California Welfare and Institutions Code
§ 13753
WIC § 13753 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 6.2
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)When a foster youth is receiving payments from the federal Social Security Administration, the county shall do all of the following at least six months before the youth’s 18th birthday:
(1)Provide information to the youth regarding the federal requirement that the youth establish continuing disability as an adult, if necessary, in order for SSI benefits to continue beyond their 18th birthday.
(2)Provide information to the youth regarding the process for becoming their own payee and steps necessary to maintain the federal Social Security Administration benefits, or designating an appropriate representative payee if benefits continue beyond their 18th birthday, and regarding any federal Social Security Administration benefits that have accumulated on their behalf. The county shall also provide information about the effect, if any, the youth’s foster care benefits may have on the amount of the youth’s SSI payments.
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Legislative history
Amended (as added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 50, Sec. 63) by Stats. 2024, Ch. 623, Sec. 2. (AB 2906) Effective January 1, 2025.