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Senate committee advances bill to expand SNAP employment-and-training requirements amid debate over exemptions and capacity
Summary
The Senate Finance Committee voted to report Senate Bill 249 to the full Senate, which would expand SNAP employment-and-training requirements and extend the age range subject to mandatory participation to 18–59.
The Senate Finance Committee voted to report Senate Bill 249 to the full Senate with the recommendation that it pass after extensive questioning and outside testimony about program capacity and exemptions.
Committee Counsel described the bill as modifying SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) employment-and-training (E&T) requirements so that all able-bodied adults without dependents would be subject to E&T unless they met listed exemptions. Counsel said the bill would substitute SNAP E&T participation for certain work requirements currently tied to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, expand the age bracket for mandatory E&T from 18–54 to 18–59 and require the Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide each registrant a comprehensive list of available E&T services. Counsel also described reporting requirements: DHS must submit annual reports to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability (LACRA) for three years beginning October 2025 (transcript stated a three-year series beginning October…
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