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Full Text of HB3836  101st General Assembly

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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5adding Section 12-4.13c as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.13c new)
7    Sec. 12-4.13c. SNAP; online grocery shopping. The
8Department of Human Services shall seek approval from the
9United States Department of Agriculture to participate in the
10federal SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot program to enable
11recipients of benefits provided under the Supplemental
12Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to use their SNAP benefits
13to purchase groceries from eligible online grocery retailers.
14Upon federal approval, the Department shall enter into an
15agreement with any online grocery retailer that is eligible to
16participate in the federal SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot program
17and may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section.