SSB 3136 (LSB 6157XC (1) 89)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES BILL BY CHAIRPERSON EDLER)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to qualifications for maximum benefit amounts from the state food assistance program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— FOOD ASSISTANCE —— MAXIMUM BENEFITS.  The department of human services shall amend its administrative rulers pursuant to chapter 17A relating to categorical eligibility for food assistance benefits to provide that a qualified household that includes an individual under eighteen years of age, an individual sixty-five years of age or older, a disabled individual as defined by 42 U.S.C. §1382c, as amended, or an individual enrolled in an eligible institution as defined in section 261.35, as at least a half-time student, as that term is defined by rule of the college student aid commission, shall qualify for the maximum benefit amount applicable to the household’s size and gross monthly income limits under 7 U.S.C. §2011 et seq.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to qualifications for maximum benefit amounts from the state food assistance program.
   The bill provides that the department of human services shall amend its administrative rules pursuant to Code chapter 17A relating to categorical eligibility for food assistance benefits to provide that a qualified household that includes an individual under 18 years of age, an individual 65 years of age or older, a disabled individual as defined by federal social security laws, or an individual enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution which meets the requirements of the provisions of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 for student participation in the federal interest subsidy program and the requirements prescribed by rule of the college student aid commission, as at least a half-time student, shall qualify for the maximum benefit amount applicable to the household’s size and gross monthly income limits as allowed under federal law.