Welf. & Inst. Code, § 18238 · Article 3. Microenterprise Demonstration Projects
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 18238
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For the purposes of this article:
(a) “Microenterprise” means a small business in which a participant works as his or her own employer.
(b) “Microenterprise assistance provider” means a public agency or a nonprofit agency meeting the requirements of Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that provides self-employment training, technical assistance, and access to microloans to individuals seeking to become self-employed.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 181. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.
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