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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3836 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall seek approval from the United States Department of Agriculture to participate in the federal SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot program to enable recipients of benefits provided under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to use their SNAP benefits to purchase groceries from eligible online grocery retailers. Provides that upon federal approval, the Department shall enter into an agreement with any online grocery retailer that is eligible to participate in the federal SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot program and may adopt rules.
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| | HB3836 | | LRB101 12213 KTG 59861 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 12-4.13c as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.13c new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12-4.13c. SNAP; online grocery shopping. The |
| 8 | | Department of Human Services shall seek approval from the |
| 9 | | United States Department of Agriculture to participate in the |
| 10 | | federal SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot program to enable |
| 11 | | recipients of benefits provided under the Supplemental |
| 12 | | Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to use their SNAP benefits |
| 13 | | to purchase groceries from eligible online grocery retailers. |
| 14 | | Upon federal approval, the Department shall enter into an |
| 15 | | agreement with any online grocery retailer that is eligible to |
| 16 | | participate in the federal SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot program |
| 17 | | and may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section.
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