AB 1357: Guaranteed income payments: consideration as income or resources.

This bill adds a new chapter to the California Welfare and Institutions Code to provide guaranteed income payments. These payments would not be considered income or resources for purposes of determining eligibility for benefits or assistance under state or local programs. The bill would require the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Care Services to seek federal waivers necessary to implement these provisions. The bill would also redefine "guaranteed income payments" to include payments from pilot programs, projects, and locally funded programs. Means-tested programs affected would include the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), Calfresh, Medi-Cal, and other programs. The bill would impose a state-mandated local program on counties, requiring them to consider guaranteed income payments in eligibility determinations. The…