| 1 | 1 | | MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency By: Representative Varner House Bill 1329 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-12-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES MUST REQUIRE PERSONS WHO ARE RECEIVING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS WHO ARE EIGHTEEN TO FIFTY-NINE YEARS OF AGE, DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN IN THEIR HOME, DO NOT QUALIFY FOR AN EXEMPTION, AND ARE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO BE ELIGIBLE, TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 43-12-19, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 43-12-19. Work requirements. (1) The Department of Human Services shall not seek, apply for, accept or renew any waiver of requirements established under 7 USC Section 2015(o), except during a formal state or federal declaration of a natural disaster. (2) Unless prohibited by the federal government, the Department of Human Services must require a person who is receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits who: (a) is eighteen (18) to fifty-nine (59) years of age, inclusive; (b) does not have children under the age of eighteen (18) in his or her home; (c) does not qualify for an exemption; and (d) is determined by the department to be eligible, to participate in an employment and training program, as provided in 7 USC Section 2015(d). SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025. |
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| 3 | 3 | | MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE |
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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 Regular Session |
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| 7 | 7 | | To: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency |
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| 9 | 9 | | By: Representative Varner |
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| 11 | 11 | | # House Bill 1329 |
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| 13 | 13 | | AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-12-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES MUST REQUIRE PERSONS WHO ARE RECEIVING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS WHO ARE EIGHTEEN TO FIFTY-NINE YEARS OF AGE, DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN IN THEIR HOME, DO NOT QUALIFY FOR AN EXEMPTION, AND ARE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO BE ELIGIBLE, TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. |
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| 15 | 15 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 1. Section 43-12-19, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: |
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| 19 | 19 | | 43-12-19. Work requirements. (1) The Department of Human Services shall not seek, apply for, accept or renew any waiver of requirements established under 7 USC Section 2015(o), except during a formal state or federal declaration of a natural disaster. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) Unless prohibited by the federal government, the Department of Human Services must require a person who is receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits who: (a) is eighteen (18) to fifty-nine (59) years of age, inclusive; (b) does not have children under the age of eighteen (18) in his or her home; (c) does not qualify for an exemption; and (d) is determined by the department to be eligible, to participate in an employment and training program, as provided in 7 USC Section 2015(d). |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025. |
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