SECTIONS 15125-15126 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 15125-15126

15125. (a) The Central Benefit Issuance Fund is hereby created in
the State Treasury.
(b) The fund shall be administered by the State Department of
Social Services, and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government
Code, all moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated to
the department, without regard to fiscal years, for expenditure for
the purpose of making payments or advances to recipients of public
social services and food stamps, as provided in Section 11006.6.
(c) Amounts to be transferred to the Central Benefit Issuance Fund
shall be determined by the department, in accordance with an agreed
upon format with the Controller, from the funds and appropriations
properly chargeable for the implementation of the central benefit
issuance system provided for in Section 11006.6.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 17070 of the Government Code, any
warrant drawn on the Central Benefit Issuance Fund that remains
unpaid for 180 days after it becomes payable, shall be void and shall
be canceled by the Controller.
(2) The Controller shall cause to be printed prominently on the
face of each warrant issued from the fund, a notice regarding the
requirements of paragraph (1).
(e) Notwithstanding Sections 17091 and 17092 of the Government
Code, the department, with the concurrence of the Controller, shall
provide for the replacement of lost or stolen warrants consistent
with Section 29853.5 of the Government Code. The department may adopt
regulations implementing this subdivision.

15126. Counties participating in the central benefit issuance
system, pursuant to Section 11006.6, shall pay to the department, at
regular intervals as determined by the department, the share of
public social services costs otherwise attributable to local
government. Failure to pay within the determined intervals shall
result in offsetting the appropriate amount from any funds going to
the county from the state. Counties shall remit their share of public
social services costs directly to the state, in accordance with an
agreed upon format with the Controller, for deposit to the Central
Benefit Issuance Fund or where deemed appropriate by the department.