MS HB1033

Requires the Executive Director of the Division of Medicaid to present a feasibility study within 90 days on using a federal block grant to finance the state Medicaid program, examining improved health care access, outcomes, and budget stability

Reduces TANF benefit eligibility from 60 months to 24 months for adults, excluding months when assistance was received as a minor child who was not head of household or by foster parents/nonparent relatives in child-only cases

Mandates the Department of Human Services to assign certain SNAP (food stamp) recipients to employment and training programs as a condition of receiving benefits

Requires all public housing authorities by January 1, 2022 to seek federal waivers to screen applicants/recipients for employment status and create employability plans requiring able-bodied adults (ages 18-64 without children under 6) to work, attend education, or train for at least 20 hours per week

Directs public housing authorities to give highest preference in benefit distribution and waiting lists to families where all able-bodied adults are employed