Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11343 · Article 3.7. CalWORKs Educational Opportunity and Attainment Program

Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11343

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(a) A CalWORKs recipient who is receiving an education incentive award or education stipend but then ceases to receive CalWORKs assistance is not eligible for the same education incentive award if he or she begins receiving CalWORKs assistance in the future.

(b) A CalWORKS recipient is permanently ineligible for an education incentive award or education stipend under either of the following circumstances:

(1) The recipient has exhausted his or her CalWORKS benefits.

(2) The recipient has committed public assistance fraud, as described in Article 7 (commencing with Section 11476.6).

(c) A CalWORKs recipient shall not receive an education award or education stipend in any month during which he or she is sanctioned.

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History

Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 24, Sec. 30. (SB 89) Effective June 27, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 11346.

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Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=11343.
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Welfare and Institutions Code

Welf. & Inst. Code, div. 9, pt. 3, ch. 2, art. 7EnforcementPrinted as Article 7 (commencing with Section 11476.6)

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