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HomeWelfare and Institutions CodeDiv. 9Pt. 3Ch. 9Art. 4§ 15150 Federal Aid Distribution Rules

§ 15150 Federal Aid Distribution Rules

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§ 15150 Federal Aid Distribution Rules

Key Takeaways

  • •The state gets money from the U.S. government to help people in need.
  • •The state must give this money to counties to help people and pay for the costs of running the program.
  • •Each county gets a fair share of the money based on how much they spend to run the program.
  • •The state makes rules to decide how much money each county gets.

Example

If the U.S. government gives money to help people buy food, the state must give this money to counties.

The state can't keep the money. It has to give it to counties to help people and pay for the costs of running the food program.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 15150 Federal Aid Distribution Rules

During such time as grants-in-aid are provided or made available by the United States government for public assistance in this state, the State Treasurer shall pay to each county from the sums so granted (1) an amount which shall be used exclusively as public assistance equal to the full amount of any sums received from the United States government as public assistance in respect to recipients within the provisions of this chapter maintained or supported by the county; and (2) an additional amount equal to such county’s proportionate share of any amount so granted or made available to this state by the United States government for the costs of administering such aid, which additional amount shall be used exclusively for paying such administration costs. The department shall determine the portion of the amount so granted or made available for administration costs to be paid to the counties, which portion for each county shall bear the same proportion to the total amount made available to this state for such administrative costs that the administrative costs of that county bear to the total administrative costs of all counties and of the state. The department shall adopt rules and regulations which shall be of uniform application for determining the proportionate shares for such quarter to each county under the provisions of this section and Section 15152. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784. Note: Provision (2) is superseded by Section 15151 whenever that section is operative.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

grants-in-aidpublic assistanceadministrative costsproportionate shareuniform application

Related Statutes

  • § 15151 County Public Assistance Grants
  • § 15152 County Public Assistance Funding
  • § 15154 County Public Assistance Reporting
  • § 15000 Public Assistance Warrant Labels
  • § 15150.5 County Social Services Funding

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 15150.
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