Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB921 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	sb0921
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7	7	SENATE BILL 921
8	8	O1, F2 2lr3009
9	9	CF HB 1027
10	10	By: Senator Elfreth
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Food Supplement Benefits – Students – Eligibility 2
19	19	(SNAP for Students) 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Human Services to provide food 4
22	22	supplement benefits to certain students enrolled in an institution of higher education 5
23	23	who meet a certain eligible income threshold; and generally relating to food 6
24	24	supplement benefits for students. 7
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26	26	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
27	27	Article – Human Services 9
28	28	Section 5–502 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
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32	32	BY adding to 13
33	33	Article – Human Services 14
34	34	Section 5–503.1 15
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36	36	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 17
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38	38	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
39	39	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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41	41	Article – Human Services 20
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43	43	5–502. 21
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45	45	Except as provided in [§ 5–503] §§ 5–503 AND 5–503.1 of this subtitle, if any 22
46	46	provision of this subtitle conflicts with any federal law, the federal law shall prevail. 23
47	47	2 SENATE BILL 921
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50	50	5–503.1. 1
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52	52	(A) IN THIS SECTION, “ELIGIBLE INCOME TH RESHOLD” MEANS, BASED ON 2
53	53	THE INCOME OF A STUD ENT OR THE STUDENT ’S FAMILY: 3
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55	55	(1) A STUDENT’S EXPECTED FAMILY CO NTRIBUTION IS $0 ON THE 4
56	56	MOST RECENT FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID; OR 5
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58	58	(2) A STUDENT IS ELIGIBL E TO PARTICIPATE IN A STATE OR 6
59	59	FEDERALLY FINANCED W ORK STUDY PROGRAM . 7
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61	61	(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE FOOD SUPPLEMENT BENEFITS TO A 8
62	62	STUDENT WHO : 9
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64	64	(1) IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE; 10
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66	66	(2) IS ENROLLED IN AN IN STITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR AT 11
67	67	LEAST 15 CREDIT HOURS PER YEA R; AND 12
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69	69	(3) MEETS THE ELIGIBLE I NCOME THRESHOLD . 13
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71	71	(C) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 14
72	72	GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION IN 15
73	73	AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO REIMBURSE THE DEPARTMENT FOR EXPEND ITURES 16
74	74	MADE UNDER THIS SECT ION IN THE SECOND PR IOR FISCAL YEAR. 17
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76	76	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 18
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78	78	(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, Section 1 of this Act shall take effect 19
79	79	contingent on the expiration of the expanded student eligibility for benefits under the 20
80	80	federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as modified by the Consolidated 21
81	81	Appropriations Act, 2021. 22
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83	83	(b) If the expanded student eligibility expires due to the end of the COVID–19 23
84	84	public health emergency and no substantially similar federal legislation is enacted in its 24
85	85	place, Section 1 of this Act shall take effect within 30 days after the expiration. 25
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87	87	(c) The Department of Human Services shall notify the Department of Legislative 26
88	88	Services within 5 days after the expiration of expanded student eligibility benefits. 27
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90	90	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the provisions of 28
91	91	Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall take effect June 1, 2022. 29
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