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JCAR permits ODJFS to revise two SNAP work‑requirement rules after members press for federal guidance
Summary
The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review voted 9–0 to allow the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to revise and refile two SNAP rules after lawmakers raised concerns the department’s interpretation of H.R.1 could make people aged 60–64 lose benefits when they turn 60.
The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review voted unanimously to authorize the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to revise and refile two rules governing SNAP work requirements, after members expressed concern the rules could be applied more stringently than federal law for people ages 60–64.
The committee’s action, moved under Revised Code 106.022, permits ODJFS an extra 30 days to amend or withdraw rules numbered 5101.4‑3‑11 and 5101.4‑3‑13. The roll call recorded nine yeses and zero noes.
Lawmakers said they worried the department’s…
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