Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2403Introduced by Assembly Member BennettFebruary 17, 2022 An act to amend Section 396 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to foster care. add and repeal Section 18921 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalFresh.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2403, as amended, Bennett. Foster care. CalFresh: foster youth.Existing federal law provides for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing law required the State Department of Social Services, effective July 1, 2010, and subject to federal law, to propose a Transitional Food Stamps for Foster Youth demonstration project under which independent foster care adolescents who are not eligible for CalWORKs or Supplemental Security Income program benefits are eligible for CalFresh without regard to income or resources.This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to, on or before January 1, 2026, conduct a study to examine the effectiveness of CalFresh benefits for foster youth and would require the study to include, at a minimum, specified components, including, among others, a measurement of health outcomes for foster youth who are enrolled in CalFresh. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2027.Existing law sets forth the policy of the Legislature with regard to foster care, including, among other things, that foster care should be a temporary method of care for the children of this state and that children have a right to a normal home life free from abuse. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that policy provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 18921 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18921. (a) The department shall, on or before January 1, 2026, conduct a study to examine the effectiveness of CalFresh benefits for foster youth.(b) The study shall measure, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) Health outcomes for foster youth who are enrolled in CalFresh.(2) The average amount of CalFresh benefits provided to foster youth.(3) The number of foster youth receiving CalFresh benefits in each county.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.SECTION 1.Section 396 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:396.It is the policy of the Legislature that foster care should be a temporary method of care for the children of this state, that children have a right to a normal home life free from abuse, that reunification with the natural parent or parents or another alternate permanent living situation, including adoption or guardianship, is more suitable to a childs well-being than is foster care, that this state has a responsibility to attempt to ensure that children are given the chance to have happy and healthy lives, and that, to the extent possible, the current practice of moving children receiving foster care services from one foster home to another until they reach the age of majority should be discontinued.
Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2403Introduced by Assembly Member BennettFebruary 17, 2022 An act to amend Section 396 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to foster care. add and repeal Section 18921 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalFresh.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2403, as amended, Bennett. Foster care. CalFresh: foster youth.Existing federal law provides for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing law required the State Department of Social Services, effective July 1, 2010, and subject to federal law, to propose a Transitional Food Stamps for Foster Youth demonstration project under which independent foster care adolescents who are not eligible for CalWORKs or Supplemental Security Income program benefits are eligible for CalFresh without regard to income or resources.This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to, on or before January 1, 2026, conduct a study to examine the effectiveness of CalFresh benefits for foster youth and would require the study to include, at a minimum, specified components, including, among others, a measurement of health outcomes for foster youth who are enrolled in CalFresh. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2027.Existing law sets forth the policy of the Legislature with regard to foster care, including, among other things, that foster care should be a temporary method of care for the children of this state and that children have a right to a normal home life free from abuse. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that policy provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2403
Introduced by Assembly Member BennettFebruary 17, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Bennett
February 17, 2022
An act to amend Section 396 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to foster care. add and repeal Section 18921 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalFresh.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2403, as amended, Bennett. Foster care. CalFresh: foster youth.
Existing federal law provides for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing law required the State Department of Social Services, effective July 1, 2010, and subject to federal law, to propose a Transitional Food Stamps for Foster Youth demonstration project under which independent foster care adolescents who are not eligible for CalWORKs or Supplemental Security Income program benefits are eligible for CalFresh without regard to income or resources.This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to, on or before January 1, 2026, conduct a study to examine the effectiveness of CalFresh benefits for foster youth and would require the study to include, at a minimum, specified components, including, among others, a measurement of health outcomes for foster youth who are enrolled in CalFresh. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2027.Existing law sets forth the policy of the Legislature with regard to foster care, including, among other things, that foster care should be a temporary method of care for the children of this state and that children have a right to a normal home life free from abuse. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that policy provision.
Existing federal law provides for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing law required the State Department of Social Services, effective July 1, 2010, and subject to federal law, to propose a Transitional Food Stamps for Foster Youth demonstration project under which independent foster care adolescents who are not eligible for CalWORKs or Supplemental Security Income program benefits are eligible for CalFresh without regard to income or resources.
This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to, on or before January 1, 2026, conduct a study to examine the effectiveness of CalFresh benefits for foster youth and would require the study to include, at a minimum, specified components, including, among others, a measurement of health outcomes for foster youth who are enrolled in CalFresh. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2027.
Existing law sets forth the policy of the Legislature with regard to foster care, including, among other things, that foster care should be a temporary method of care for the children of this state and that children have a right to a normal home life free from abuse.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that policy provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 18921 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18921. (a) The department shall, on or before January 1, 2026, conduct a study to examine the effectiveness of CalFresh benefits for foster youth.(b) The study shall measure, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) Health outcomes for foster youth who are enrolled in CalFresh.(2) The average amount of CalFresh benefits provided to foster youth.(3) The number of foster youth receiving CalFresh benefits in each county.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.SECTION 1.Section 396 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:396.It is the policy of the Legislature that foster care should be a temporary method of care for the children of this state, that children have a right to a normal home life free from abuse, that reunification with the natural parent or parents or another alternate permanent living situation, including adoption or guardianship, is more suitable to a childs well-being than is foster care, that this state has a responsibility to attempt to ensure that children are given the chance to have happy and healthy lives, and that, to the extent possible, the current practice of moving children receiving foster care services from one foster home to another until they reach the age of majority should be discontinued.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 18921 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18921. (a) The department shall, on or before January 1, 2026, conduct a study to examine the effectiveness of CalFresh benefits for foster youth.(b) The study shall measure, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) Health outcomes for foster youth who are enrolled in CalFresh.(2) The average amount of CalFresh benefits provided to foster youth.(3) The number of foster youth receiving CalFresh benefits in each county.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
SECTION 1. Section 18921 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
18921. (a) The department shall, on or before January 1, 2026, conduct a study to examine the effectiveness of CalFresh benefits for foster youth.(b) The study shall measure, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) Health outcomes for foster youth who are enrolled in CalFresh.(2) The average amount of CalFresh benefits provided to foster youth.(3) The number of foster youth receiving CalFresh benefits in each county.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
18921. (a) The department shall, on or before January 1, 2026, conduct a study to examine the effectiveness of CalFresh benefits for foster youth.(b) The study shall measure, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) Health outcomes for foster youth who are enrolled in CalFresh.(2) The average amount of CalFresh benefits provided to foster youth.(3) The number of foster youth receiving CalFresh benefits in each county.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
18921. (a) The department shall, on or before January 1, 2026, conduct a study to examine the effectiveness of CalFresh benefits for foster youth.(b) The study shall measure, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) Health outcomes for foster youth who are enrolled in CalFresh.(2) The average amount of CalFresh benefits provided to foster youth.(3) The number of foster youth receiving CalFresh benefits in each county.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
18921. (a) The department shall, on or before January 1, 2026, conduct a study to examine the effectiveness of CalFresh benefits for foster youth.
(b) The study shall measure, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) Health outcomes for foster youth who are enrolled in CalFresh.
(2) The average amount of CalFresh benefits provided to foster youth.
(3) The number of foster youth receiving CalFresh benefits in each county.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
It is the policy of the Legislature that foster care should be a temporary method of care for the children of this state, that children have a right to a normal home life free from abuse, that reunification with the natural parent or parents or another alternate permanent living situation, including adoption or guardianship, is more suitable to a childs well-being than is foster care, that this state has a responsibility to attempt to ensure that children are given the chance to have happy and healthy lives, and that, to the extent possible, the current practice of moving children receiving foster care services from one foster home to another until they reach the age of majority should be discontinued.