Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2652Introduced by Assembly Member McCartyFebruary 18, 2022An act to amend Section 10000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services. add Section 66025.94 to the Education Code, and to add Section 18901.13 to, and to add and repeal Section 18901.14 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2652, as amended, McCarty. Public social services.Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Under existing state law, households are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits to the extent permitted by federal law. Existing federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or other institutions of higher education at least half-time are not eligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several specified exemptions, including participating in an employment and training program for low-income households that is operated by a state or local government, as specified. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students. The bill would require counties that participate in the program to select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications for students, as defined, for all of those counties and to designate and train centralized staff for the central hub.Existing law, administered by the State Department of Social Services, provides for the establishment of a statewide electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system for the purpose of providing financial and food assistance benefits, and authorizes a county to deliver CalFresh benefits through the use of the EBT system.Existing law requires each public and private postsecondary educational institution that is located in a county that participates in the Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) to apply to become an approved food vendor for the program, if the institution operates any qualifying food facilities, as defined, on campus, or to provide contracting on-campus food vendors, as defined, with specified information about the program.This bill would require each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges to ensure, and would request each campus of the University of California to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission and assigns to it numerous duties with respect to student financial aid programs, including administration of the Student Opportunity and Access Program. Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that a grade-12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act.This bill, until January 1, 2025, would require the department to collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.Existing law establishes various public social services programs, including, among others, CalWORKs and the State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled. Existing law declares that the purpose of providing public social services is to provide protection, care, and assistance to the people of the state in need of it, and to promote the welfare and happiness of all of the people of the state by providing appropriate aid and services to those who are needy and distressed.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that 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 66025.94 is added to the Education Code, to read:66025.94. Each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges shall ensure, and each campus of the University of California are requested to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.SEC. 2. Section 18901.13 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18901.13. (a) Upon appropriation for the purposes of this section, the department shall establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students.(b) The department shall solicit applications from counties.(c) Counties that participate in the program shall meet both of the following requirements:(1) Select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications of students for all of the participating counties.(2) Designate and train centralized staff for the central hub pursuant to paragraph (1).(d) For purposes of this section, student includes attendance at a district of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California.SEC. 3. Section 18901.14 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18901.14. (a) The department shall collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act Application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.SECTION 1.Section 10000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10000.The purpose of this division is to provide protection, care, and assistance to the people of the state in need of it, and to promote the welfare and happiness of all of the people of the state by providing appropriate aid and services to all of the people in the state who are needy and distressed. It is the intent of the Legislature that aid shall be administered and services provided promptly and humanely, with due regard for the preservation of family life and without discrimination on account of ancestry, marital status, political affiliation, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code. Aid shall be administered and services provided in that manner to the extent not in conflict with federal law, in order to encourage self-respect, self-reliance, and the desire to be a good citizen and useful to society.
Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2652Introduced by Assembly Member McCartyFebruary 18, 2022An act to amend Section 10000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services. add Section 66025.94 to the Education Code, and to add Section 18901.13 to, and to add and repeal Section 18901.14 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2652, as amended, McCarty. Public social services.Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Under existing state law, households are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits to the extent permitted by federal law. Existing federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or other institutions of higher education at least half-time are not eligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several specified exemptions, including participating in an employment and training program for low-income households that is operated by a state or local government, as specified. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students. The bill would require counties that participate in the program to select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications for students, as defined, for all of those counties and to designate and train centralized staff for the central hub.Existing law, administered by the State Department of Social Services, provides for the establishment of a statewide electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system for the purpose of providing financial and food assistance benefits, and authorizes a county to deliver CalFresh benefits through the use of the EBT system.Existing law requires each public and private postsecondary educational institution that is located in a county that participates in the Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) to apply to become an approved food vendor for the program, if the institution operates any qualifying food facilities, as defined, on campus, or to provide contracting on-campus food vendors, as defined, with specified information about the program.This bill would require each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges to ensure, and would request each campus of the University of California to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission and assigns to it numerous duties with respect to student financial aid programs, including administration of the Student Opportunity and Access Program. Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that a grade-12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act.This bill, until January 1, 2025, would require the department to collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.Existing law establishes various public social services programs, including, among others, CalWORKs and the State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled. Existing law declares that the purpose of providing public social services is to provide protection, care, and assistance to the people of the state in need of it, and to promote the welfare and happiness of all of the people of the state by providing appropriate aid and services to those who are needy and distressed.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2652
Introduced by Assembly Member McCartyFebruary 18, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member McCarty
February 18, 2022
An act to amend Section 10000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services. add Section 66025.94 to the Education Code, and to add Section 18901.13 to, and to add and repeal Section 18901.14 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2652, as amended, McCarty. Public social services.
Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Under existing state law, households are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits to the extent permitted by federal law. Existing federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or other institutions of higher education at least half-time are not eligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several specified exemptions, including participating in an employment and training program for low-income households that is operated by a state or local government, as specified. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students. The bill would require counties that participate in the program to select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications for students, as defined, for all of those counties and to designate and train centralized staff for the central hub.Existing law, administered by the State Department of Social Services, provides for the establishment of a statewide electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system for the purpose of providing financial and food assistance benefits, and authorizes a county to deliver CalFresh benefits through the use of the EBT system.Existing law requires each public and private postsecondary educational institution that is located in a county that participates in the Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) to apply to become an approved food vendor for the program, if the institution operates any qualifying food facilities, as defined, on campus, or to provide contracting on-campus food vendors, as defined, with specified information about the program.This bill would require each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges to ensure, and would request each campus of the University of California to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission and assigns to it numerous duties with respect to student financial aid programs, including administration of the Student Opportunity and Access Program. Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that a grade-12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act.This bill, until January 1, 2025, would require the department to collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.Existing law establishes various public social services programs, including, among others, CalWORKs and the State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled. Existing law declares that the purpose of providing public social services is to provide protection, care, and assistance to the people of the state in need of it, and to promote the welfare and happiness of all of the people of the state by providing appropriate aid and services to those who are needy and distressed.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Under existing state law, households are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits to the extent permitted by federal law. Existing federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or other institutions of higher education at least half-time are not eligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several specified exemptions, including participating in an employment and training program for low-income households that is operated by a state or local government, as specified.
This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students. The bill would require counties that participate in the program to select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications for students, as defined, for all of those counties and to designate and train centralized staff for the central hub.
Existing law, administered by the State Department of Social Services, provides for the establishment of a statewide electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system for the purpose of providing financial and food assistance benefits, and authorizes a county to deliver CalFresh benefits through the use of the EBT system.
Existing law requires each public and private postsecondary educational institution that is located in a county that participates in the Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) to apply to become an approved food vendor for the program, if the institution operates any qualifying food facilities, as defined, on campus, or to provide contracting on-campus food vendors, as defined, with specified information about the program.
This bill would require each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges to ensure, and would request each campus of the University of California to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.
Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission and assigns to it numerous duties with respect to student financial aid programs, including administration of the Student Opportunity and Access Program. Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that a grade-12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act.
This bill, until January 1, 2025, would require the department to collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.
Existing law establishes various public social services programs, including, among others, CalWORKs and the State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled. Existing law declares that the purpose of providing public social services is to provide protection, care, and assistance to the people of the state in need of it, and to promote the welfare and happiness of all of the people of the state by providing appropriate aid and services to those who are needy and distressed.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 66025.94 is added to the Education Code, to read:66025.94. Each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges shall ensure, and each campus of the University of California are requested to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.SEC. 2. Section 18901.13 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18901.13. (a) Upon appropriation for the purposes of this section, the department shall establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students.(b) The department shall solicit applications from counties.(c) Counties that participate in the program shall meet both of the following requirements:(1) Select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications of students for all of the participating counties.(2) Designate and train centralized staff for the central hub pursuant to paragraph (1).(d) For purposes of this section, student includes attendance at a district of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California.SEC. 3. Section 18901.14 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18901.14. (a) The department shall collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act Application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.SECTION 1.Section 10000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10000.The purpose of this division is to provide protection, care, and assistance to the people of the state in need of it, and to promote the welfare and happiness of all of the people of the state by providing appropriate aid and services to all of the people in the state who are needy and distressed. It is the intent of the Legislature that aid shall be administered and services provided promptly and humanely, with due regard for the preservation of family life and without discrimination on account of ancestry, marital status, political affiliation, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code. Aid shall be administered and services provided in that manner to the extent not in conflict with federal law, in order to encourage self-respect, self-reliance, and the desire to be a good citizen and useful to society.
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 66025.94 is added to the Education Code, to read:66025.94. Each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges shall ensure, and each campus of the University of California are requested to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.
SECTION 1. Section 66025.94 is added to the Education Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
66025.94. Each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges shall ensure, and each campus of the University of California are requested to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.
66025.94. Each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges shall ensure, and each campus of the University of California are requested to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.
66025.94. Each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges shall ensure, and each campus of the University of California are requested to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.
66025.94. Each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges shall ensure, and each campus of the University of California are requested to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.
SEC. 2. Section 18901.13 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18901.13. (a) Upon appropriation for the purposes of this section, the department shall establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students.(b) The department shall solicit applications from counties.(c) Counties that participate in the program shall meet both of the following requirements:(1) Select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications of students for all of the participating counties.(2) Designate and train centralized staff for the central hub pursuant to paragraph (1).(d) For purposes of this section, student includes attendance at a district of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California.
SEC. 2. Section 18901.13 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
18901.13. (a) Upon appropriation for the purposes of this section, the department shall establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students.(b) The department shall solicit applications from counties.(c) Counties that participate in the program shall meet both of the following requirements:(1) Select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications of students for all of the participating counties.(2) Designate and train centralized staff for the central hub pursuant to paragraph (1).(d) For purposes of this section, student includes attendance at a district of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California.
18901.13. (a) Upon appropriation for the purposes of this section, the department shall establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students.(b) The department shall solicit applications from counties.(c) Counties that participate in the program shall meet both of the following requirements:(1) Select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications of students for all of the participating counties.(2) Designate and train centralized staff for the central hub pursuant to paragraph (1).(d) For purposes of this section, student includes attendance at a district of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California.
18901.13. (a) Upon appropriation for the purposes of this section, the department shall establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students.(b) The department shall solicit applications from counties.(c) Counties that participate in the program shall meet both of the following requirements:(1) Select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications of students for all of the participating counties.(2) Designate and train centralized staff for the central hub pursuant to paragraph (1).(d) For purposes of this section, student includes attendance at a district of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California.
18901.13. (a) Upon appropriation for the purposes of this section, the department shall establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students.
(b) The department shall solicit applications from counties.
(c) Counties that participate in the program shall meet both of the following requirements:
(1) Select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications of students for all of the participating counties.
(2) Designate and train centralized staff for the central hub pursuant to paragraph (1).
(d) For purposes of this section, student includes attendance at a district of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California.
SEC. 3. Section 18901.14 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18901.14. (a) The department shall collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act Application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 3. Section 18901.14 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
### SEC. 3.
18901.14. (a) The department shall collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act Application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
18901.14. (a) The department shall collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act Application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
18901.14. (a) The department shall collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act Application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
18901.14. (a) The department shall collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act Application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
The purpose of this division is to provide protection, care, and assistance to the people of the state in need of it, and to promote the welfare and happiness of all of the people of the state by providing appropriate aid and services to all of the people in the state who are needy and distressed. It is the intent of the Legislature that aid shall be administered and services provided promptly and humanely, with due regard for the preservation of family life and without discrimination on account of ancestry, marital status, political affiliation, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code. Aid shall be administered and services provided in that manner to the extent not in conflict with federal law, in order to encourage self-respect, self-reliance, and the desire to be a good citizen and useful to society.