Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 18930.5
Food Assistance Program for Legal Immigrants
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2011
(a) As a condition of eligibility for assistance under this chapter:
(1) A recipient who is also receiving aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 shall be required to satisfactorily participate in welfare-to-work activities in accordance with the recipient’s welfare-to-work plan developed pursuant to Section 11325.21.
(2) A recipient who is not receiving aid under Chapter 2 shall be required to meet the federal Food Stamp Program work requirement specified in Section 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and any subsequent amendments thereto.
(b) This section shall become operative on September 1, 1998.
(a) A recipient of benefits under this chapter shall not be required to meet the work requirement under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as specified in Section 2015(o) of Title 7 of the United States Code, any work registration requirements, or the requirements of Section 273.11(k) of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) An applicant who states that they do not have a social security number shall not be required to present a social security number in order to receive benefits under this chapter.
(c) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the State Department of Social Services may implement and administer this section through all-county letters or similar instructions without taking regulatory action until final regulations are adopted, which shall be no later than 18 months after the date upon which this subdivision becomes operative.
(d) This section shall become operative on the date that the department notifies the Legislature that the Statewide Automated Welfare System can perform the necessary automation to implement Section 18930 as added by Section 87 of Chapter 85 of the Statutes of 2021.
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