California Court of Appeal

The "completion rule" under CalWORKS (Welfare & Institutions Code section 11200), which denies aid to children who will not complete high school before the age of 19, when applied to disabled children whose disabilities prevent them from completing high school by age 19, unlawfully denies them the benefit of the program on account of their disabilities.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/08/2002
• Published 05/08/2002

Judges

• SIMS, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Western Center on Law & Poverty, Clare Pastore, Paula Gaber, Richard Rothschild;  Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Ann E. Menasche;  Legal Services of Northern California and Brian Patrick Lawlor for Plaintiffs and Appellants., Michelle Uzeta and Melinda Bird for Protection & Advocacy, Inc. as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Charlton G. Holland, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Frank S. Furtek, Lead Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Paul Reynaga, Deputy Attorney General, for Defendants and Respondents.