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The official status shows 'Passed Legislature' but also lists an action of being held in committee on May 14, 2026; the exact effective date is not provided in the source text.
AB-2470: Changes to CalWORKs Help for Domestic Violence Survivors
This law lets people who leave temporary shelter early get the rest of their help as money for permanent housing and creates a program to help them recover important records.
What This Bill Does
- Requires counties to give unused days from temporary shelter assistance as payment toward permanent housing if someone finds a home before using all their time.
- Creates a one-stop reentry program run by the State Department of Social Services for domestic violence survivors.
- Allows this new program to work with credit bureaus and banks to help people get copies of birth records, marriage certificates, and financial account lists.
- Makes technical changes to existing laws about public social services without changing their main meaning.
Who It Names or Affects
- People applying for or receiving CalWORKs benefits who are fleeing domestic violence
- County agencies that manage the CalWORKs program
- The State Department of Social Services
Terms To Know
- CalWORKs
- A state and federal program that gives cash help to low-income families.
- Temporary shelter assistance
- Short-term money or housing support for people who have no place to live because of abuse.
- Sworn statement
- A written promise under oath that says something is true, used here to prove domestic violence happened.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not provide new continuous funding from the General Fund for these specific changes.
- Reimbursement to counties depends on whether the Commission on State Mandates decides there are state-mandated costs.
- The text does not list a specific date when this law will take effect.