CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

services at school in accordance with his/her
Individual Education Plan (IEP) or Section
504 Accommodation Plan; or
• Provide verification of a current or past
disability by a health care provider or a
trained, qualified learning disabilities
evaluation professional, or authorizes the
county to obtain information to verify the
child’s disability.
The otherwise eligible 18 year old who attends
school full-time and is considered disabled
under the above-mentioned criteria shall
continue to be eligible for CalWORKs benefits
until they graduate, turn 19 or stop attending
school full-time, whichever occurs first.
What verification is required when the child
is 18 years of age and has not graduated
from high school?
If the child is a full-time student expecting to
graduate or complete a training program by age
19, verification must include:
• A PA 1725 (LEADER generated), School
Attendance/Enrollment Verification, with
Part B completed by the school verifying
current full-time enrollment and that the child
is expected to graduate high school or will
complete a training program before age 19;
or
• A current semester’s report card, progress
report or other current school document that
verifies current full-time enrollment and a
statement from the school that the child is
expected to graduate high school or will
complete the training program before age 19.
If the child is a full-time student not expecting to
graduate or complete a training program by age
19 due to a disability, verification must include:
• A PA 1725 with Part B completed by the
school; and
• A SSI/SSP award letter; or
• A statement from the Regional Center; or