Cal-Learn is a mandatory program for pregnant or parenting teens under age 19 who receive CalWORKs and have not earned a high school diploma or equivalent. If a county discovers that a pregnant or parenting teen should have been enrolled in Cal-Learn, the county should take corrective action and refer the teen to the Cal-Learn program. Some of the actions that the county must take if it failed to enroll a teen in Cal-Learn when the teen should have been enrolled are as follows:

The county should issue bonuses to the teen for all time periods the teen should have been in Cal-Learn and was making satisfactory progress in school as defined by Cal-Learn regulations. The teen should be reimbursed for any childcare, transportation, and ancillary expenses incurred in accordance with MPP §42-765.1.

Retroactive payments for bonuses and supportive services are not considered income or property in the month received or the following month. No sanction may be imposed retroactively if the teen failed to make adequate progress in school as defined by Cal-Learn regulations.