(a) The department may conduct up to five demonstrations of alternatives to the current monthly reporting system, CalFresh recertification, and AFDC redeterminations. These demonstrations shall be designed to reduce paperwork, achieve administrative savings, and maintain or enhance program integrity. The department, in consultation with the counties that request designation as a demonstration county, shall determine the scope of the demonstrations.
(b) The director may waive, with federal approval, the enforcement of specific federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program requirements, regulations, and standards necessary to conduct these demonstrations.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 227, Sec. 46. (AB 1400) Effective January 1, 2012.)