PRINTER'S NO. 1555
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1393
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY FLOOD, ROWE, PICKETT, HAMM, BERNSTINE, KAUFFMAN,
KEEFER, ZIMMERMAN, GROVE AND GILLEN, JUNE 13, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, JUNE 13, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in general powers and
duties of the Department of Public Welfare, further providing
for State participation in cooperative Federal programs.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 201 of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a
clause to read:
Section 201. State Participation in Cooperative Federal
Programs.--The department shall have the power and its duties
shall be:
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(7) To request a waiver to the Commonwealth's plan of
operation under 7 CFR Subtitle B Ch. II Subch. C (relating to
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance and Food Distribution Program)
to authorize the department to place a limit on the amount of
Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program benefits that may
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be accumulated in a recipient's account. Subject to Federal
approval, the department shall limit the amount of benefits that
may be accumulated by a recipient to no more than 12 months of
the recipient's allotment and shall recover any money over the
limit amount.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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