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HB 412

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Text
  • 3 Bill Actions
  • 4 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Arnold Mooney
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Public assistance, recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to cooperate with the Child Support Enforcement Division of the Dept. of Human Resources, Sec. 38-10-5 am'd.
Description

This bill would require the Department of Human Resources to require individuals to cooperate with the Child Support Enforcement Division as a condition of eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits

Relating to public assistance; to amend Section 38-10-5, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the assignment of certain child support enforcement payments, to require individuals to cooperate with the Child Support Enforcement Division as a condition of eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Subjects
Public Assistant

Bill Text

Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: HB 412 - Introduced - PDF

This bill would require the Department of Human Resources to require individuals to cooperate with the Child Support Enforcement Division as a condition of eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits

Relating to public assistance; to amend Section 38-10-5, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the assignment of certain child support enforcement payments, to require individuals to cooperate with the Child Support Enforcement Division as a condition of eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Section 1

Section 38-10-5, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:

§38-10-5.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, as a condition of eligibility for aid, each recipient of aid to families with dependent children shall have assigned to the department by operation of law any rights to support from any other person which such the recipient may have in his or her own behalf or in behalf of any other family member for whom the recipient is receiving aid, which accrued at the time such the assignment is executed, which continue to accrue until said the recipient family ceases to receive aid and which may have effect as provided by the Social Security Act and amendments thereto. Such assignment to the department of the rights to any support owed up to the amount of aid paid by the department to the recipient shall conform with the requirements of the Social Security Act and amendments thereto. Such assignment shall make the department assignee of and to the right of such child or recipient or the person having custody to collect and receive all support payments and to initiate any support action existing now or in the future under the laws of Alabama and for the purpose of conforming and complying with the provisions of the Social Security Act and amendments thereto. An assignment made in accordance with the provisions of this article by a parent or other person of any age shall be binding as if such parent or other person were over the age of 19 years.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Department of Human Resources shall require individuals to cooperate with the Child Support Enforcement Division as a condition of eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, pursuant to 7 C.F.R. § 273.11(o) and 7 C.F.R. 273.11(p)."

Section 2

This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
February 13, 2018 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government

Bill Documents

Document Type Document Location
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018RS/PrintFiles/HB412-int.pdf

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