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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 308
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1229
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFICIARIES TO
WORK OR VOLUNTEER.
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, adult recipients of public assistance, including, but not limited 2
to, supplemental nutrition assistance, state-administered general 3
assistance and Medicaid, to work or volunteer for a minimum of twenty 4
hours weekly. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To promote work among able-bodied recipients of public assistance.