SF 2310 (LSB 6115XS (3) 91)

SENATE FILE 2310

BY  WESTRICH

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to eligibility for certain public assistance programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 239.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (4), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
   (4)  Information maintained by the United States citizenship and immigration services of the United States department of homeland security, including information accessible through the systematic alien verification for entitlements online service.
    Sec. 2.  Section 239.6, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  g.  The systematic alien verification for entitlements online service maintained by the United States citizenship and immigration services of the United States department of homeland security to verify immigration and United States citizenship information.
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 eligibility for certain public assistance programs. “Public assistance program”, as defined in Code section 239.2, means the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), the medical assistance program (Medicaid), the family investment program (FIP), and the children’s health insurance program (CHIP).
   The bill requires HHS, prior to determining the initial eligibility of an applicant for, or the ongoing eligibility of a recipient of, public assistance benefits to verify immigration and United States citizenship information of the applicant or recipient through the systematic alien verification for entitlements online service maintained by the United States citizenship and immigration services of the United States department of homeland security.