§ 13651

(a) The program shall provide culturally appropriate and responsive case management services for asylees and vulnerable noncitizens for up to 90 days within the first year following the grant of asylum or after having been deemed eligible for services under Section 13283.

(b) Case management services under the program shall include assistance in identifying and applying for all benefits to which the person is legally entitled, including cultural orientation and integration programs, support in accessing and navigating the public benefits and health care systems, community connection and relationship building, English language instruction, and employment training, job placement assistance, and professional recredentialing and licensing application assistance.

(c) The department shall, in collaboration with service providers, determine outcome metrics to define program success.

(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 60. (AB 135) Effective July 16, 2021.)