This measure reforms the asset limit in the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, to encourage low-income families to build the savings they need to permanently exit welfare.  Specifically, this bill eliminates the $4,650 vehicle limit from CalWORKs eligibility rules. By reforming the asset limit, this measure restores the stated goal of the CalWORKs program by assisting families in achieving economic self-sufficiency through work.   For more, please see our Eliminate Barriers to Self-Sufficiency page.

Status:
This bill is currently in the Senate Appropriations Committee. The text is available at right under 'Related Files.' Previous efforts to remove barriers to independence on CalWORKs included AB 167 in 2008 and AB 2466 in 2006.