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, under which, through a combination of state and county funds and federal funds received through the TANF program, each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. Existing law provides for state-subsidized childcare programs and childcare for recipients of benefits under the CalWORKs program and establishes 3 stages of childcare services managed by county welfare departments and agencies contracting with the State Department of Social Services.
California AB 2343 (20232024) — CalWORKs: childcare programs.
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, under which, through a combination of state and county funds and federal funds received through the TANF program, each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. Existing law provides for state-subsidized childcare programs and childcare for recipients of benefits under the CalWORKs program and establishes 3 stages of childcare services managed by county welfare departments and agencies contracting with the State Department of Social Services.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Schiavo — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-12 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-02-13 From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2024-02-26 Referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee
2024-04-02 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2024-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-05-15 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 15). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-05-16 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5444.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-22 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-29 Referred to Com. on HUMAN S. referral-committee
2024-06-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-06-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-07-01 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2024-07-02 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-07-03 From Consent Calendar.
2024-07-03 Ordered to third reading.
2024-08-19 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-26 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2024-08-27 Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
2024-08-27 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2024-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 958, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/979edace-4e80-4f8b-a975-a34cd073a85f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).