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Committee hears bill to add college food-insecurity question; DHS will update SNAP guidance, sponsor says
Summary
Delegate Jared Solomon told the House Appropriations Committee the Department of Human Services agreed to update SNAP administration guidance to improve student eligibility; the bill would add an optional food-insecurity question to state financial-aid forms to help campuses target support.
Lawmakers heard testimony on the SNAP for Students Act, legislation aimed at improving food access for Maryland college students by adding an optional food-security question to the MCAPS financial-aid application and simplifying SNAP eligibility pathways for students.
Sponsor Delegate Jared Solomon told the House Appropriations Committee that many students who qualify for SNAP are not enrolled because of administrative barriers and timing of work-study placements. Solomon said the Department of Human…
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