HB5843 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public aid.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 12-4.47 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.47 new)

Sec. 12-4.47. SNAP; purchases at farmers' markets. 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 in benefits spent on fruits and vegetables sold at a farmers' market. This increase in benefits shall not exceed $25 per month. The Department of Human Services shall seek any necessary waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture in order to implement this provision.