Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000 - 18999.98]
( Division 9 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784. ) PART 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [18000 - 18999.98]
( Part 6 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784. ) CHAPTER 10. CalFresh [18900 - 18929]
( Heading of Chapter 10 amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 227, Sec. 67.5. ) 18914.5.
(a) To the extent permitted by federal law, regulations, waivers, and directives, a resident of, or an individual on a waiting list to get into, a shelter for battered women and children who is currently included in a certified household that also contains the abuser, may apply for and, if otherwise eligible, shall be entitled to expedited services of an additional allotment of CalFresh benefits as a separate household.
(b) For purposes of this section, “shelter for battered women and children” has the same meaning as provided in Section 271.2 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 859, Sec. 2. (AB 2057) Effective January 1, 2017.)