BILL NUMBER: AB 832	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Weber

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2013

   An act relating to public social services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 832, as introduced, Weber. CalFresh.
   Existing federal law provides for the federal Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program,
under which nutrition assistance benefits, formerly referred to as
food stamps, are allocated to each state by the federal government
for the purchase of certain eligible foods at approved retail food
stores. Under existing state law, pursuant to CalFresh, California's
federal allocation is distributed to eligible individuals by each
county. Existing law authorizes a county to deliver CalFresh benefits
through the use of an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system and
also prohibits recipients from purchasing certain items with their
CalFresh benefits.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would allow the use of a CalFresh electronic benefit
transfer (EBT) card on a college or university campus for the
purchase of food.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would allow the use of a CalFresh electronic benefit
transfer (EBT) card on a college or university campus for the
purchase of food.