Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00958 Compare Versions

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6	6	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 958
7	7	January Session, 2021
8	8	LCO No. 3830
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11	11	Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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14	14	Introduced by:
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20	20	AN ACT ALLOWING CERT AIN SUPPLEMENTAL NUT RITION
21	21	ASSISTANCE BENEFICIA RIES TO USE ELECTRONIC BENEFIT
22	22	TRANSFER CARDS AT PA RTICIPATING RESTAURA NTS.
23	23	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	24	Assembly convened:
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26	26	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section: (1) 1
27	27	"Restaurant Meals Program" means a federal program that allows 2
28	28	eligible beneficiaries of supplemental nutrition assistance to purchase 3
29	29	meals at participating restaurants using their electronic benefit transfer 4
30	30	cards, (2) "eligible beneficiaries" means an elderly or disabled member, 5
31	31	as defined in 7 USC 2012(j), and the spouse of such member, and 6
32	32	homeless individuals, as defined in 7 USC 2012(l), and (3) "electronic 7
33	33	benefit transfer card" means a card allowing for the transfer of payments 8
34	34	from state administered programs, including, but not limited to, 9
35	35	supplemental nutrition assistance. 10
36	36	(b) Not later than July 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Social Services 11
37	37	shall develop and implement a plan to commence participation in the 12
38	38	Restaurant Meals Program beginning not later than October 1, 2021. The 13
39	39	plan shall identify restaurants that contract with the Department of 14 Raised Bill No. 958
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43	43	LCO No. 3830 2 of 2
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45	45	Social Services to offer meals to eligible beneficiaries at concessional 15
46	46	prices pursuant to 7 USC 2018(h) and allow eligible beneficiaries to use 16
47	47	their electronic benefit transfer cards to purchase such meals. 17
48	48	(c) The Department of Social Services shall adopt policies and 18
49	49	procedures to implement the provisions of this section. The department 19
50	50	may implement such policies and procedures while in the process of 20
51	51	adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form, provided the 21
52	52	department posts notice of intent to adopt regulations on the 22
53	53	eRegulations System and the department's Internet web site not later 23
54	54	than twenty days after adopting such policies and procedures. Such 24
55	55	policies shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted. 25
56	56	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
57	57	sections:
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59	59	Section 1 from passage New section
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61	61	Statement of Purpose:
62	62	To require the Department of Social Services to develop and implement
63	63	a plan to participate in a federal program that allows certain
64	64	supplemental nutrition assistance beneficiaries to purchase meals at
65	65	participating restaurants.
66	66	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
67	67	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
68	68	underlined.]
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