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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7094
January Session, 2019
AN ACT CONCERNING A DIAPER STIPEND FOR CERTAIN
RECIPIENTS OF TEMPOR ARY FAMILY ASSISTANCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 17b-112 of the general statutes is amended by 1
adding subsection (h) as follows (Effective from passage): 2
(NEW) (h) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this 3
section, on and after September 1, 2019, a family receiving assistance 4
shall receive an additional benefit of thirty dollars monthly for each 5
child under three years of age to purchase diapers for such child. The 6
department shall adopt regulations in accordance with federal law to 7
ensure that such benefit is used solely for the purchase of diapers. The 8
department may implement policies and procedures to implement the 9
provisions of this subsection while in the process of adopting such 10
policies and procedures as regulations, provided the department posts 11
such policies or procedures on the eRegulations System prior to 12
adopting the regulations. 13
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 17b-112
Substitute Bill No. 7094
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HS Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
APP Joint Favorable