California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 18901.25

WIC § 18901.25 Effective Jul 2, 2024Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 10

Statute text

(a)There is hereby created the Safe Drinking Water Supplemental Benefit Pilot Program, a state-funded program to provide additional CalFresh nutrition benefits for interim assistance to purchase safe drinking water in areas where it is necessary.

(b)The State Department of Social Services shall use moneys allocated for this program to provide time-limited additional state-funded nutrition benefits to residents of prioritized disadvantaged communities that are served by public water systems that consistently fail to meet primary drinking water standards, as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code. Benefits shall be in addition to benefits provided for pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 11450) of Chapter 2 of Part 3, and shall not be considered as income for any program established in this code.

(c)The department may use its own existing databases and databases from the State Water Resources Control Board to determine which CalFresh households are eligible to receive benefits pursuant to this section. The following households shall receive priority:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 46, Sec. 58. (AB 161) Effective July 2, 2024. Conditionally inoperative on or after September 30, 2025, by its own provisions.