The department shall submit to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by August 1, 1984, a detailed work plan for the implementation of the statewide automated welfare system. The work plan shall include at least the following:
(a) A detailed description of the functions to be performed by the system.
(b) The sequence of the functions to be assumed by the system, and the dates on which the functions would be assumed.
(c) The long-range design goals for California’s welfare computer systems.
(d) The cost of the equipment and the administrative costs of implementing the system.
(e) The impact of such a system on the administration of such public assistance programs.
(f) Mechanisms by which the savings resulting from computer systems development can be recouped through reduced welfare administrative costs.
(g) A detailed description of how the data will be collected, stored, and disseminated to protect the privacy of individuals to ensure the confidentiality of such data.
(h) Recommendations for necessary legislative changes to implement the system.
The department shall provide to the counties no later than July 15, 1984, copies of the draft of the detailed work plan. The counties may submit no later than August 15, 1984, to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee their comments and recommendations on the detailed work plan.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 268, Sec. 40.7. Effective June 30, 1984.)