The demonstration program provided for in Section 10790 shall, at a minimum, include the following elements:
(a) Uniform 30 percent disregard from gross earned income and waiver of the 100-hour limit on employment for AFDC-Unemployed recipient eligibility.
(b) Uniform definition of allowable child care disregards for full- or part-time care.
(c) It shall not be presumed that any transfer of property made within three months prior to the time the application was made for purposes of becoming eligible for CalFresh.
(d) Exemption of personal loans as property where a reasonable repayment plan is in place. A reasonable repayment plan shall be defined as a statement from the lender specifying that the money shall be paid back at a future point in time when the individual is able to do so.
(e) Use of standard shelter allowances based on local housing prices without verification in lieu of verified shelter costs.
(f) Exclusion from income financial aid and work study payments that are computed based on need consistent with Section 11008.10.
(g) Application of good cause determinations related to late submission of monthly income reports for CalFresh recipients who also receive AFDC benefits.
(h) Qualification as categorically eligible for CalFresh any individual who is apparently eligible for or has been granted AFDC benefits.
(i) Disregarding as income, for CalFresh, the first fifty dollars ($50) of child support received, as currently provided for under the AFDC program, to the extent federal funding is available.
(j) Uniform treatment of room and board income, consistent with AFDC program regulations.
(k) Requirement for signatures on monthly income reports, consistent with AFDC program regulations.
(l) Standard deduction for expenses related to self-employment income.
(m) Both programs shall exempt one motor vehicle from property to be considered in determining eligibility.
(n) Both programs shall compute the value of any motor vehicle not exempt from consideration in determining eligibility by subtracting the amount of encumbrances from the fair market value. If an applicant, a recipient, or a county does not agree with the value of a vehicle arrived at through this methodology, the applicant or recipient shall be entitled to the use of either of the following methods for evaluating the motor vehicle:
(1) Submit three appraisals. An appraisal may be made under this paragraph by a car dealer, insurance adjuster, or a personal property appraiser. The average of the three independent appraisals shall be used by the county in evaluating the motor vehicle.
(2) Obtain an appraisal from a county-appointed appraiser.
(o) Adoption of an exclusion from income for both the AFDC and CalFresh programs of one hundred dollars ($100) per quarter, in lieu of the AFDC nonrecurring gift exclusion and the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program irregular or infrequent income exclusion.
(p) Standardization of county retention percentages for collection of erroneous payments.
(q) Upon receipt of federal approval of this demonstration project the department, in consultation with the Department of Finance, may delay implementation of any elements determined to be not cost effective until funds are appropriated by the Legislature.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 193. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018