Abstract:In June 2012, Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Budget Act of 2012, which included a series of budget trailer bills, one of which-Senate Bill (SB) 1041-included significant reforms to California's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, known as CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids). The reforms, effective six months later (in January 2013), included changes to work requirements and the exemption for having a young child, with the goal of engaging CalWORKs w… Show more
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