Welfare and Institutions Code section 18901.59
(a)
The department may identify data-sharing opportunities with other state and local public entities, and any other unit of state government, for the purposes of improving the administration of CalFresh, increasing CalFresh participation, measuring the impact of CalFresh, and increasing access to critical public health and poverty-alleviating services and other services and benefits available to low-income individuals.(b)
Notwithstanding any other state law, and to the extent permitted by federal law, public entities may share data with the department for the purposes of subdivision (a). These public entities include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1)
Public entities related to health and human services, including, but not limited to, the California Health and Human Services Agency and departments within the agency.(2)
Public entities related to education and early childhood programs, including, but not limited to, the State Department of Education, the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, the Student Aid Commission, and First 5 California.(3)
Public entities related to employment and financial well-being, including, but not limited to, the Employment Development Department, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the California Workforce Development Board, and the Franchise Tax Board.(4)
Public entities related to shelter, utilities, housing, and homelessness, including, but not limited to, the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency and all departments and boards within the agency, and the Public Utilities Commission.(5)
Public entities related to justice-involved individuals, including, but not limited to, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(6)
Public entities related to services for veterans, including, but not limited to, the Department of Veterans Affairs.(c)
The department shall designate an executive-level employee of the department who shall report to the Director of Social Services on the implementation of the provisions of this section and Section 18901.58.
Source:
Section 18901.59, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=18901.59. (accessed May 10, 2025).