SB139 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur Orr Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Public assistance, certain eligibility requirements for TANF and SNAP revised, fraud detection measures required

Description

This bill would further provide for procedures and limitations for various public assistance programs administered by the Department of Human Resources.

This bill would preclude the department from granting categorical eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and would require individuals to cooperate with the Child Support Enforcement Division in order to be eligible for SNAP benefits.

This bill would provide a lifetime limit of 36 months for temporary cash payments under the state Family Assistance Program administering the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF).

This bill would require the Department of Human Resources to utilize best efforts to identify purchases at points of sale outside this state using cash benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) or SNAP benefits and to establish a benchmark number of out-of-state transactions using TANF benefits that will automatically generate review of the recipient's residency status by the department, as well as review of frequent or large even-dollar purchases by recipients.

This bill would require the Department of Human Resources to monitor all requests for replacement EBT cards, and upon the fourth request, require an office visit by the recipient to alert the recipient that his or her account would be monitored for potential suspicious activity.

This bill would also provide for the suspension of cash payments under the TANF program when a recipient fails to cooperate with an ongoing fraud investigation and would require the department to maintain sufficient fraud investigative staff.

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Subjects

Public Assistance