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Senate Bills July 29, 2015 CCWRO California Public Benefits Legislative Bill & Budget Action Tracker #2015-11 ASSEMBLY HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Consultants: Myesha Jackson, Principal Consultant – [email protected] Committee Secretary: Irene Frausto – [email protected] Phone 916-319-2089 Fax 916-319-2189 1020 “N” Street, Suite 124, Sacramento, CA 95814 Republican Consultant: Mary Bellamy – [email protected] Phone 916-319-3900 Fax 916-319- 3902 1020 “N” Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814 Assembly Committee Member Human Services Staff Kansen Chu (Chair) • Phone: 916-319-2025 Florence Bernal – [email protected] • Fax: 916-319-2125 • Room # 5175 Chad Mayes (Vice Chair) • Phone: 916-319-2042 Joshua White– [email protected] • Fax: 916-319-2142 • Room # 4144 Ian C. Calderon • Phone: 916-319-2057 Kelsy Castillo – [email protected] •Fax: 916-319-2157 • Room # 5150 Patty Lopez • Phone: 916-319-2039 Kristi Lopez – [email protected] •Fax: 916-319-2139 • Room # 5160 Mark Stone • Phone: 916-319-2025 Arianna Smith - [email protected] • Fax: 916-319-2125 • Room # 5175 Brian Maienschein• Phone: 916-319-2077 Natalie Buchbinder [email protected] • Fax: 916-319-2177 • Room # 3098 Tony Thurmond • Phone: 916-319-2015 Tyrone McGraw – [email protected] • Fax: 916-319-2115 • Room # 5150 CCWRO Bill & Budget Action Tracker – 2015 –09 •1111 Howe Avenue, • Suite 150, • Sacramento, CA 95825-8551 • Phone 916-736-0616 • Cell 916-712-0071 • Contact person: Kevin Aslanian • Cell 916-712-0071 • Email: [email protected] ASSEMBLY BILLS Bill No. Sponsor Bill Description Bill Status & Position Next Steps AB 294- Lackey CCWRO Health & Human Services Program - LOCATION: Senate *Room # 2114 - 319-2036 Requires all Health & Human Ser- Floor on Consent. Staff: Tim Townsend SUPPORT vices program state plans and waivers [email protected] by placed on the front page of the ap- plicable department web page. AB 371- Mullin Author CalWORKs -This would repeal the Waiting for action Room #3160 - 916-319-2022 100-hour rule and simplify Cal- on Senate Staff: Elena Santamaria SUPPORT WORKs eligibility by eliminating the Appropriations [email protected] deprivation factor of eligibility. Suspense AB 376 - Lopez CCWRO CalWORKs -This bill would allow Waiting for action *Room # 5160 - 319-2039 the county to request proof of immun- on Senate Appropri- Staff: Kristi Lopez SUPPORT ization from a CalWORKs applicant ations [email protected] or recipient only if the statewide im- Suspense munization registry does not have verification of immunization. AB 433 - Chu WCLP CalWORKs - This bill would Senate Room # 5175 - 319-2025 express the intent of the Legislature Appropriations Staff: Myesha Jackson SUPPORT to provide a grieving period and Date: 8-17-15 [email protected] appropriate referrals to services Time: 10 am when a CalWORKs recipient miscarries Room #4203 or when a child in the home of a Cal- WORKs recipient dies, without interruption of services. AB 492 – Gonzalez Support if CalWORKs – Would require counties Assembly Human Room # 6013 - 319-2080 Amended to to issue $50 ancillary services for di- Services Committee Staff: Andrea Sanmiguel Make apers in the form of voucher. – Two-Year bill [email protected] Vouchers County Option AB 702- Maienschein CCWRO and CalWORKs - This bill would delete Senate * Room # 4139 - 319-2077 WCLP & the requirement that the 16 days of Appropriations Staff: Natalie Buchbinder San Diego temporary homeless assistance be Date: 8-17-15 [email protected] Anti-Hunger limited to 16 consecutive days and Time: 10 am Coalition allow recipients to have a choice of Room #4203 when they can use it. SUPPORT AB 743 - Eggman CCWRO and CalWORKs – This bill would exempt Senate * Room # 3173 - 319-2013 WCLP veteran educational benefits as in- Appropriations Staff: Mayte Sanchez come for CalWORKs and require that Date: 8-17-15 [email protected] SUPPORT the county adopt the “satisfactory Time: 10 am progress” definition of the secondary Room #4203 educational institution that the partic- CCWRO Bill & Budget Action Tracker – 2015 –09 •1111 Howe Avenue, • Suite 150, • Sacramento, CA 95825-8551 • Phone 916-736-0616 • Cell 916-712-0071 • Contact person: Kevin Aslanian • Cell 916-712-0071 • Email: [email protected] ipant is attending. AB 357- Chiu CalWORKs/CalFresh – This bill Held on Assembly Room #2196 - 916-319-2017 SUPPORT would allow employees recipient pub- floor- two-year bill lic benefits to not be penalized for taking time off to meet and provide information to the county welfare de- partment. SENATE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Staff: Consultants: Mareva Brown ([email protected], Sara Rogers ([email protected] Assistant: Mark Teemer Jr. ([email protected]) Phone: (916) 651-1524 Fax (916) 327-9478 1020 N. Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 • Room 521 Republican Consultant • Joe Parra ([email protected]) Phone: (916) 651-1501 Fax: (916) 445-3105 1020 N. Street, Sacramento • Room 234 Senate Member Human Services Staff Senator Mike McGuire, Chair• Phone: 651-4002 •Fax: Kelly Burns–[email protected] 651-4902 • Room # 5064 Senator Tom Berryhill (Vice Chair) Matt. Galligher - [email protected] • Phone: 651-4014 • Fax: 651-4914 • Room # 3076 Senator Carol Liu,Chair Darcel Sanders –[email protected] • Phone: 651-4025 •Fax: 651-4925 • Room # 5097 Senator Loni Hancock Marla Cowan – [email protected] • Phone: 651-4009 •Fax: 651-4909 • Room # 2080 Senator Janet Nguyen Emilye Reeb – [email protected] • Phone: 651-4023 • Fax: 651-4923 • Room # 3048 CCWRO Bill & Budget Action Tracker – 2015 –09 •1111 Howe Avenue, • Suite 150, • Sacramento, CA 95825-8551 • Phone 916-736-0616 • Cell 916-712-0071 • Contact person: Kevin Aslanian • Cell 916-712-0071 • Email: [email protected] SENATE BILLS Bill Number Author Sponsor Bill Description Next Steps SB 23- Mitchell EBCL and WCLP CalWORKs - This bill would Assembly Human * Room # 4082 • 916-651-4026 repeal the Maximum Family Services Committee Elise Gyore SUPPORT Grant (MFG) rule. DATE: 8-19-15 [email protected] TIME: 8:00 am Room: 437 SB 157- Huff Author Spot Bill Rules Committee Room # 3063• 916-651-4029 Debra Gonzales [email protected] SB 297- McGuire Author CalWORKs - This bill would Held in Suspense. Room # 5064 • 916-651-4002 modernize the California safety Mareva Brown SUPPORT net programs application process [email protected] by making the system more ef- fective and efficient. SB 306- Hertzberg CCWRO, WCLP CalWORKs - This bill would Held in Suspense * Room # 4038 • 916-651-4018 & CAHC maximize participation in the Michael Bedard CalFresh program to the extent [email protected] SUPPORT permitted by federal law for ABAWDS and stop the Cal- WORK clock for the months that the federal government de- clares a recession. SB 312- Pan CCWRO and CalWORKs - This bill would Held in Suspense. * Room # 4070 • 916-651-4006 WCLP give the county the option to do Darin Walsh SUPPORT electronic application inter- [email protected] views. SB 521- Liu WCLP CalFresh - This bill would in- Held in Suspense. Room # 5097 • 916-651-4025 crease participation in the Darcel Sanders SUPPORT CalFresh program [email protected] CCWRO Bill & Budget Action Tracker – 2015 –09 •1111 Howe Avenue, • Suite 150, • Sacramento, CA 95825-8551 • Phone 916-736-0616 • Cell 916-712-0071 • Contact person: Kevin Aslanian • Cell 916-712-0071 • Email: [email protected] 2015-2016 Appropriations Committees Assembly Appropriations Committee Jennifer Swenson, Principal Consultant Human Services – [email protected] • Phone - 916.319.2081 • fax 916.319.2181 • Room # 2114 Republican Consultant Julie Souliere, [email protected] • 916-319-2637 • Room 6027 - Senate Appropriations Committee Jolie Onodera, Consultant Human Services – [email protected] • Phone 916.319.2081 Fax • 916.319.2181 • Room # 2206 Republican Consultant - Shantele Denny- [email protected] • 916-651-1501 • 1020 “N” Street, Suite 234, Sacramento, CA 9581 CCWRO Bill & Budget Action Tracker – 2015 –09 •1111 Howe Avenue, • Suite 150, • Sacramento, CA 95825-8551 • Phone 916-736-0616 • Cell 916-712-0071 • Contact person: Kevin Aslanian • Cell 916-712-0071 • Email: [email protected] 2015-2016 Budget Committees Assembly Budget Committee Sub. # 1 Assembly Budget Committee Sub #1 Staff Staff Tony Thurmond • Phone: 916-319-2015 Tyrone McGraw [email protected] • Fax: 916-319-2115 • Room # 5150 Rob Bonta (D) • Phone: 319-2018 Rylan Gervease [email protected] • Fax: 319-2118 • Rm. #: 6005 David Chiu (D) • Phone: 319-2017 Yong Salas [email protected] • Fax: 319-2117 •Rm. #: 2196 Shannon Grove(R) • Phone: 319-2034 Robert Smith [email protected] • Fax: 319-2134 • Rm, #: 4208 Brian Jones (R) • Phone: 319-2071 Jennifer Bell [email protected] • Fax: 319-2171 • Rm. #: 3141 Nicole Vasquez, Committee Consultant Nicole Vazquez [email protected] • Phone 319-2099 • Fax 319-2199 • Room 6029 Senate Budget Committee Sub. # 3 Senate Budget Staff Email Address Committee Sub #1 Holly Mitchel, Chair Elise Gyore [email protected] • Phone: 651-4030 • Fax: 651-4930 • Room #: 5080 Jeff Stone Hanna Marrs [email protected] • Phone: 651-4028 • Fax: 651-4928 • Room #: 4062 Bill Monning Bethany Westfall [email protected] • Phone: 651-4017 • Fax: 651-4917 • Room #: 313 Samantha Lui, Committee Consultant [email protected] Phone: • 651-4103 • Fax: 323-8386 •Room #: 5019 CCWRO Bill & Budget Action Tracker – 2015 –09 •1111 Howe Avenue, • Suite 150, • Sacramento, CA 95825-8551 • Phone 916-736-0616 • Cell 916-712-0071 • Contact person: Kevin Aslanian • Cell 916-712-0071 • Email: [email protected] .
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