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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5626
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 326
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist.
REP. MASTROFRANCESCO, 80th Dist.
REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
REP. DAUPHINAIS, 44th Dist.
REP. WILSON, 66th Dist.
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.
REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist.
REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.
REP. DUBITSKY, 47th Dist.
REP. FUSCO, 81st Dist.
REP. HAYES, 51st Dist.
REP. VAIL, 52nd Dist.
REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A WORK REQUIREMENT FOR RECIPIENTS
OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to require able-1
bodied adults without dependent children to work or volunteer for a 2
minimum of twenty hours weekly to receive supplemental nutrition 3
assistance, state-administered general assistance, Medicaid and other 4
state-administered assistance. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To promote work among recipients of public assistance to improve
their life prospects.