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Subcommittee probes CFAP expansion trigger and Sunbucks operations; advocates press for protecting SNAP benefits amid federal uncertainty
Summary
Committee members examined May Revision proposals for CFAP expansion, Sunbucks operational funding, and CalFresh technical fixes.
The committee reviewed several food‑assistance and nutrition items in the May Revision. Jennifer Troia of the Department of Social Services summarized a proposed trigger that would allow Department of Finance to decide in spring 2027 whether to proceed with an expansion of the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) that current law schedules for Oct. 1, 2027. Under current law the CFAP expansion would extend eligibility to all Californians age 55 and older regardless of immigration status; DSS said roughly 75,000 additional people could become eligible.
The May Revision also reappropriates $38 million for CFAP…
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