5048-S.E AMH CALD KARK 027

ESSB 5048 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2540.1/17) 393

By Representative Caldier

WITHDRAWN 03/30/2017

    On page 73, after line 2, insert the following:

    "(16) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the department must assign supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit distribution dates for recipients from the first through the twentieth of every month until recipient distribution is reasonably equal throughout the range of distribution dates.  The reasonably equal distribution of benefit date assignments must be completed no later than December 1, 2017.  The department shall issue a report to the legislature on the completion of this requirement by December 1, 2017."

EFFECT: Requires DSHS Economic Services Administration to equally distribute Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit distribution dates for recipients between the first and the twentieth of the month by December 1, 2017.  

FISCAL IMPACT: No net change to appropriated levels.

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