Bill Text: NJ A6007 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Revises SNAP eligibility requirements for certain students attending institutions of higher education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-12-06 - Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee [A6007 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2020-A6007-Amended.html
ASSEMBLY, No. 6007
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman MILA M. JASEY
District 27 (Essex and Morris)
Assemblywoman PAMELA R. LAMPITT
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Revises SNAP eligibility requirements for certain students attending institutions of higher education.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Higher Education Committee on December 6, 2021, with amendments.
An Act concerning eligibility requirements for the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and supplementing Title 44 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. To be eligible to participate in the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), established pursuant to the federal "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008," Pub.L.110-246 (7 U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.), a student in an institution of higher education, as defined by paragraph (a) of N.J.A.C.10:87-3.14, shall 1[meets] meet1 all eligibility criteria of the SNAP, such as residency and income limitations, and meet one of the criteria established under paragraph (d) of N.J.A.C.10:87-3.14 1[,]1 or 1[one of the following additional criteria:
(1) Be employed for a minimum of 10 hours per week and paid for such employment or, if self-employed, be employed for a minimum of 10 hours per week and receive weekly earnings at least equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 10 hours; or
(2) Be] be1 a recipient of unemployment compensation benefits.
b. (1) The provisions of 1[subsections] subsection1 a. of this section shall remain inoperative until such time as the federal Food and Nutrition Service approves the change in, and authorizes a waiver of, existing federal SNAP requirements for the students, as outlined in subsection a. of this section.
(2) Within 90 days after the effective date of this section, the Commissioner of Human Services shall: (a) apply to the federal Food and Nutrition Service to secure any appropriate federal approvals or waivers that may be necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of this section; and (b) take any additional actions as may be necessary to ensure that the State's implementation of this section is done in compliance with all applicable provisions of federal and State law and regulation.
c. Following the receipt of necessary federal approvals and waivers, as provided by subsection c. of this section, the Department of Human Services shall implement and enforce the provisions of this section. In so doing, the department shall institute a public awareness campaign that is designed to inform high school seniors and students of higher education about the new SNAP eligibility criteria provided for under this section.
2. The Commissioner of Human Services shall adopt such rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
