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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 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb0881* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 881 | |
| 11 | 8 | O1 5lr2258 | |
| 12 | - | CF | |
| 9 | + | CF 5lr2570 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Delegates Shetty, Forbes, D. Jones, Kaufman, J. Lewis, Lopez, McCaskill, | |
| 14 | 11 | Smith, and Solomon | |
| 15 | 12 | Introduced and read first time: January 30, 2025 | |
| 16 | 13 | Assigned to: Appropriations | |
| 17 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 18 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 19 | - | Read second time: March 4, 2025 | |
| 20 | 14 | ||
| 21 | - | ||
| 15 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 22 | 16 | ||
| 23 | 17 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 24 | 18 | ||
| 25 | 19 | Family Investment Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 2 | |
| 26 | 20 | Benefits – Child Support 3 | |
| 27 | 21 | ||
| 28 | - | FOR the purpose of requiring phasing in a requirement that all child support received in a 4 | |
| 29 | - | month pass through to a family seeking assistance under the Family Investment 5 | |
| 30 | - | Program and prohibiting the consideration of child support in computing the amount 6 | |
| 31 | - | of assistance received; prohibiting a local department of social services from 7 | |
| 32 | - | considering any child support collected when computing the amount of Supplemental 8 | |
| 33 | - | Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to provide; and generally relating to the 9 | |
| 34 | - | Family Investment Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10 | |
| 35 | - | child support. 11 | |
| 22 | + | FOR the purpose of requiring that all child support received in a month pass through to a 4 | |
| 23 | + | family seeking assistance under the Family Investment Program and prohibiting the 5 | |
| 24 | + | consideration of child support in computing the amount of assistance received; 6 | |
| 25 | + | prohibiting a local department of social services from considering any child support 7 | |
| 26 | + | collected when computing the amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 8 | |
| 27 | + | Program benefits to provide; and generally relating to the Family Investment 9 | |
| 28 | + | Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 10 | |
| 36 | 29 | ||
| 37 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 38 | - | Article – Human Services | |
| 39 | - | Section 5–310(a) and 5–501 | |
| 40 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 41 | - | (2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) | |
| 30 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11 | |
| 31 | + | Article – Human Services 12 | |
| 32 | + | Section 5–310(a) and 5–501 13 | |
| 33 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 14 | |
| 34 | + | (2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15 | |
| 42 | 35 | ||
| 43 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17 | |
| 36 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16 | |
| 37 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17 | |
| 38 | + | ||
| 44 | 39 | Article – Human Services 18 | |
| 45 | - | Section 5–501 19 | |
| 46 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 20 | |
| 47 | - | (2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21 | |
| 40 | + | ||
| 41 | + | 5–310. 19 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | (a) (1) For a recipient that is an assistance unit that includes adults and 20 | |
| 44 | + | children or minor parents and children, the amount of assistance shall be designated as 21 | |
| 45 | + | follows: 22 | |
| 46 | + | ||
| 47 | + | (i) 75% for the child or children in the assistance unit; and 23 | |
| 48 | 48 | 2 HOUSE BILL 881 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
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| 52 | - | ||
| 51 | + | (ii) 25% for the adult member or members, or minor parent or 1 | |
| 52 | + | parents of the assistance unit. 2 | |
| 53 | 53 | ||
| 54 | - | Article – Human Services 3 | |
| 54 | + | (2) For a recipient that is an assistance unit that includes only adults or a 3 | |
| 55 | + | recipient who is a pregnant individual, 100% of the amount of assistance shall be 4 | |
| 56 | + | designated for the adult member or members or the pregnant individual. 5 | |
| 55 | 57 | ||
| 56 | - | 5–310. 4 | |
| 58 | + | (3) For applicants to the FIP, the amount of assistance shall be computed 6 | |
| 59 | + | by counting no more than 4 weeks of earned income in any month and disregarding 20% of 7 | |
| 60 | + | that earned income. 8 | |
| 57 | 61 | ||
| 58 | - | ( | |
| 59 | - | ||
| 60 | - | ||
| 62 | + | (4) [The first $100 of] ANY child support collected in a month [for one child 9 | |
| 63 | + | and the first $200 of child support collected in a month for two or more children] shall pass 10 | |
| 64 | + | through to the family and shall be disregarded in computing the amount of assistance. 11 | |
| 61 | 65 | ||
| 62 | - | (i) 75% for the child or children in the assistance unit; and 8 | |
| 66 | + | (5) For eligible recipients who obtain unsubsidized employment, the 12 | |
| 67 | + | amount of assistance shall be computed by counting no more than 4 weeks of earned income 13 | |
| 68 | + | in any month and disregarding 35% of that earned income. 14 | |
| 63 | 69 | ||
| 64 | - | (ii) 25% for the adult member or members, or minor parent or 9 | |
| 65 | - | parents of the assistance unit. 10 | |
| 70 | + | 5–501. 15 | |
| 66 | 71 | ||
| 67 | - | (2) For a recipient that is an assistance unit that includes only adults or a 11 | |
| 68 | - | recipient who is a pregnant individual, 100% of the amount of assistance shall be 12 | |
| 69 | - | designated for the adult member or members or the pregnant individual. 13 | |
| 72 | + | (a) (1) The Department may implement a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 16 | |
| 73 | + | Program in accordance with the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 17 | |
| 70 | 74 | ||
| 71 | - | (3) For applicants to the FIP, the amount of assistance shall be computed 14 | |
| 72 | - | by counting no more than 4 weeks of earned income in any month and disregarding 20% of 15 | |
| 73 | - | that earned income. 16 | |
| 75 | + | (2) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program shall include: 18 | |
| 74 | 76 | ||
| 75 | - | (4) (I) [The THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2027, THE first $100 of] ANY 17 | |
| 76 | - | child support collected in a month [for one child and the first $200 of child support collected 18 | |
| 77 | - | in a month for two or more children] shall pass through to the family and shall be 19 | |
| 78 | - | disregarded in computing the amount of assistance. 20 | |
| 77 | + | (i) a Restaurant Meals Program in accordance with § 5–505 of this 19 | |
| 78 | + | subtitle; and 20 | |
| 79 | 79 | ||
| 80 | - | (II) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028, THE GREATER OF $100 OF ANY 21 | |
| 81 | - | CHILD SUPPORT COLLEC TED IN A MONTH FOR O NE CHILD AND $200 OF CHILD 22 | |
| 82 | - | SUPPORT COLLECTED IN A MONTH FOR TWO OR MOR E CHILDREN OR 25% OF ANY 23 | |
| 83 | - | CHILD SUPPORT COLLEC TED IN A MONTH SHALL PASS THROUGH TO THE FAMILY 24 | |
| 84 | - | AND SHALL BE DISREGA RDED IN COMPUTING TH E AMOUNT OF ASSISTAN CE. 25 | |
| 80 | + | (ii) a Heat and Eat Program in accordance with § 5–506 of this 21 | |
| 81 | + | subtitle. 22 | |
| 85 | 82 | ||
| 86 | - | (III) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029, THE GREATER OF $100 OF ANY 26 | |
| 87 | - | CHILD SUPPORT COLLEC TED IN A MONTH FOR O NE CHILD AND $200 OF CHILD 27 | |
| 88 | - | SUPPORT COLLECTED IN A MONTH FOR TWO OR M ORE CHILDREN OR 50% OF ANY 28 | |
| 89 | - | CHILD SUPPORT COLLEC TED IN A MONTH SHALL PASS THROUGH TO THE FAMILY 29 | |
| 90 | - | AND SHALL BE DISREGA RDED IN COMPUTING TH E AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE. 30 | |
| 83 | + | (b) The State shall bear the nonfederal portion of the administrative costs of the 23 | |
| 84 | + | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for each county. 24 | |
| 91 | 85 | ||
| 92 | - | (IV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030, THE GREATER OF $100 OF ANY 31 | |
| 93 | - | CHILD SUPPORT COLLEC TED IN A MONTH FOR O NE CHILD AND $200 OF CHILD 32 | |
| 94 | - | SUPPORT COLLECTED IN A MONTH FOR TWO OR M ORE CHILDREN OR 75% OF ANY 33 HOUSE BILL 881 3 | |
| 86 | + | (c) Each local department shall administer the Supplemental Nutrition 25 | |
| 87 | + | Assistance Program: 26 | |
| 88 | + | ||
| 89 | + | (1) under the supervision and control of the Department; and 27 | |
| 90 | + | ||
| 91 | + | (2) in accordance with the regulations of the Department and federal law. 28 | |
| 92 | + | ||
| 93 | + | (d) If a household includes an individual who is at least 60 years old and receives 29 | |
| 94 | + | a federally funded benefit in an amount less than $50 per month under the Supplemental 30 | |
| 95 | + | Nutrition Assistance Program, the State shall provide a supplement to increase the total 31 | |
| 96 | + | benefit to $50 per month. 32 | |
| 97 | + | HOUSE BILL 881 3 | |
| 95 | 98 | ||
| 96 | 99 | ||
| 97 | - | CHILD SUPPORT COLLEC TED IN A MONTH SHALL PASS THROU GH TO THE FAMILY 1 | |
| 98 | - | AND SHALL BE DISREGA RDED IN COMPUTING TH E AMOUNT OF ASSISTAN CE. 2 | |
| 100 | + | (E) A LOCAL DEPARTMENT MAY NOT CONSIDER ANY CHI LD SUPPORT 1 | |
| 101 | + | COLLECTED BY A HOUSEHOLD WHEN COMPUTING THE A MOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTAL 2 | |
| 102 | + | BENEFITS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION O R § 5–501.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 3 | |
| 99 | 103 | ||
| 100 | - | (V) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2031 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR 3 | |
| 101 | - | THEREAFTER , ANY CHILD SUPPORT CO LLECTED IN A MONTH S HALL PASS THROUGH 4 | |
| 102 | - | TO THE FAMILY AND SH ALL BE DISREGARDED I N COMPUTING THE AMOUNT OF 5 | |
| 103 | - | ASSISTANCE. 6 | |
| 104 | - | ||
| 105 | - | (5) For eligible recipients who obtain unsubsidized employment, the 7 | |
| 106 | - | amount of assistance shall be computed by counting no more than 4 weeks of earned income 8 | |
| 107 | - | in any month and disregarding 35% of that earned income. 9 | |
| 108 | - | ||
| 109 | - | 5–501. 10 | |
| 110 | - | ||
| 111 | - | (a) (1) The Department may implement a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 11 | |
| 112 | - | Program in accordance with the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 12 | |
| 113 | - | ||
| 114 | - | (2) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program shall include: 13 | |
| 115 | - | ||
| 116 | - | (i) a Restaurant Meals Program in accordance with § 5–505 of this 14 | |
| 117 | - | subtitle; and 15 | |
| 118 | - | ||
| 119 | - | (ii) a Heat and Eat Program in accordance with § 5–506 of this 16 | |
| 120 | - | subtitle. 17 | |
| 121 | - | ||
| 122 | - | (b) The State shall bear the nonfederal portion of the administrative costs of the 18 | |
| 123 | - | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for each county. 19 | |
| 124 | - | ||
| 125 | - | (c) Each local department shall administer the Supplemental Nutrition 20 | |
| 126 | - | Assistance Program: 21 | |
| 127 | - | ||
| 128 | - | (1) under the supervision and control of the Department; and 22 | |
| 129 | - | ||
| 130 | - | (2) in accordance with the regulations of the Department and federal law. 23 | |
| 131 | - | ||
| 132 | - | (d) If a household includes an individual who is at least 60 years old and receives 24 | |
| 133 | - | a federally funded benefit in an amount less than $50 per month under the Supplemental 25 | |
| 134 | - | Nutrition Assistance Program, the State shall provide a supplement to increase the total 26 | |
| 135 | - | benefit to $50 per month. 27 | |
| 136 | - | ||
| 137 | - | (E) A LOCAL DEPARTMENT MAY NOT CONSIDER ANY CHI LD SUPPORT 28 | |
| 138 | - | COLLECTED BY A HOUSE HOLD WHEN COMPUTING THE AMOUNT OF SUPPLE MENTAL 29 | |
| 139 | - | BENEFITS PROVIDED UN DER THIS SECTION OR § 5–501.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 30 | |
| 140 | - | ||
| 141 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 31 | |
| 142 | - | October 1, 2025. 32 | |
| 104 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 4 | |
| 105 | + | October 1, 2025. 5 |