H.B. No. 588 Summary

• Director of Job and Family Services shall waive income eligibility and client verification requirements for The Emergency Food Assistance Program during the emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D (March 9, 2020).

• County departments of job and family services shall not conduct eligibility redeterminations for publicly funded child care during the emergency period and for ninety days thereafter; families shall continue receiving benefits.

• County departments shall not conduct eligibility redeterminations for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families during the emergency period and for ninety days thereafter; assistance groups shall continue receiving benefits.

• Income sources discontinued within three months before an assistance group applies for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families shall not be counted when determining eligibility during the emergency period and for ninety days thereafter.

• Bill is declared an emergency measure to assist families experiencing financial hardship from unemployment or underemployment caused by COVID-19 restrictions; takes immediate effect.