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Senate committee hears bill to provide short-term cash aid to high‑school students experiencing homelessness
Summary
Sen. Cortese’s SB 33 would create a four‑month, no‑strings $1,000/month guaranteed income pilot for high‑school seniors who are experiencing homelessness; witnesses and a county pilot were cited in committee testimony. Committee recommended the bill be referred to appropriations.
Sen. John Cortese presented SB 33 to the Senate Committee on Human Services, proposing a statewide guaranteed‑income pilot that would give eligible high‑school seniors $1,000 per month for four months as they transition out of high school. The bill’s stated purpose is to reduce the risk that graduates who are homeless fall into long‑term adult homelessness or forgo postsecondary enrollment because of immediate financial instability.
The bill’s sponsor and supporters said the proposal mirrors smaller local pilots and an existing state program for transition‑age foster youth. Cortese told the committee there are more than 280,000 K–12 students in California who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness; he and witnesses estimated about…
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