§ 18901.15

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) The department shall issue guidance to counties that does both of the following:

(1) Establishes that shelter costs reported by an applicant or recipient on a signed CalFresh application or semiannual report form shall be sufficient for purposes of determining the applicant’s or recipient’s excess shelter costs deduction.

(2) Prohibits a county human services agency from requesting additional documents to verify excess shelter costs, except when the reported shelter costs are questionable.

(b) 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 department may implement and administer this section through all-county letters or similar instructions.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 90, Sec. 2. (AB 494) Effective July 12, 2019.)

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code

Export this section

▸Contents — California Welfare and Institutions Code

California Welfare and Institutions Code

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.