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AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; REQUIRING THE HEALTH CARE
AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP ANNUAL FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STATE OUTREACH PLANS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of the Public Assistance Act
is enacted to read:
"FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
OUTREACH PLANS.--
A. The authority shall develop annual federal
supplemental nutrition assistance program state outreach
plans to promote access to the benefits of the federal
supplemental nutrition assistance program. Each year, the
authority shall submit the annual state outreach plan to the
food and nutrition service of the United States department of
agriculture on or before the deadline specified by the food
and nutrition service. Upon approval of an annual state
outreach plan, the authority shall maximize federal funding
for the plan by submitting a request to the food and
nutrition service for all available matching funding that the
federal government offers for state outreach plans. The
authority may seek matching federal funds, gifts, grants and
donations to develop and implement an annual state outreach
plan. HB 77
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B. The authority may partner with one or more
counties, municipalities, tribal governments or nonprofit
organizations for purposes of developing and implementing an
annual state outreach plan. The authority may contractually
require an entity with which the authority partners for
services related to developing or implementing an annual
state outreach plan to seek gifts, grants or donations to
fund the development or implementation of the annual state
outreach program.
C. The authority shall be exempt from implementing
an annual state outreach plan if the authority does not
receive enough state, local, private or federal funds to cover
the implementation and administration costs of the annual
state outreach plan."