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Kansas committee hears Senate Bill 79 to seek USDA waiver banning candy, soft drinks from SNAP; proposed prepared-food waiver fails 7-6
Summary
The Committee on Welfare Reform held a hearing on Senate Bill 79, which would direct the Kansas Department for Children and Families to seek a USDA waiver to exclude candy and soft drinks from foods eligible for purchase with SNAP.
The Committee on Welfare Reform opened a hearing on Senate Bill 79, a Senate version of a bill previously worked in the House, that would direct the secretary for children and families to request a USDA waiver to exclude candy and soft drinks from the definition of foods eligible for purchase with food assistance (SNAP).
David Weese, revisor with the Revised Statutes Office, told the committee the measure mirrors language the committee considered earlier this year. “It amends the public assistance statute … to propose that the secretary for children and families request a waiver from the USDA to exclude soft drinks and candy from the definition of eligible foods that may be purchased with food assistance or SNAP,”…
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