Bills › 89th General Assembly
SSB 3136
Topics:Health careFamilies & human services
Same legislation: HSB 693
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 14, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 14, 2022
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People receiving state food assistance may qualify for the highest possible benefit amount if their household includes certain individuals. This includes children, seniors, people with disabilities, or students enrolled at least half-time in college. The Department of Human Services will update its rules to allow these specific households to receive more help based on their size and income.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to qualifications for maximum benefit amounts from the state food assistance program. The bill provides that the department of human services shall amend its administrative rules pursuant to Code chapter 17A relating to categorical eligibility for food assistance benefits to provide that a qualified household that includes an individual under years of age, an individual years of age or older, a disabled individual as defined by federal social security laws, or an individual enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution which meets the requirements of the provisions of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 for student participation in the federal interest subsidy program and the requirements prescribed by rule of the college student aid commission, as at least a half-time student, shall qualify for the maximum benefit amount applicable to the household’s size and gross monthly income limits as allowed under federal law.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 14, 2022. Meeting: Wednesday, February 16 · 11:00 AM · Room 217 Conference Room.
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Lobbying
18 for · 0 against · 11 undecided · Who →
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