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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6481
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2855
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. ROSARIO, 128th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING SEMI-MONTHLY TRANSFERS OF
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION BENEFITS.
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 the 1
Commissioner of Social Services to stagger the transfer of 2
supplemental nutrition assistance benefits to electronic benefit cards 3
more than once a month to avert (1) higher retail food prices due to 4
increased demand when beneficiaries use the benefits all at once, and 5
(2) depletion of benefits soon after they are issued. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To avert depletion of supplemental nutrition assistance benefits early
in the month and higher food prices when retailers serve a rush of
shoppers using their benefits all at once.