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House Finance Division III votes 6‑3 to recommend ITL on SNAP supplemental appropriation
Summary
After hearing DHHS staff on SNAP administrative costs and federal changes that raise the state’s potential cost‑share tied to error rates, House Finance Division III voted 6‑3 to recommend ITL (inexpedient to legislate) on House Bill 17‑50 and will send the item to full Finance at 2:30 p.m.
CONCORD — House Finance Division III voted 6‑3 on Feb. 20 to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL) on House Bill 17‑50, a proposed supplemental appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to support administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
The motion to ITL passed after a work session in which DHHS officials described how the department accounts for administrative costs and responded to lawmakers’ questions about staffing, redetermination and future federal rules. Karen Hebert, director of the Division of Economic Stability, and Nathan White, DHHS chief financial officer, told the panel that the $24,000,000 figure in the materials represents total admin spending as reported and includes allocated supervisory and shared costs. White said the department’s “cost allocation system allows us to maximize federal funds.” He also cited a daily administrative cost per SNAP participant of about $0.89 and an administrative overhead of about…
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