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CA AB2100
Bill
Status
5/25/2022
Primary Sponsor
Wendy Carrillo
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AI Summary
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Expands CalFresh Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) eligibility to all CalFresh recipients, to the extent permitted by federal law, rather than limiting it to homeless, elderly, and disabled individuals.
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Requires the State Department of Social Services to seek all necessary waivers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to implement the expanded eligibility.
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Expands the definition of "establishment" eligible to participate in the RMP to explicitly include military commissaries and all locations within grocery stores where ready-to-eat foods can be purchased.
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Allows the department to establish a statewide RMP through all-county letters by September 1, 2021, and requires EBT systems to automatically enable eligible CalFresh recipients to use benefits at approved RMP establishments.
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Permits counties to determine the number, type, and location of establishments participating in their RMP programs based on administrative capacity and other factors.
Legislative Description
CalFresh: Restaurant Meals Program.
Last Action
In committee: Held under submission.
8/11/2022