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ACT No. 533
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 1062
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 46:311 through 313, relative to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance2
Program; to create and provide for a task force to study and make recommendations3
concerning electronic benefits disbursement by the Department of Children and4
Family Services; to provide for termination of the task force; to provide for5
redesignation of laws; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 46:311 through 313 are hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
§311. Legislative findings; purpose9
A. The legislature hereby finds the following:10
(1) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, referred to in this11
Subpart as "SNAP", is the major food assistance program of this state.12
(2) SNAP provides support to needy households and to persons making the13
transition from welfare to work.14
(3) It is the policy of this state to operate SNAP in a manner that maximizes15
administrative efficiency in delivery of food assistance to eligible children and16
families.17
B. The legislature hereby declares that the purpose of this Subpart is to18
further this state's policy of fiscal soundness and efficiency in administration of19 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1062
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public benefits programs by establishing a task force to study and make1
recommendations concerning policies, procedures, and technical processes relative2
to electronic disbursement of SNAP benefits by the Department of Children and3
Family Services.4
§312. Task force on SNAP electronic benefits issuance; membership; purpose5
A. There is hereby created within the Department of Children and Family6
Services a task force on SNAP electronic benefits issuance, referred to in this Section7
as the "task force".8
B. The task force shall be composed of the following twelve members:9
(1) Two members appointed by the commissioner of administration, at least10
one of whom shall be an employee in the office of information technology.11
(2) Two members appointed by the secretary of the Department of Children12
and Family Services, at least one of whom shall be an employee in the division of13
programs of the department.14
(3) The executive director of the Louisiana Retailers Association or his15
designee.16
(4) The president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry or17
his designee.18
(5) The vice president of public affairs of the National Grocers Association19
or his designee.20
(6) One member of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker21
of the House of Representatives.22
(7) One member of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate.23
(8) One member representing the Louisiana State University Agricultural24
Center appointed by the vice president for agriculture.25
(9) One member representing the Southern University Agricultural Center26
appointed by the chancellor of the center.27
(10) The executive director of the Louisiana Food Bank Association or his28
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C. At the first meeting, the members of the task force shall select one1
member to serve as chairman.2
D. The purposes of the task force shall include the following:3
(1) To study on an ongoing basis the policies, procedures, and technical4
processes by which the Department of Children and Family Services disburses5
SNAP benefits electronically.6
(2) To consider the impacts on Louisiana families and businesses of7
prospective policy changes relative to the disbursement schedule for SNAP benefits.8
(3) To keep abreast of changes in federal laws and regulations which relate9
in any manner to electronic issuance of public benefits.10
(4) To make recommendations to the secretary of the Department of11
Children and Family Services, on a schedule determined by the chairman,12
concerning innovations in electronic benefits issuance policies and systems.13
E. The task force shall convene on or before September 1, 2014. The14
secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services shall call the first15
meeting.16
§313. Termination17
The provisions of this Subpart shall terminate on March 1, 2015.18
Section 2.(A) The Louisiana State Law Institute is hereby directed to redesignate19
Subpart E of Part II of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,20
comprised of R.S. 46:290.1, as Subpart E-1 of Part II of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the21
Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 46:290.1, and is further directed to22
retain the heading of the Subpart.23
(B) The Louisiana State Law Institute is hereby directed to redesignate Subpart A-124
of Part II of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of25
R.S. 46:236.1, as Subpart E-2 of Part II of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised26
Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 46:301, and is further directed to change the heading of27
the Subpart to "SNAP Nutrition Education".28
(C) The Louisiana State Law Institute is hereby directed to designate R.S. 46:31129
through 313, as enacted by this Act, as Subpart E-3 of Part II of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the30 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1062
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Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and is further directed to apply to the Subpart the1
heading "Task Force on SNAP Electronic Benefits Issuance".2
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: