| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 61 0058 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 272 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Glaize of the 67 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Dickey of the 134 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Townsend of the 179 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Paris of |
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| 10 | 10 | | the 142 |
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| 12 | 12 | | , Campbell of the 35 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , and others |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Encouraging the United States Congress to adopt legislation requiring the United States |
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| 18 | 18 | | Department of Agriculture to modify eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Assistance Program (SNAP) for students enrolled in institutions of higher education; and for3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | other purposes.4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, under existing federal regulations, students enrolled in institutions of higher5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | education are ineligible for SNAP benefits unless they qualify for certain exemptions; and6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, one such exemption is that a student must be employed for at least 20 hours per7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | week and paid for such employment; and8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, many students are often involved in unpaid work and other activities that are9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | similar to employment; and10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, students engaged in such unpaid work and other activities are meaningfully11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | contributing to their campus communities and should have the same eligibility for SNAP12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | benefits as students engaged in paid employment.13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | H. R. 272 |
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| 31 | 31 | | - 1 - 25 LC 61 0058 |
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| 32 | 32 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that |
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| 34 | 34 | | the members of this body encourage the United States Congress to adopt legislation requiring15 |
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| 35 | 35 | | the United States Department of Agriculture to modify SNAP eligibility criteria for students16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | so that the following would count toward the employment exemption, regardless of whether17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | a student was paid:18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (1) Work done as part of a research assistantship;19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (2) Work done by teaching assistants;20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (3) Work with student organizations, including work done by officers of such21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | organizations;22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | (4) Volunteer and community service hours; and23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (5) Work done by student ambassadors.24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | United States Congress.27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | H. R. 272 |
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| 48 | 48 | | - 2 - |
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