H.B. 651 Summary

• Amends Ohio's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility requirements and administration under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

• Prohibits the state from requesting a federal waiver for time limit exemptions and requires certain individuals to participate in employment and training programs as a condition of benefits.

• Restricts categorical eligibility by prohibiting households receiving noncash or in-kind benefits from qualifying and limits financial resource thresholds to federal minimums.

• Requires counting all income of ineligible aliens as household income when determining SNAP eligibility and benefit amounts, rather than allowing federal exemption options.

• Expands fraud detection efforts by requiring collection of suspicious electronic benefit transfer card transaction data for county investigation.