California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 11203

WIC § 11203 Effective Jul 16, 2021Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)During those times as the federal government provides funds for the care of a needy relative with whom a needy child or needy children are living, aid to the child or children for any month includes aid to meet the needs of that relative, if money payments are made with respect to the child or children for that month, and if the relative is not receiving aid under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) or 5.1 (commencing with Section 13000) of this part or Part A of Title XVI of the Social Security Act for that month. Needy relatives under this chapter include only natural or adoptive parents, the spouse of a natural or adoptive parent, and other needy caretaker relatives.

(b)The parent or parents shall be considered living with the needy child or needy children for a period of up to six months, or for a time period as determined by the department, of the needy child’s or children’s absence from the family assistance unit, and the parent or parents shall be eligible for aid as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 11450 and childcare services under Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, as that article read on May 1, 2021, as well as services under this chapter, including services funded under Sections 15204.2 and 15204.8, and the special needs benefit specified in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (f) of Section 11450, if all of the following conditions are met:

(1)The child has been removed from the parent or parents and placed in out-of-home care.

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Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 31) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 32. (AB 135) Effective July 16, 2021. Operative July 1, 2022, by its own provisions.