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Committee adopts A1 to reduce SNAP outreach appropriation; HF 45 laid over for omnibus consideration
Summary
The committee adopted an A1 amendment that reduces the proposed appropriation for the state SNAP outreach grant program from $1,000,000 to $500,000 per fiscal year and laid House File 45 over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill while proponents urged restoring outreach funding to prevent a funding cliff.
The Committee on Children and Families on Feb. 11 considered House File 45, a bill to restore funding for Minnesota’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) outreach grants. Representative Pérez Vega offered an A1 amendment that reduced the appropriation from $1,000,000 to $500,000 per fiscal year; the committee adopted the A1 amendment and laid the bill over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
Why it matters: SNAP outreach organizations told the committee that outreach increases program participation and brings federal dollars into local grocery stores and markets. Witnesses said Minnesota’s SNAP participation lags peer states and that…
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