Bill Text: IA HSB508 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the performance of an asset test to determine eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-26 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1 [HSB508 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HSB508-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
508
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
MEYER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
performance
of
an
asset
test
to
1
determine
eligibility
for
supplemental
nutrition
assistance
2
program
benefits.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
239.1
Definitions.
1
As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
2
requires:
3
1.
“Applicant”
means
an
individual
who
is
applying
for
SNAP
4
benefits
in
the
state.
5
2.
“Asset”
or
“asset
test”
means
all
assets
of
the
members
6
of
the
applicant’s
household,
including
all
of
the
following:
7
a.
All
bank
accounts,
excluding
retirement
accounts
of
8
members
of
the
household.
9
b.
All
cash,
excluding
the
first
two
thousand
dollars
of
10
members
of
the
household.
11
c.
All
lottery
and
gambling
income
of
the
household
whether
12
received
as
a
lump
sum
or
installment
payments.
13
d.
All
real
estate,
excluding
the
primary
household
14
residence
and
surrounding
lot.
15
e.
All
other
personal
property
excluding
personal
16
belongings,
household
goods,
and
one
vehicle.
17
3.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
human
services.
18
4.
“Public
assistance”
means
SNAP
(the
supplemental
19
nutrition
assistance
program),
the
Medicaid
program,
FIP
(the
20
family
investment
program),
and
CHIP
(the
children’s
health
21
insurance
program).
22
5.
“Real-time
system”
means
real-time
electronic
access
23
to
a
system
that
allows
verification
of
all
applicable
public
24
assistance
program
eligibility
information
based
on
the
25
most
recent
information
available
to
the
department
through
26
nonmodeled
earned
and
unearned
income,
such
as
commercially
27
available
wage
data.
28
6.
“Supplemental
nutrition
assistance
program”
or
“SNAP”
29
means
the
supplemental
nutrition
assistance
program
as
defined
30
in
7
U.S.C.
§2012.
31
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
239.2
Asset
test
for
supplemental
32
nutrition
assistance
program
——
rules
——
report.
33
1.
For
the
purposes
of
determining
eligibility
for
receipt
34
of
SNAP
benefits,
the
department
shall
conduct
an
asset
test
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on
all
members
of
the
applicant’s
household.
The
allowable
1
financial
resources
to
be
included
in
or
excluded
from
a
2
determination
of
eligibility
for
SNAP
shall
be
those
specified
3
in
7
U.S.C.
§2014(g)(1).
4
2.
Prior
to
determining
eligibility
for
SNAP
benefits,
5
the
department
shall
access,
at
a
minimum,
for
every
member
6
of
the
applicant’s
household,
the
following
information
from
7
the
following
federal,
state,
and
miscellaneous
sources,
or
8
successor
sources:
9
a.
Federal
sources
and
information:
10
(1)
Earned
and
unearned
income
information
maintained
by
11
the
internal
revenue
service.
12
(2)
The
following
sources
and
information
maintained
by
the
13
United
States
social
security
administration:
14
(a)
Earned
income
information.
15
(b)
Death
register
information.
16
(c)
Prisoner
or
incarceration
status
information.
17
(d)
Supplemental
security
income
information
maintained
in
18
the
state
data
exchange
database.
19
(e)
Beneficiary
records
and
earnings
information
maintained
20
in
the
beneficiary
and
earnings
data
exchange
database.
21
(f)
Earnings
and
pension
information
maintained
in
the
22
beneficiary
earnings
exchange
record
system
database.
23
(3)
The
following
sources
and
information
maintained
by
the
24
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services:
25
(a)
Income
and
employment
information
maintained
in
the
26
national
directory
of
new
hires
database
by
the
office
of
child
27
support
enforcement
of
the
administration
for
children
and
28
families.
29
(b)
Other
federal
data
sources
maintained
by
the
office
of
30
child
support
enforcement
of
the
administration
for
children
31
and
families.
32
b.
State
sources
and
information:
33
(1)
The
department’s
sources
and
information
including
but
34
not
limited
to
all
of
the
following:
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(a)
Income
and
employment
information
maintained
by
the
1
child
support
recovery
unit.
2
(b)
Child
care
assistance
information
maintained
by
the
3
division
of
child
and
family
services.
4
(c)
Enrollment
status
in
other
public
assistance
programs.
5
(2)
The
department
of
workforce
development
sources
and
6
information
including
all
of
the
following:
7
(a)
Employment
information.
8
(b)
Employer
weekly,
monthly,
and
quarterly
reports
of
9
income
and
unemployment
insurance
payments.
10
(3)
The
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
system
for
11
earnings
and
pension
information.
12
c.
Miscellaneous
sources:
13
(1)
Any
existing
real-time
system
database
of
persons
14
currently
receiving
benefits
in
other
states,
such
as
the
15
national
accuracy
clearinghouse.
16
(2)
Any
databases
maintained
by
the
Iowa
lottery
17
commission.
18
(3)
Any
existing
real-time
system
that
includes
employment
19
and
income
information
maintained
by
a
consumer
reporting
20
agency,
as
defined
by
the
federal
Fair
Credit
Reporting
Act,
21
15
U.S.C.
§1681a,
for
the
purpose
of
obtaining
real-time
22
employment
and
income
information.
23
3.
Prior
to
determining
eligibility
for
SNAP
benefits,
the
24
department
shall
access
information
for
every
member
of
the
25
applicant’s
household
from
the
following
public
records:
26
a.
A
nationwide
public
records
data
source
of
physical
asset
27
ownership.
The
data
source
may
include
but
is
not
limited
to
28
real
property,
automobiles,
watercraft,
aircraft,
and
luxury
29
vehicles,
or
any
other
vehicle
owned
by
the
applicant.
30
b.
National
and
state
financial
institutions
in
order
31
to
locate
undisclosed
depository
accounts
or
verify
account
32
balances
of
disclosed
accounts.
33
4.
The
department
shall
enter
into
a
memorandum
of
34
understanding
with
any
department,
division,
bureau,
section,
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unit,
or
any
other
subunit
of
a
department
to
obtain
the
1
information
specified
in
this
section.
2
5.
The
provisions
of
this
section
shall
not
apply
if
every
3
member
of
the
applicant’s
household
receives
supplemental
4
security
income.
5
6.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
6
to
administer
this
chapter.
7
7.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
8
and
the
general
assembly
by
January
15,
2024,
and
by
January
9
15
annually
thereafter
through
January
15,
2029,
detailing
the
10
impact
of
the
asset
test
measures
taken
under
this
chapter.
11
Sec.
3.
IMPLEMENTATION.
12
1.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
request
federal
13
approval
including
for
any
state
plan
amendment
or
waiver
14
necessary
to
administer
this
Act.
15
2.
The
provisions
of
this
Act
requiring
federal
approval
16
shall
be
implemented
upon
receipt
of
such
federal
approval.
17
3.
The
provisions
of
this
Act
not
requiring
federal
approval
18
shall
be
implemented
no
later
than
July
1,
2023.
19
4.
The
department
may
contract
with
multiple
third-party
20
vendors
to
administer
this
Act.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
relates
to
the
performance
of
an
asset
test
to
25
determine
eligibility
for
supplemental
nutrition
assistance
26
program
(SNAP)
benefits.
27
The
bill
provides
definitions
used
in
the
bill.
28
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
human
services
(DHS)
to
29
conduct
an
asset
test
on
all
members
of
the
household
of
an
30
applicant
for
SNAP
benefits.
The
bill
specifies
the
minimum
31
information,
federal,
state,
and
other
data
sources,
and
public
32
records
that
DHS
must
access
prior
to
determining
eligibility
33
for
an
applicant’s
SNAP
benefits.
The
bill
requires
DHS
to
34
enter
into
a
memorandum
of
understanding
with
any
department
or
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subunit
of
a
department
to
obtain
the
information
specified.
1
The
bill
provisions
do
not
apply
if
every
member
of
the
2
applicant’s
household
receives
supplemental
security
income.
3
The
bill
requires
DHS
to
adopt
administrative
rules
to
4
implement
the
bill,
requires
DHS
to
report
annually
on
the
5
impact
of
the
asset
test
measures
of
the
bill,
and
includes
6
implementation
provisions.
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