98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5843

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael W. Tryon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/12-4.47 new

    Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, recipients of benefits provided under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) shall receive an extra $0.25 in benefits for every $1 spent on fruits and vegetables sold at a farmers' market. Provides that this increase in benefits shall not exceed $25 per month and that the Department of Human Services shall seek any necessary waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture in order to implement this provision.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5adding Section 12-4.47 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.47 new)
7    Sec. 12-4.47. SNAP; purchases at farmers' markets. Subject
8to federal approval, recipients of benefits provided under the
9federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) shall
10receive an extra $0.25 in benefits for every $1 in benefits
11spent on fruits and vegetables sold at a farmers' market. This
12increase in benefits shall not exceed $25 per month. The
13Department of Human Services shall seek any necessary waiver
14from the United States Department of Agriculture in order to
15implement this provision.