PRINTER'S NO. 272
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
299
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY TOOHIL, HELM, DeLUCA, BERNSTINE, McNEILL, PICKETT
AND T. DAVIS, JANUARY 30, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JANUARY 30, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in fiscal provisions
relating to public assistance, providing for distribution of
SNAP benefits.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
read:
Section 476. Distribution of SNAP Benefits.--The following
shall apply:
(1) Within six months of the effective date of this section,
the department shall develop and implement guidelines that
require each county assistance office to distribute benefits
under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on a
monthly basis using a uniform twenty-five-day distribution
schedule.
(2) The department may implement a tiered distribution
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