California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §12201.05: (a) Commencing with the 2004 calendar year, and thereafter, in any calendar year in which no cost-of-living adjustment is made pursuant to Section 12201, the payment schedules set forth in Sections 12

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(a) Commencing with the 2004 calendar year, and thereafter, in any calendar year in which no cost-of-living adjustment is made pursuant to Section 12201, the payment schedules set forth in Sections 12200, 13920, and 13921, as adjusted pursuant to Section 12201, shall include the pass along of any cost-of-living increases in federal benefits under Subchapter 16 (commencing with Section 1381) of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code, except that for the 2006 calendar year, the federal pass along shall not become effective until April 1, 2006. This delay shall not apply to those persons receiving payments pursuant to subdivisions (e), (g), and (h) of Section 12200. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 12201, any adjustments made pursuant to this section to reflect the pass-along of federal cost-of-living adjustments shall be included in the base amounts for purposes of determining cost-of-living adjustments made pursuant to Section 12201.

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