CalFresh: nonminor dependents exiting foster care.

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. Other existing law, the California Fostering Connections to Success Act, among other provisions, extends specified foster care benefits to nonminor dependents who are up to 21 years of age, if specified conditions are met. This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2022, to establish a pilot program in up to 5 counties to appoint at least one CalFresh eligibility liaison with the purpose of increasing CalFresh enrollment and participation among nonminor dependents aging out of the child welfare system. The bill would require each participating county to designate at least one employee to serve as a CalFresh eligibility liaison to assist nonminor dependents who are aging out of the child welfare system and to submit an evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of the program by December 31 of each year of the pilot program. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2028.