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IA SF326

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sarah Trone Garriott

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires Iowa's Department of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Department of Education, to immediately submit a letter of intent to participate in the federal SUN Bucks program (Summer EBT for children) for summer 2025

  • Mandates submission of a management and administration plan to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture by April 1, 2025

  • Appropriates an unspecified "sufficient amount" from the state general fund to HHS for fiscal year 2024-2025 to cover program administration costs, with unexpended funds carrying over to the next fiscal year

  • Approximately 240,000 Iowa children would be eligible for benefits under the program, with an estimated $29 million in federal funds flowing to the state to address child food insecurity

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment with retroactive applicability to July 1, 2024

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to the federal summer electronic benefits transfer for children program (SUN bucks), making an appropriation, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

Last Action

Subcommittee: Costello, Donahue, and Kraayenbrink. S.J. 303.

2/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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