CalWORKs: time limits for aid.

Existing federal law provides for allocation of federal funds through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program to eligible states. Existing law provides for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program for the allocation of federal funds received through the TANF program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. Existing law provides that a parent or caretaker relative shall not be eligible for CalWORKs aid when he or she has received aid for a cumulative total of 60 months. Existing law excludes months in which certain conditions exist from being counted as a month of receipt of aid for these purposes. This bill would revise the requirements for providing aid under the CalWORKs program by replacing the existing time limits on receipt of aid with a 24-month limit, operative 90 days after the effective date of the bill. The bill would make various conforming changes related to the shortened time limit for aid.