18906.55. (Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 26, Sec. 33.)

(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 18906.5 or any other law, in order to provide fiscal relief for the substantial fiscal pressures on counties created by the unprecedented and unanticipated increase in CalFresh administrative costs as a result of federal H.R. 1 (Public Law 119-21), for the 2026–27 to 2028–29 fiscal years, inclusive, the amount of a county’s share of the nonfederal costs for administration of CalFresh is capped at the amount the county expended in its contribution in the 2024–25 fiscal year, or the amount the county was required to contribute to receive its full allocation of state General Fund moneys under the Budget Act of 2024 (Chapter 35 of the Statutes of 2024), whichever amount is lower.

(2) Once a county has reached the nonfederal share of costs specified in paragraph (1), the county shall receive the full General Fund allocation for administration of CalFresh for that fiscal year.

(3) If projected or estimated costs for the administration of CalFresh decline such that a county’s required contribution to receive its full allocation of state General Fund moneys would be less than the amount specified in paragraph (1), the county’s contribution shall be decreased accordingly and shall be readjusted to be commensurate with cost-sharing ratios of total costs consistent with Section 18906.5. Any such adjustment shall be determined by the department in consultation with the County Welfare Directors Association of California.