California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 18901.55

WIC § 18901.55 Effective Jan 1, 2012Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 10

Statute text

(a)If a county has entered into a memorandum of understanding pursuant to Section 49557.3 of the Education Code, the county shall use the procedure described in this section to determine CalFresh program eligibility for children whose information is shared with the county pursuant to Section 49557.3 of the Education Code, and, if the child is eligible, the county to enroll the child in the CalFresh program, upon receipt of a signed CalFresh program application.

(b)Upon receipt of information on the School Lunch Program application pursuant to this section for a pupil who is not already enrolled in the CalFresh program, the county shall treat the application as an application for the CalFresh program. For purposes of administration of the CalFresh program, the application date shall be the date that the application is received by the county human services department. If the county determines that the pupil is already enrolled in the CalFresh program, it shall not take any further action. Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law or regulation, for purposes of expedited service processing, a county shall request information necessary for processing an application at the first point of contact following receipt of information. If information is provided to determine whether the household meets the criteria for expedited service, the expedited timeframe processing timeframes shall apply from the point of first contact. For the processing of other households, the processing timeframes shall apply from the point at which the county has received sufficient information in order to process the application.

(c)If the county determines from information on the School Lunch Program application and supporting documents that the child or his or her family meets the income eligibility requirements for participation in the CalFresh program, the county shall notify the parent or guardian of the child that the child or his or her family has been found eligible for the CalFresh program.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 504, Sec. 3. (AB 402) Effective January 1, 2012.