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Committee debates data-sharing bill for continuous SNAP eligibility reviews; fiscal and staffing questions linger
Summary
Senate Bill 85 would require the Kansas Department for Children and Families to enter into agreements with state agencies to continuously compare and review data that could affect public assistance eligibility and to publish specified non-confidential information about fraud and improper payments.
The Committee on Welfare Reform heard testimony on Senate Bill 85, which would direct the secretary for children and families to enter into agreements with state agencies to continuously review and compare state data relevant to public assistance eligibility.
David Weese, revisor with the Revised Statutes Office, summarized the measure for the committee, saying it would require the secretary to receive and review state information that may affect food assistance eligibility from multiple state sources and to make certain non-confidential, non-aggregate information about fraud and noncompliance available to the public at least quarterly.
Steve Green, representing Opportunity Solutions Project, testified in support of Senate Bill 85, saying the bill narrows the review to DCF…
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