Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 158. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.
The department shall develop a research design to ensure a thorough evaluation of the direct and indirect effects of the CalWORKs program. Effects shall include, but not be limited to, employment, earnings, self-sufficiency, child care, child support, child well-being, family structure, and impacts on local government. Child well-being shall include entries into foster care, at-risk births, school achievement, child abuse reports, and rates of child poverty.
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