MS HB1362

Directs the Executive Director of the Division of Medicaid to present a feasibility study within 90 days to state leadership examining how a Medicaid block grant could improve access, outcomes, flexibility, innovation, self-sufficiency, and fiscal stability.

Reduces the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) time limit from 60 months to 24 months for adults, with certain months disregarded for minor parents, foster parents, and non-parent relatives in child-only cases.

Requires the Department of Human Services to assign SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients to employment and training programs as a condition of participation.

Requires all public housing authorities to seek federal waivers by January 1, 2021, to screen applicants and recipients for unemployment/underemployment, create employability plans requiring at least 20 hours per week of work/education/training, and impose loss of housing benefits for non-compliance.

Mandates public housing authorities give highest preference in distributing benefits and selecting applicants to families where all able-bodied adults are employed.