California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 18901.26

WIC § 18901.26 Effective Jul 10, 2023Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 10

Statute text

(a)Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute for this purpose, the department shall administer the CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefit (MNB) Pilot Program to provide 12 months of additional state-funded nutrition benefits to ensure eligible households receive a supplement that, when added together with the federal allotment, totals no less than fifty dollars ($50).

(b)(1) The department shall use funds appropriated for the pilot program established in subdivision (a) to provide eligible households a state-funded monthly minimum nutrition benefit that is no less than the difference between the household’s monthly CalFresh allotment and the minimum monthly benefit threshold established in subdivision (c).

(2)(A) For purposes of this section, “eligible household” means a household that is approved to receive a federally funded or state-funded monthly CalFresh allotment that is less than the minimum monthly benefit threshold established in subdivision (c) and is identified by the department to participate in the CalFresh MNB Pilot Program.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 85. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.