"Hearing on CalWORKs Implementation, 12/8"
SENATOR, 26TH DISTRICT
DIANE E. WATSON
PRESS ADVISORY CONTACT: Sara McCarthy
November 26, 1997 (916) 445-5965
OVERSIGHT HEARING ON WELFARE REFORM IMPLEMENTATION
State Senator Diane E. Watson, Chairwoman of the California State
Senate Health and Human Services Committee, today announced an
oversight hearing on the implementation of welfare reform, highlighting
two county plans, Los Angeles County and Orange County. There also
will be panelists discussing innovative job training programs.
The public is invited to attend the hearing (details below):
WHAT: California Senate Health and Human Services Committee
"Oversight Hearing on Welfare Reform Implementation"
WHEN: Monday, December 8, 1997, 1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
WHERE: 900 Exposition Blvd.
Natural History Museum
Times Mirror Board Room
Los Angeles, California
PURPOSE: Los Angeles County and Orange County will describe:
o The process through which each county's CalWORKs plan was designed;
o The major components of each county's plan; including child care,
mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, and job training;
o Areas of the CalWORKs legislation that need further clarification or
modification.
SPEAKERS: Phil Ansell, Welfare Reform Special Assistant,
Los Angeles County
Angelo Doti, Director of Welfare Reform Planning,
Orange County
And others