(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that representatives from the State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Health Care Services, the Office of Systems Integration, the SAWS consortia, and the counties meet with advocates, clients, and other stakeholders no less than quarterly to review the development status of the California Automated Consortium Eligibility System (CalACES) and the California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS) projects.
(b) Meeting agendas shall be established based on input from all parties, who may indicate their priorities for discussion.
(c) The State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Health Care Services, the Office of Systems Integration, and the SAWS consortia shall engage with stakeholders to discuss current and planned functionality changes, system demonstrations of public portals and mobile applications, and advocates’ identification of areas of concern, especially with the design of public-facing elements and other areas that directly impact clients.
(d) These meetings shall commence in the summer of 2018 and shall continue at least quarterly through development, implementation, and maintenance.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 35, Sec. 16. (AB 1811) Effective June 27, 2018.)