(a) The department shall issue a one-time increase in the amount of six hundred dollars ($600) to a payment received under this chapter as of the eligibility date to be determined by the department.

(b) The one-time increase to a payment made pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the administration provisions pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 12100) and shall be administered in the form and manner determined by the department.

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(c) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of all-county letters or similar written instructions, which shall be exempt from submission to or review by the Office of Administrative Law. These all-county letters or similar instructions shall have the same force and effect as regulations.

(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 15, Sec. 6. (SB 86) Effective April 16, 2021.)