HB222 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Becky Nordgren

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

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.

Summary

HB 222 would make SNAP eligibility depend on cooperating with the state's Child Support Enforcement Division and require the recipient to assign their right to child support to the Department of Human Resources.

What This Bill Does

It makes cooperation with the Child Support Enforcement Division a condition for SNAP eligibility. It requires each aid-receiving family to assign its rights to child support to the Department of Human Resources for the amount of aid paid, continuing as long as aid is provided. The assignment and cooperation requirements must conform with the Social Security Act and related federal regulations (7 CFR 273.11(o)-(p)).

Who It Affects

• Recipients of aid to families with dependent children who participate in SNAP, who must cooperate with the Child Support Enforcement Division and have their rights to child support assigned to the Department of Human Resources.
• The Department of Human Resources and the Child Support Enforcement Division, which will administer the cooperation requirement, manage the assigned child support rights, and collect payments on behalf of recipients up to the aid amount.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 38-10-5 to require cooperation with the Child Support Enforcement Division as a condition of SNAP eligibility.
• Requires recipients to assign to the Department of Human Resources the rights to any child support owed up to the amount of aid paid, with the assignment lasting while aid is provided and conforming to the Social Security Act and federal amendments.
• Specifies that the assignment makes the department the assignee of the rights to collect and receive support, and that an assignment by a parent or other person of any age is binding as if they were over 19.
• States the cooperation and assignment requirements must align with 7 CFR 273.11(o) and 273.11(p).
• Effective date: the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Public Assistant