sacramento calif. california increase amount money new parent receive state pay family leave program bill sign monday democratic governor jerry brown office say friday measure pass last month state legislature would increase amount pay new parent people care sick family member much 70 percent regular income poor workers 55 percent earn would still get increase payments 60 percent 55 percent state also plan eliminate seven-day wait period impose receive benefit legislation aim help people take family leave especially poor californians could afford stop work get 55 percent regular income accord bill author jimmy gomez democratic assembly member program administer state disability system would apply parent take time work bond child within one year birth adoption placement foster child would also provide payments people take time care seriously ill family members california expand pay family leave new parent