Senate Study Bill 3158 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND BUSINESS RELATIONS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SCHULTZ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to eligibility, work, and training requirements 1 for public assistance programs, and including effective date 2 and implementation provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6111XC (5) 88 pf/rh

S.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 234.12B Broad-based categorical 1 eligibility. 2 1. Categorical eligibility under 7 U.S.C. §2014(a) or 7 3 C.F.R. §273.2(j)(2)(iii) shall not be granted for any noncash, 4 in-kind, or other benefit unless expressly required by federal 5 law for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. 6 2. The department of human services shall not apply gross 7 income standards for the food assistance program that are 8 higher than the standards specified in 7 U.S.C. §2014(c) unless 9 expressly required by federal law. Categorical eligibility 10 exempting households from such gross income standards 11 requirements shall not be granted for any noncash, in-kind, or 12 other benefit, unless expressly required by federal law. 13 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 234.12C Work requirement waivers. 14 Unless expressly required by federal law, the department 15 of human services shall not seek, apply for, accept, or renew 16 any waiver of work requirements for supplemental nutrition 17 assistance program benefits as established under 7 U.S.C. 18 §2015(o). 19 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 234.12D Employment and training 20 assignment in food assistance. 21 The department of human services shall assign individuals 22 receiving food assistance program benefits subject to 23 requirements established under 7 U.S.C. §2015(d)(1), but not 24 subject to requirements established under 7 U.S.C. §2015(o), 25 to an employment and training program as defined in 7 U.S.C. 26 §2015(d)(4). 27 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 249A.3B Work requirements. 28 1. Unless exempt pursuant to subsection 2, an individual 29 shall not be eligible for Medicaid unless the individual 30 meets one of the following requirements, as determined by the 31 department: 32 a. Is working twenty hours or more per week, averaged 33 monthly. 34 b. Is participating in and complying with the requirements 35 -1- LSB 6111XC (5) 88 pf/rh 1/ 4

S.F. _____ of a work program twenty hours or more per week. 1 c. Is volunteering twenty hours or more per week. 2 d. Is meeting any combination of working and participating 3 in a work program for a total of twenty hours or more per week. 4 e. Is participating and complying with the requirements of a 5 workfare program. 6 2. Subsection 1 shall not apply to an individual who meets 7 any of the following conditions: 8 a. Is under eighteen years of age. 9 b. Is over sixty-four years of age. 10 c. Is medically certified as physically or mentally unfit 11 for employment. 12 d. Is pregnant. 13 e. Is a parent or caretaker responsible for the care of a 14 dependent child under one year of age. 15 f. Is a parent or caretaker personally providing the care 16 for a dependent child with a serious medical condition or with 17 a disability, as determined by the department. 18 g. Is receiving unemployment compensation and complying 19 with work requirements that are part of the federal-state 20 unemployment compensation system. 21 h. Is participating in a drug addiction or alcoholic 22 treatment and rehabilitation program. 23 Sec. 5. ADMINISTRATION PROVISIONS. 24 The department of human services shall do all of the 25 following: 26 1. Submit any state plan amendment or waiver needed to 27 implement the provisions of this Act no later than January 1, 28 2021. 29 2. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to 30 administer this Act. 31 Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 32 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 33 Sec. 7. IMPLEMENTATION. Implementation of the provisions 34 of this Act shall be in accordance with the following: 35 -2- LSB 6111XC (5) 88 pf/rh 2/ 4

S.F. _____ 1. If a provision does not require federal approval, the 1 provision shall be implemented beginning January 1, 2021. 2 2. If a provision requires federal approval, the provision 3 shall only be implemented upon receipt by the department of 4 human services of such federal approval. 5 EXPLANATION 6 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 7 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 8 This bill relates to eligibility, training, and work 9 requirements for public assistance programs. 10 With regard to the food assistance program, the bill 11 prohibits DHS from granting categorical eligibility for any 12 noncash, in-kind, or other benefit unless expressly required by 13 federal law for the supplemental nutrition assistance program; 14 and prohibits DHS from applying gross income standards for the 15 food assistance program that are higher than the standards 16 specified in federal law unless expressly required by federal 17 law. Categorical eligibility exempting households from such 18 gross income standards requirements shall not be granted for 19 any noncash, in-kind, or other benefit, unless expressly 20 required by federal law. 21 The bill also provides that unless expressly required by 22 federal law, DHS shall not seek, apply for, accept, or renew 23 any waiver of work requirements for supplemental nutrition 24 assistance program benefits as established under federal law. 25 DHS is required to assign individuals receiving food assistance 26 program benefits subject to requirements established under 27 federal law who are not otherwise exempt under federal law to 28 an employment and training program. 29 With regard to the Medicaid program, the bill prohibits a 30 person from being eligible for Medicaid unless the individual 31 meets one of the work-related requirements specified in the 32 bill. The bill specifies those individuals exempt from the 33 work-related requirements. 34 The bill requires DHS to submit any state plan amendment or 35 -3- LSB 6111XC (5) 88 pf/rh 3/ 4

S.F. _____ waiver necessary to implement the bill no later than January 1 1, 2021, and to adopt administrative rules as necessary to 2 administer the bill. 3 The bill takes effect upon enactment. The provisions of the 4 bill that do not require federal approval shall be implemented 5 beginning January 1, 2021; and those that require federal 6 approval shall only be implemented upon receipt by DHS of such 7 federal approval. 8 -4- LSB 6111XC (5) 88 pf/rh 4/ 4