REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 18, 2025
FROM
JAMES LOCURTO, Director, Transitional Assistance Department
SUBJECT
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Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding with Colton Joint Unified School District for Exchange of Information
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with Colton Joint Unified School District, for the exchange of information regarding mutual customers, to promote the participation of eligible student households in the CalFresh Program to increase the availability of healthy, nutritious foods for students and their families, for the period of November 18, 2025 through November 30, 2028.
(Presenter: James LoCurto, Director, 388-0245)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost), as it is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Effective January 1, 2012, Assembly Bill (AB) 402 (Chapter 504, Statutes of 2011), added Section 18901.55 to the California Welfare and Institutions Code, as well as new procedures in the California Education Code, which allows Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and the local agency that determines CalFresh program eligibility, to voluntarily enter into an agreement to share information contained on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) application, for the purpose of qualifying interested households for CalFresh benefits.
AB 402 is intended to increase the participation of free and reduced priced meals for eligible student households in the CalFresh program. Many students are eligible for the CalFresh program but are not currently receiving benefits. AB 402 will allow LEAs to share NSLP meal application information from eligible student households with the Transitional Assistance Department (TAD), if the LEA and the CalFresh office: 1) enter into an agreement that specifies the roles and responsibilities of each agency and describes the method used for sharing information; and 2) obtain written consent from the parent or guardian approving the information sharing.
CalFresh, federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the NSLP, are two of the largest food and nutrition assistance programs in California. The primary goal of these social safety net programs is to ensure children in economic need have consistent access to adequate, nutritious food.
Under the terms of the recommended agreement, both Colton Joint Unified School District and TAD will establish mechanisms to exchange information provided on an NSLP application to determine CalFresh program eligibility for students and their families. Consent forms will be provided to the parent or guardian for the exchange of information to occur.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Human Services (Lisa Rivas-Ordaz, Contracts Manager, 388-0222) on October 14, 2025; County Counsel (Jacqueline Carey-Wilson, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on October 14, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (John Hallen, Principal Administrative Analyst, 388-0208) on October 24, 2025.