2012 Bills
AB 2508 - Bonilla
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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.
AB 2469 - Shannon Grove (R)
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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.
AB 2325 Roger Hernandez (D)
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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
AB 1970- Skinner (D)
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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.
AB 1691 - Bonnie Lowenthal (D)
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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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AB 1640 - Mitchell (D)
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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.
AB 1560 - Fuentes (D)
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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.
AB 828- Swanson (D)
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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.