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Committee hears broad SNAP overhaul in HB 947; author seeks tighter verification, data matching and EBT security
Summary
In a hearing on HB 947, the bill author and the Department of Human Services outlined provisions to tighten SNAP eligibility verification, require monthly/quarterly data-matching across state and federal sources, introduce chip-and-PIN EBT cards and limit certain categorical eligibility expansions; DHS said Georgia’s payment error rate is high and automation and funding will be needed to meet new requirements.
The Agriculture & Consumer Affairs committee heard testimony on House Bill 947, a multi-faceted proposal to tighten administration and program integrity for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Georgia.
Representative Monaghan, presenting a committee substitute (LC 461433), said the bill’s aims are to modernize eligibility and verification, strengthen program integrity, and align state practice with federal law. “This bill does 3 very big things,” Monaghan told the committee: modernize eligibility and verification, strengthen program integrity and accountability, and improve fraud deterrence and EBT security.
Key provisions described in the hearing include tighter verification timelines and shorter certification periods for households deemed high risk, requirements for continuous and scheduled data matches with…
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