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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1697 Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Adriane Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that if the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Food and Nutrition Service creates and makes available to the
states a waiver permitting recipients of benefits provided
under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to use their SNAP benefits to purchase hot foods at grocery stores, the Department of Human Services shall apply for the waiver. If the U.S. Department of
Agriculture approves the Department of Human Services' waiver
application, then the Department of Human Services shall adopt
rules and make other changes as necessary to implement the
approved waiver.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB1697 | | LRB103 29058 KTG 55444 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 12-4.57 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.57 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12-4.57. SNAP benefits; hot food purchases. If the |
| 8 | | U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Food and Nutrition Service |
| 9 | | creates and makes available to the
states a waiver permitting |
| 10 | | recipients of benefits provided
under the Supplemental |
| 11 | | Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to use their SNAP benefits |
| 12 | | to purchase hot foods at grocery stores, the Department of |
| 13 | | Human Services shall apply for the waiver. If the U.S. |
| 14 | | Department of
Agriculture approves the Department of Human |
| 15 | | Services' waiver
application, then the Department of Human |
| 16 | | Services shall adopt
rules and make other changes as necessary |
| 17 | | to implement the
approved waiver.
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