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Senate advances welfare reform measure with contested exceptions to 36‑month limit
Summary
The Senate passed a substitute bill revising welfare eligibility for single‑parent assistance, including a debated 36‑month lifetime limit and an amendment allowing exceptions when unemployment exceeds a specified threshold; sponsors said the changes will be refined by interim task forces.
The Senate debated substitute House Bill 293, a welfare reform bill that places a 36‑month lifetime limit on certain assistance for single parents with several limited exceptions. Senator Steiner offered a set of amendments: one (adopted) would allow the Department to exceed a 15% exception cap "in the event the state's unemployment rate exceeds 6%,"…
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