Evaluation of the SB 1041 Reforms to California's CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Program: Findings Regarding the Initial Policy Implementation and Outcomes

Lois M. Davis ; Lynn A. Karoly ; Robert Bozick ; Diana Lavery ; Dionne Barnes-Proby ; Beverly A. Weidmer ; Praise Iyiewuare ; Jonathan Schweig ; Gabriele Fain ; Sami Kitmitto ; et al.

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act Of 1996;    Families;    Welfare Reform;    Temporary Assistance for Needy Families;    California;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR1348
ISBN  :  9780833095558
RP-ID  :  RR-1348-CDSS

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

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来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

The California Budget Act of 2012, through trailer Senate Bill (SB) 1041, contained significant reforms to the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program. CalWORKs is California's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, a central component of the safety net that provides cash aid for low-income families with children. The SB 1041 reforms to CalWORKs aim to engage participants in more-intensive work activities as early as possible, while also providing more flexibility in work activity options and increased incentives for work as participants move toward self-sufficiency. The California legislature included a provision in the bill for an independent evaluation to determine if SB 1041 is achieving its objectives and if there are any unintended consequences.