(a)

(1) Each county may provide an extension of time during which a recipient may participate in activities described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (

a) of

Section 11322.85 for recipients who are unlikely to meet the requirements of paragraph (3) of subdivision (

a) of

Section 11322.85 upon the expiration of the 24-month time limitation described in

Section 11322.85.

(2) A county may grant extensions pursuant to paragraph (1) for a number of assistance units equal to no more than percent of the assistance units in the county in which all adult members have been provided aid under this

chapter for at least months, in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (

a) of

Section 11322.85, but not more than months, in accordance with

Section 11454. (

b) Counties are required to report information regarding the number and percentage of these extensions they have granted to the state. (

c) After consultation with stakeholders, the department shall issue an all-county letter by November 1, 2013, to define the process for implementing the extensions described in this

section and the methodology for calculating the percent limitation in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). (

d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state shall work with counties and other stakeholders to ensure that the extension process pursuant to subdivision (

a) is implemented with minimal disruption to the impending completion of the welfare-to-work plans for recipients. (

e) This

section shall become inoperative on May 1, 2022, or when the department notifies the Legislature that the Statewide Automated Welfare System can perform the necessary automation to implement the changes associated with the repeal of this section, whichever date is later, and, as of January of the following year, is repealed.