California Code of Regulations
Title 25 - Housing and Community Development
Division 2 - California Housing Finance Agency
Chapter 3 - Restrictions on Agency Public Benefits to Aliens
Article 1 - General
Section 12001 - Authority and Purpose

This chapter is adopted pursuant to Section 51050(e) of the California Health & Safety Code in order to implement the provisions of federal legislation known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub.L. No. 104-193, 8 U.S.C. § 1601, et seq.), which provides that only citizens or other nationals of the United States or qualified aliens may receive agency public benefits. The purpose of this chapter is to implement those requirements by establishing rules and procedures for verifying the eligibility of applicants for agency public benefits.

1. New chapter 3 (articles 1-2), article 1 (sections 12001-12005) and section filed 6-9-98 as an emergency; operative 8-1-98 (Register 98, No. 24). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-30-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day. For prior history, see Register 84, No. 8.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-9-98 order transmitted to OAL 9-21-98 and filed 10-28-98 (Register 98, No. 44).
3. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 11-2-98; operative 12-2-98 (Register 98, No. 45).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 51050(e), 51050(s), 51067 and 51349, Health and Safety Code. Reference: 8 U.S.C. §§ 1601, 1621, 1625, 1641 and 1642; and Sections 51050- 51070, 51100- 51253 and 51325- 51340, Health and Safety Code.