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Counties warn they lack staff and time to process HR 1 exemptions; urge temporary funding and automation
Summary
County welfare directors and frontline eligibility workers told the Assembly committee they need immediate funding, training and system automation to screen exemptions and avoid inadvertent denials as HR 1’s work requirements and eligibility changes are phased in.
County representatives and eligibility workers told the Select Committee that implementing HR 1 will require substantial frontline capacity they do not currently have. Carlos Marquez of the County Welfare Directors Association and Albert Banuelos of the County of San Diego said counties face higher workloads, potential layoffs and the need to hire and train eligibility workers quickly to…
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