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2012 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB1301 (Committee Approved)

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Stagger Issuance of SNAP Benefits for New Enrollees

Item 336 #1h

Item 336 #1h

First Year - FY2013 Second Year - FY2014
Health And Human Resources
Social Services, Department of FY2013 ($100,000) FY2014 $0 GF
FY2013 ($100,000) FY2014 $0 NGF

Language
Page 253, line 38, strike "$34,888,327" and insert "$34,688,327".
Page 254, after line 27, insert:
"D.  The Department of Social Services shall revise the current schedule for the issuance of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for new enrollees.  The department may spread out the issuance of SNAP benefits over nine calendar days with payments occurring on the first, fourth, seventh, and ninth day of the month.  The transition to this revised schedule of payments shall be completed by no later than December 1, 2012."


Explanation
(This amendment reduces $100,000 from the general fund and $100,000 in nongeneral funds contained in the introduced budget to stagger the issuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for all current recipients of SNAP benefits over a nine day period. Instead, language is added to stagger the issuance of SNAP benefits for new enrollees only, which will result in no disruption in the receipt of food benefits for current recipients and will not result in additional significant costs to the program to implement the change in the issuance schedule.)