General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5434
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1883
Referred to Committee on Human Services
Introduced by:
REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. SEN. HARP, 10th Dist. REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist. REP. BECKER, 19th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5434
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1883
Referred to Committee on Human Services
Introduced by:
REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.
SEN. HARP, 10th Dist.
REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist.
REP. BECKER, 19th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING PROCESSING OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM APPLICATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 17b-77 of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Social Services to (1) place existing employees of the Department of Social Services at community action agencies, hospitals and community health care centers to assist applicants for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program to complete such applications, and (2) designate a sufficient number of employees of the Department of Social Services to process applications for the supplemental nutrition assistance program to ensure such applications are processed in a timely and accurate manner.
Statement of Purpose:
To maximize the number of SNAP applications submitted to the United States Department of Agriculture, to maximize the amount of federal dollars eligible persons in the state receive under SNAP and to maximize the state's potential to receive performance bonus dollars.