SECTIONS 11526-11526.5 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 11526-11526.5

11526. (a) The Legislature hereby requests the Regents of the
University of California to establish and administer a program or
programs to support welfare research and evaluation of the CalWORKs
program.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the program or
programs established by the University of California:
(1) Establish a sponsored grants program to provide funding for
interested researchers to undertake studies on important
welfare-related issues. These grants shall be applied only to
research projects requested by representatives of state and local
government entities.
(2) Establish one or more Bureau of the Census secure data sites
to link census and administrative data bases for ongoing research
purposes.
(3) Use existing data archives to develop data sets appropriate
for monitoring and evaluating the impacts of CalWORKs program
implementation in California.
(4) Create and maintain public use data sets and make data
available to researchers and members of the public to support welfare
research and related human services research.
(5) Provide an ongoing capacity for supporting, conducting, and
disseminating welfare policy research.
(6) Produce and maintain lists of researchers working with
California welfare data or conducting research on public assistance
in California.
(7) Review, edit, publish, and disseminate research and evaluation
reports to state and local policymakers.
(8) Provide forums for the presentation of research findings and
the discussion of research on welfare.
(9) Provide a location for welfare data archives and monitor
ongoing funding for their upkeep.

11526.5. The department shall enter into an interagency agreement
with the University of California for the purpose of implementing
Section 11526. The interagency agreement shall be subject to funds
appropriated for its purpose by the Legislature.