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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
HOUSE BILL 3235 By: Lawson
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to poor persons; directing the
Department of Human Services to develop and implement
application for certain programs; pr oviding
application requirements; directing agen cies to
establish certain protocols and systems; providing
for codification; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codifie d
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 261 of Title 56, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Department of Human Services shall develop and implement
a universal electronic eligibility and enrollment application for
the following family support programs:
1. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF );
2. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
3. Medicaid; and
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4. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC).
B. At a minimum, the application shall:
1. Be user-friendly and available in multip le languages;
2. Enable applicants to complete and electronically submit
applications; and
3. Allow for the secure transmission of data among relevant
agencies for eligibility and enrollment in the programs provided for
in subsection A of this section.
C. The agencies responsible for administeri ng the programs
provided for in subsection A of th is section shall collaborate to
establish protocols and systems for sharing information securely and
efficiently between agencies while maintaining privacy and
confidentiality.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
59-2-9359 CMA 12/27/23