§ 18900.8

The State Department of Social Services shall work with representatives of county human services agencies and the County Welfare Directors Association of California to update the budgeting methodology used to determine the annual funding for county administration of the CalFresh Program beginning with the 2021–22 fiscal year. As part of the process of updating the budgeting methodology, the ongoing workload and costs to counties of expanding CalFresh to recipients of Supplemental Security Income and State Supplementary Payment Program benefits shall be examined and legislative staff, advocates, and organizations that represent county workers shall be consulted.

(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 11, Sec. 83. (AB 79) Effective June 29, 2020.)