ARTICLE 7.5. Family Violence Option: Domestic Violence and Welfare

Article 7.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 155.

§§ 11495–11495.40 · 8 sections

• § 11495 It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to maximize protections afforded to survivors of domestic violence, sexual harassment, sexual…
• § 11495.1 (a) The department shall align CalWORKs with, and not be more restrictive than, the federal family violence option pursuant to Section 402(a)(7) of the federal…
• § 11495.12 For purposes of this article, until regulations are adopted pursuant to Section 11495.1, the term “abuse” means battering or subjecting a victim to extreme…
• § 11495.15 (a) A county shall waive a program requirement for a recipient who has been identified as a past or present victim of abuse when it has been determined that… see note
• § 11495.16 (a) All CalWORKs applicants and recipients shall be informed verbally and in writing, and to the extent required by law, in the language understood by the… see note
• § 11495.17 During the annual budget process, the department shall update the Legislature at hearings regarding the number of CalWORKs recipients, aggregated by county,…
• § 11495.25 Sworn statements by a victim of past or present abuse shall be sufficient to establish abuse unless the agency documents in writing an independent, reasonable…
• § 11495.40 The department shall adopt a model curriculum for domestic violence and sexual abuse prevention training, based on the statewide protocol, in consultation with…