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GA HB1006
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/11/2016
Primary Sponsor
David Clark
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AI Summary
- SNAP and TANF annual reports must now include the mean, median, and mode of time participants receive assistance, the number of participants concurrently receiving other types of public assistance, and the types of such assistance
- SNAP participants face graduated sanctions for material violations: 100% reduction of assistance for 3 months (first violation), 6 months (second), 1 year (third), and permanent termination (fourth), with a good cause exception
- TANF lifetime cash assistance limit is reduced from 48 months to 12 months for non-minor-child heads of household, and the TANF sanction for a first material violation is increased from a 25% to a 100% reduction of cash assistance
- By January 1, 2017, both the Department of Agriculture (SNAP) and the Department of Human Services (TANF) must enter into competitively bid contracts with third-party contractors to verify initial and ongoing eligibility data through public records and data matching; the department retains final eligibility authority
- The Georgia Lottery Corporation must provide monthly confidential reports to the Department of Human Services and Department of Agriculture listing names, addresses, and amounts of all individuals claiming lottery winnings exceeding $1,000 for use in administering public benefits eligibility
Legislative Description
"Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)"; require additional information regarding participants for annual report
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/17/2016
Full Bill Text
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