HF 394 (LSB 2296HH (2) 90)

HOUSE FILE 394

BY  ISENHART

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY.  The department of health and human services shall increase the gross income threshold under broad-based categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program to two hundred percent of the federal poverty level for the household size. The department shall implement the increase upon receipt of any necessary federal approval.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the department of health and human services to increase the gross income threshold under broad-based categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program to 200 percent of the federal poverty level for the household size. The department shall implement the increase upon receipt of any necessary federal approval.