Section 8273.2.

(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 8447, for the 2006–07 fiscal year, the department shall update the family fee schedules by family size, based on the 2005 state median income survey data for a family of four. The family fee schedule used during the 2005–06 fiscal year shall remain in effect. However, the department shall adjust the family fee schedule for families that are newly eligible to receive or will continue to receive services under the new income eligibility limits. The family fees shall not exceed 10 percent of the family's monthly income.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the family fee schedule that was in effect for the 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, and 2010–11 fiscal years shall be adjusted to reflect the income eligibility limits specified in subdivision (b) of Section 8263.1 for the 2011–12 fiscal year, and shall retain a flat fee per family. The revised family fee schedule shall begin at income levels at which families currently begin paying fees. The revised family fees shall not exceed 10 percent of the family's monthly income. The department shall first submit the adjusted family fee schedule to the Department of Finance for approval in order for the adjusted family fee schedule to be implemented by July 1, 2011.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the family fee schedule that was in effect for the 2011–12 fiscal year pursuant to subdivision (b) shall remain in effect for the 2012–13 fiscal year, and shall retain a flat fee per family.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the family fee schedule that was in effect for the 2012–13 fiscal year pursuant to subdivision (c) shall remain in effect for the 2013–14 fiscal year until the first day of a month that is at least 60 days after the new family fee schedule developed pursuant to Section 8273 has been approved by the Department of Finance and adopted.

(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 48, Sec. 12. Effective July 1, 2013.)