Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11265.45 · Article 2. Eligibility for Aid
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11265.45
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 11265.1, 11265.2, and 11265.3, a CalWORKs assistance unit that does not include an eligible adult shall not be subject to periodic reporting requirements other than the annual redetermination required in Section 11265. This subdivision shall not apply to a CalWORKs assistance unit in which the only eligible adult is under sanction in accordance with Section 11327.5.
(b) For an assistance unit described in subdivision (a), grant calculations may not be revised to adjust the grant amount during the year, except as provided in subdivisions (c), (d), (e), and (f), Section 11265.47, and as otherwise established by the department by regulation.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), statutes and regulations relating to the 48-month time limit, age limitations for children under Section 11253, and sanctions and financial penalties affecting eligibility or grant amount shall be applicable as provided in those statutes and regulations.
(d) If the county is notified that a child for whom assistance is currently being paid has been placed in a foster care home, the county shall discontinue aid to the child at the end of the month of placement. The county shall discontinue the case if the remaining assistance unit members are not otherwise eligible.
(e) If the county determines that a recipient is no longer a California resident, pursuant to Section 11100, the recipient shall be discontinued with timely and adequate notice. The county shall discontinue the case if the remaining assistance unit members are not otherwise eligible.
(f) If an overpayment has occurred, the county shall commence any applicable grant adjustment in accordance with Section 11004 as of the first monthly grant after timely and adequate notice is provided.
(g) 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 Section 11265.45, as added by the act that added this subdivision, whichever date is later, and, as of January 1 of the following year, is repealed.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 11, Sec. 41. (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.
Another version listed by the Legislative Counsel
Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 11, Sec. 42. (AB 79) Effective June 29, 2020. Operative on or after May 1, 2022, as prescribed by its own provisions.
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 11265.1, 11265.2, and 11265.3, a CalWORKs assistance unit that does not include an eligible adult shall not be subject to periodic reporting requirements other than the annual redetermination required in Section 11265. This subdivision shall not apply to a CalWORKs assistance unit in which the only eligible adult is under sanction in accordance with Section 11327.5.
(b) For an assistance unit described in subdivision (a), grant calculations may not be revised to adjust the grant amount during the year, except as provided in subdivisions (c), (d), (e), and (f), Section 11265.47, and as otherwise established by the department by regulation.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), statutes and regulations relating to the 60-month time limit, age limitations for children under Section 11253, and sanctions and financial penalties affecting eligibility or grant amount shall be applicable as provided in those statutes and regulations.
(d) If the county is notified that a child for whom assistance is currently being paid has been placed in a foster care home, the county shall discontinue aid to the child at the end of the month of placement. The county shall discontinue the case if the remaining assistance unit members are not otherwise eligible.
(e) If the county determines that a recipient is no longer a California resident, pursuant to Section 11100, the recipient shall be discontinued with timely and adequate notice. The county shall discontinue the case if the remaining assistance unit members are not otherwise eligible.
(f) If an overpayment has occurred, the county shall commence any applicable grant adjustment in accordance with Section 11004 as of the first monthly grant after timely and adequate notice is provided.
(g) 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.
History (another version listed by the Legislative Counsel)
Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 11, Sec. 42. (AB 79) Effective June 29, 2020. Operative on or after May 1, 2022, as prescribed by its own provisions.
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Welfare and Institutions Code
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11004Printed as Section 11004
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11100Printed as Section 11100
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11253Printed as Section 11253
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11265Printed as Section 11265
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11265.1Printed as Sections 11265.1, 11265.2, and 11265.3
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11265.2Printed as Sections 11265.1, 11265.2, and 11265.3
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11265.3Printed as Sections 11265.1, 11265.2, and 11265.3
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11265.47Printed as Section 11265.47
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11327.5Printed as Section 11327.5
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