# CalWORKs Stage 3: Twelve-Month Eligibility Except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, a family which transfers into Stage 3 from Stage 1 or Stage 2, or is certified as eligible for services in Stage 3 shall remain eligible for services for no less than 12 months following the transfer from Stage 1 or Stage 2, or the initial certification in Stage 3, as applicable, and no other changes shall be made by the contractor to the family's certified schedule during this time. > NOTE: Authority cited: Section 8263, Education Code; Reference: Sections 8263, 8350, 8350.5 and 8353, Education Code. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://title5.caqualityearlylearning.org/enrollment-into-calworks-stage-3/calworks-stage-3-twelve-month-eligibility.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.