County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA CalWORKs Program Guide Subject WelfaretoWork Sequence Overview Number Page 10005A 1 of 2 Issue Date 1082014 Effective Date Upon Receipt Background The WelfaretoWork WTW Program is the employment and training aspect of CalWORKs CPG 10001A WTW is a statewide program designed to enable participants to achieve selfsufficiency through employment MPP 427011 Policy Recipients must participate in the WTW program as a condition of eligibility for CalWORKs unless exempt per CPG 10020A Exempt recipients may voluntarily participate MPP 427121 Failure or refusal to meet WTW requirements without good cause may result in financial sanction and ineligibility to receive supportive services CPG 10025A MPP 427212 Procedure 1 The eligibility worker refers nonexempt recipients and exempt volunteers to participate in WTW after establishing eligibility to CalWORKs Processing Guide 10005A1 in Eligibility Essentials SharePoint site MPP 427022 2 The Employment Case Manager ECM provides employment and training activities and supportive services to participants while ensuring state and federal participation requirements are met CPG 10005C 10003B and 10011A MPP 427115 and 42750 3 The ECM initiates the noncompliance process when a participant fails or refuses to meet WTW requirements without good cause The ECM requests financial sanction for nonexempt participants CPG 10020B and 10025A MPP 42721 and 427132 4 The ECM schedules a cause determination appointment to allow an opportunity for the noncompliant participant to demonstrate good cause CPG 10025B MPP 4272124 and 427213 5 The Overpayment Specialist Unit OSU reviews the sanction request and imposes a financial sanction if the request is valid and good cause does not exist OSU rescinds the sanction if good cause exists or the participant agrees to a Compliance Plan Processing Guide 40200D1 MPP 427214 County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA CalWORKs Program Guide Subject WelfaretoWork Sequence Overview Number Page 10005A 2 of 2 6 The ECM works with sanctioned individuals to cure their WTW sanction The ECM notifies the eligibility worker when a sanctioned individual completes their sanction cure CPG 10025D 7 The eligibility worker lifts the sanction and restores aid to the individual the first day of the month following the date the individual contacted the county to cure the WTW sanction Processing Guide 40200D1 MPP 4272148 Impacts CalFresh CFPG 639033 and 639124 Child Care CPG 10010A 10010H 10010K and 10010Q References MPP 427011 Introduction to WTW httpwwwdsscahwnetgovordentresgetinfopdf6EASpdfpage7 MPP 427022 CalWORKs WTW Enrollment Requirements httpwwwdsscahwnetgovordentresgetinfopdf6EASpdfpage15 MPP 427115 Assignment of Recipients to WTW Activities httpwwwdsscahwnetgovordentresgetinfopdf6EASpdfpage19 MPP 427121 Exemptions from WTW Participation httpwwwdsscahwnetgovordentresgetinfopdf6EASpdfpage42 MPP 427132 Good Cause for Not Participating httpwwwdsscahwnetgovordentresgetinfopdf6EASpdfpage50 MPP 42721 Noncompliance with Program Requirements httpwwwdsscahwnetgovordentresgetinfopdf7EASpdfpage45 MPP 4272124 Cause Determination httpwwwdsscahwnetgovordentresgetinfopdf7EASpdfpage47 MPP 427213 Good Cause for Failure or Refusal to Comply with Program Requirements httpwwwdsscahwnetgovordentresgetinfopdf7EASpdfpage48 MPP 427214 Sanctions httpwwwdsscahwnetgovordentresgetinfopdf7EASpdfpage50 MPP 4272148 Restoration of Aid httpwwwdsscahwnetgovordentresgetinfopdf7EASpdfpage52 MPP 42750 Supportive Services httpwwwdsscahwnetgovordentresgetinfopdf7EASpdfpage71 Approval for Release 1082014 Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance by 1082017