HF 119 (LSB 1906YH (4) 86)

HOUSE FILE 119

BY  DAWSON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to participation in the senior farmers’ market nutrition program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  175B.3A  Senior farmers’ market nutrition program.

   The department, in administering the senior farmers’ market nutrition program, shall deem as eligible all categories of participants who are eligible to receive benefits under 7 C.F.R. §249.6.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill amends the “Iowa Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Act” (Code chapter 175B) administered by the department of agriculture and land stewardship. One program administered by the department is the senior farmers’ market nutrition program (SFMNP) as authorized by the federal Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. §3007 and 7 C.F.R. pt. 249). The bill requires all categories of participants under 7 C.F.R. §249.6 are eligible to receive assistance. That section mandates that generally participants must be at least 60 years old, but that states may include persons who are less than that age, including Native Americans who are at least 55 years old and certain disabled individuals who are less than 60 years old living in housing facilities occupied primarily by older individuals where congregate nutrition services are provided.