California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 18901.2

WIC § 18901.2 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 10

Statute text

(a)There is hereby created the State Utility Assistance Subsidy (SUAS), a state-funded energy assistance program that shall provide energy assistance benefits to eligible CalFresh households so that the households may receive a standard utility allowance to be used to help meet their energy costs, receive information about energy efficiency, and so that some households may experience an increase in federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, as well as benefit from paperwork reduction.

(b)To the extent required by federal law, the Department of Community Services and Development shall delegate authority to the State Department of Social Services to design, implement, and maintain SUAS as a program created exclusively for purposes of this section, similar to the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) (42 U.S.C. Sec. 8621 et seq.).

(c)In designing, implementing, and maintaining the SUAS program, the State Department of Social Services shall do all of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 639. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.