10072.2.
(a) (1) The California Health and Human Services Agency shall designate the appropriate agency or agencies to design and implement the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (SEBTC) to provide nutrition assistance benefits to eligible households.(2) If federal law requires a state agency or agencies to obtain federal approval or authorization in order to carry out the requirements of this section, the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency shall designate the appropriate state agency, which shall request or apply for the necessary federal approval or authorization. The Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency shall notify in a timely manner the appropriate head of each agency that is required to request or apply for that approval or authorization so as to permit the agency or agencies sufficient time to complete the process.
(b) The system described in subdivision (a) shall be compatible with the state’s electronic benefits transfer system pursuant to Section 10072 and comply with any federal laws and regulations governing SEBTC.
(c) The system described in subdivision (a) shall comply with privacy and confidentiality procedures consistent with all applicable state and federal law.
(d) Each agency identified in subdivision (a) shall do both of the following:
(1) Request or apply for federal approval or authorization necessary to implement and operate SEBTC and support the request or application of any other state agency, if necessary.
(2) Request or apply for all available federal funding to assist the state in implementing and operating SEBTC and support the request or application of any other state agency, if necessary, to obtain all available federal funds for that purpose.
(e) The provision of SEBTC benefits to eligible households pursuant to this section is contingent upon federal funding for this purpose.
(f) For purposes of this section, “Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children” or “SEBTC” means a program, pilot, or demonstration project that, during periods when school is out of session, provides nutrition assistance benefits via electronic benefits transfer to households with children who are within the relevant definitions and criteria in federal statutes and regulations that prescribe eligibility for free and reduced-price meals.