{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"11332.7","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11332.7","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE [11000. - 15771.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act [11200. - 11526.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3.5. Cal-Learn Program [11331. - 11334.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3/chapter-2/article-3.5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 615, Sec. 6.   (SB 521)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Notwithstanding Article 3.2 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/wic/11320\">11320</a>), there shall be no limits on the amount of time that a teen under 19 years of age may participate in the initial education components of the program in order to achieve a high school diploma or its equivalent.</p><p>(b) A teen who begins participation in the program before 19 years of age may continue to receive needed intensive case management services after 19 years of age until the individual earns a high school diploma or its equivalent.</p><p>(c) A month in which a recipient participates in the program pursuant to this section shall not be counted as a month of receipt of aid for the purposes of subdivision (a) of, and paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of, Section <a href=\"/wic/11454\">11454</a>.</p>","text":"(a) Notwithstanding Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320), there shall be no limits on the amount of time that a teen under 19 years of age may participate in the initial education components of the program in order to achieve a high school diploma or its equivalent. (b) A teen who begins participation in the program before 19 years of age may continue to receive needed intensive case management services after 19 years of age until the individual earns a high school diploma or its equivalent. (c) A month in which a recipient participates in the program pursuant to this section shall not be counted as a month of receipt of aid for the purposes of subdivision (a) of, and paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of, Section 11454.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/cal-learn-program-11332-7","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}