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AB 2161 — Medi-Cal Work and Community Engagement: What Workforce Boards Need to Prepare For
AB 2161 puts California’s Medi-Cal work and community-engagement implementation on a more concrete path for 2027. Workforce boards do not determine Medi-Cal eligibility, but…
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AB 1829 — CalWORKs Community College Services Could Add Basic-Needs Aid and Work-Study Flexibility
PENDING GOVERNOR · NOT YET LAWAB 1829 was presented to the Governor on August 28, 2026. This brief describes the enrolled bill and should…
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WSIN25-28 — CalFresh ABAWD Requirements Guidance and Resources
Statewide Action Alert: expanded CalFresh work and community-engagement rules took effect June 1, 2026. This brief explains the 20-hour/80-hour framework, exemptions, county waivers, and…
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P.L. 119-21 — Workforce Pell Opens a New Training Lane—and Pulls Workforce and Benefits Systems Closer Together
The 2025 federal reconciliation law created Workforce Pell for short-term training and imposed major new work-related eligibility rules in Medicaid and SNAP. For WDBs,…