1. (a) HOPE will create and maintain an online eligibility portal that is accessible via a mobile optimized website through which potentially eligible Program Enrollees and their parent(s), legal guardian(s), or Indian custodian(s), or others may provide the minimum information necessary to determine and verify their eligibility.

2. (b) HOPE will provide all Program Enrollees access to a HOPE trust account dashboard accessible by the mobile optimized website that will state, at minimum, the amount in the Program Enrollee's HOPE trust account, when the Program Enrollee will be eligible to withdraw the funds, the amount expected to be available when the Program Enrollee can first draw down monies available to them, the expected monetary total if the Program Enrollee opts to leave the money invested in their HOPE trust account until they must withdraw it (prior to their 27th birthday), and how to access financial planning and management services.

   1. (1) The HOPE trust account dashboard shall be accessible by the Program Enrollee as well as their parent(s), legal guardian(s), or Indian custodian(s), until the Program Enrollee turns 18.
   2. (2) Upon turning 18, the Program Enrollee will have sole access and may opt to provide another adult access to their HOPE trust account dashboard.

Note: Authority cited: Section 18997.5, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 18997.59, Welfare and Institutions Code.

History

1. New section filed 8-26-2025; operative 10-1-2025 (Register 2025, No. 35).