August 2014

AB 1841 - Silva (R)

 

CCWRO POSITION- OPPOSE

This bill would repeal the freedom of an IHHS recipient to request a waiver from criminal exclusion for his or her provider.

BILL STATUS: Assembly Human Services Committee. Died in Committee.

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Created: 13 March 2012

Last Updated: 14 August 2014

AB 1691 -Bonnie Lowenthal (D)

 

CCWRO POSITION- SUPPORT

This bill would expand time that refugees can participate in English as Second Language (ESL) classes.

BILL STATUS: Passed the Assembly. Placed on Senate Appropriations Committee suspense file.
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Created: 13 March 2012

Last Updated: 14 August 2014

AB 1640 - Mitchell (D)

 

CCWRO POSITION- SUPPORT

This bill would allow pregnant women with no other children under the age of 19 not eliigble for CalLearn to received cash aid from the date of verification of the pregnancy.

BILL STATUS: Waiting for action on the Senate Floor.

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Created: 18 August 2012

Last Updated: 14 August 2014

AB 1560 Fuentes (D)

 

CCWRO POSITION- SUPPORT

This bill would make would make Medi-Cal recipients with gross income below 200% FPL income-eligible for CalFresh.

BILL STATUS:  Died in Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Created: 16 April 2011

Last Updated: 14 August 2014

AB 828 - Swanson (D)

 

CCWRO POSITION - SUPPORT

This bill would repeal the current prohibition of issuing food stamps to certaing indigent people convicted of certain drug related crimes.

SPONSORED BY:  Sponsored by Western Center on Law & Poverty Co-Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations.

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BILL STATUS: In Senate Appropriations Committee Suspense file.

NEXT STOP: Died in Senate Appropriations Committee.