PRINTER'S NO. 589
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
629
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY TOOHIL, GROVE AND PASHINSKI, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
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 fiscal provisions
relating to public assistance, providing for distribution of
SNAP benefits.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
read:
Section 476. Distribution of SNAP Benefits.--The following
shall apply:
(1) Within six months of the effective date of this section,
the department shall develop and implement guidelines that
require each county assistance office to distribute benefits
under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on a
monthly basis using a uniform twenty-five-day distribution
schedule.
(2) The department may implement a tiered distribution
schedule in order to deter any hardships as a result of the
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change in the distribution date under this section for an
individual receiving the benefits.
(3) The guidelines under this section shall utilize a method
which is uniform throughout this Commonwealth so that the
distribution date for benefits does not change if an individual
receiving benefits moves to a different county of residence in
this Commonwealth, including using the first letter of the last
name of an individual receiving benefits to set the date of
distribution.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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