AB 2271: Immigrant benefits: loss of income: federal DHS enforcement.

The bill aims to provide benefits to otherwise ineligible aliens or immigrants who have suffered a loss of income due to federal DHS enforcement actions. The program, called the Immigration Enforcement Emergency Relief Program, would be administered by the Department of Employment Development. The program would provide weekly benefits for up to 20 cumulative weeks, calculated based on the presence of certain conditions, such as a loss of earned income. The benefits would be subject to federal income taxation. The program would also require the collection and use of personal information, but with safeguards to prevent unauthorized access. The program's implementation would be conditioned upon an appropriation by the legislature. The bill declares its provisions severable and makes various findings and declarations related to the necessity and purpose of the program.