ARTICLE 4. Administration [10073. - 10077.]

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC 4.

in effect

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 10073. Section 10073.

Notwithstanding Section 15204.2, the state shall pay 100 percent of the nonfederal share of costs of the electronic benefits transfer system planning, procurement, development, implementation, and conversion. The county shall pay its normal nonfederal costs pursuant to Section 15204.2 for system maintenance and operation.

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 10075.5. Section 10075.5.

The state shall be responsible for procuring and contracting for a statewide electronic benefits transfer system.

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 10075.6. Section 10075.6.

The Office of Technology and Solutions Integration shall be the project manager of the electronic benefits transfer system, and shall be responsible for system planning, procurement, development, implementation, conversion, maintenance and operations, contract management, and all other activities that are consistent with a state-managed project and a statewide system.

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 10076. Section 10076.

The director shall promptly seek any federal approvals necessary for implementation of this chapter. Any provision of this chapter whose implementation requires any federal waiver or approval shall become operative 120 days after receipt of the necessary federal waiver or approval, and shall remain operative only for the duration of the federal approval for its implementation.

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 10077. Section 10077.

The State Department of Social Services may adopt regulations to implement this act in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The initial adoption of any emergency regulations by the department to implement this chapter and one readoption of the initial regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare. The initial emergency regulations and the first readoption of those regulations by the department shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and publication in the California Code of Regulations.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026