WV HB2741 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-01 - To House Government Organization
Pending: House Government Organization Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-01 - To House Government Organization
Pending: House Government Organization Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
10.0pt;color:windowtext'>The purpose of this bill is to provide for eligibility and fraud requirements for public assistance; defining terms; requiring the Department of Health and Human Resources to implement work requirements for applicants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); requiring discontinuance of a federal waiver; setting forth what meets work requirements; setting out exceptions to work requirements; providing for a good cause exception; allowing for a federal waiver to meet the requirements of this section; providing for rulemaking for suspension of benefits for noncompliance; providing for an asset test for SNAP benefits; requiring accessing information of various federal, state and miscellaneous sources; prohibiting payment of SNAP benefits in specified instances; requiring cooperation with the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement; requiring a design or establishment of a computerized income, asset and identity verification system for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF); allowing for contracting with a third- party vendor; setting out required contract terms; requiring accessing information of various federal, state and miscellaneous sources for TANF; requiring identity authentication as a condition to receiving public assistance; requiring a semi-annual case review of all public assistance cases; setting forth notice requirements and the right to a hearing; requiring referrals for fraud, misrepresentation and inadequate documentation; requiring report to the Governor and Legislature; setting forth prohibitions on the use of an electronic benefit transfer card; tracking out of state spending of SNAP and TANF benefits and providing for rulemaking.
Title
Relating to eligibility and fraud requirements for public assistance
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-01 | House | To House Government Organization |
| 2017-03-01 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2017-03-01 | House | To Government Organization then Finance |
| 2017-03-01 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB60 (Similar To) 2017-03-31 - To House Judiciary
Subjects
Code Citations
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