Committee advances bill to repeal CalWORKs immunization documentation penalty
SB 290 (listed as SB 2 90 in committee) would repeal the CalWORKs sanction that reduces aid when families lack acceptable immunization documentation for children; supporters said the penalty disproportionately harms low-income families and does not improve vaccination rates.
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Senator Smallwood Cuevas presented SB 290 to the Assembly Human Services Committee, seeking to repeal the CalWORKs immunization penalty that reduces cash assistance when families cannot provide required immunization documentation.
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