63-1436 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CALIFORNIA FOOD ASSISTANCE 63-1436

PROGRAM (CFAP)

.1 The regulations contained in Sections 63-102c.(2) and (6) and f.(1); Sections 63-104.1 and .21; Sections 63-206.2, .43, and .442(b); Section 63-300; Sections 63-301.741 and .746; Section 63-403; Sections 63-701.311(b), .32, and .332(b); and Sections 63-702.6 and .62 are effective February 1, 1998 for adults at least 65 years of age and children under the age of 18 who are legal non-citizens of the United States, and who were legally present in the U.S. before August 22, 1996. Their immigration status must meet the eligibility criteria of the federal Food Stamp Program in effect August 21, 1996, and they must be ineligible for food stamp benefits due solely to their immigration status under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 in order to be eligible for CFAP.

.2 The CFAP is to become inoperative effective July 1, 2000, unless another statute deletes or extends this date.

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 10553, 10554, and 18904, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 18930 through 18934, Welfare and Institutions Code and Federal Register Vol. 59, No. 224, dated November 22, 1994.

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MANUAL LETTER NO. FS-98-04 Effective 10/28/98

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