General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5256
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 114
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. BECKER, 19th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5256
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 114
*00114*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. BECKER, 19th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING NUTRITION ASSISTANCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 17b-105d of the general statutes be amended to direct the Commissioner of Social Services to work in consultation with the Commissioner of Education to send notices home with every child receiving free or reduced price meals at school about assistance available to parents and guardians through the supplemental nutrition assistance program. The notices shall include (1) information about how to qualify for the program, (2) where to obtain applications, and (3) where to get help completing applications.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide more nutritional assistance to needy persons.