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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5843 Introduced , by Rep. Michael W. Tryon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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.
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| | HB5843 | | LRB098 19136 KTG 54288 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 12-4.47 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.47 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12-4.47. SNAP; purchases at farmers' markets. Subject |
| 8 | | to federal approval, recipients of benefits provided under the |
| 9 | | federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) shall |
| 10 | | receive an extra $0.25 in benefits for every $1 in benefits |
| 11 | | spent on fruits and vegetables sold at a farmers' market. This |
| 12 | | increase in benefits shall not exceed $25 per month. The |
| 13 | | Department of Human Services shall seek any necessary waiver |
| 14 | | from the United States Department of Agriculture in order to |
| 15 | | implement this provision.
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