Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 43-12-39 - [Repealed] Out-of-state spending(1) The Department of Human Services shall post on its website and make available on an annual basis to the chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House Public Health and Human Services Committee and the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee a report of SNAP and TANF benefit spending. The report also shall be provided to the other members of the Legislature upon request.(2) The report required under subsection (1) of this section shall include: (a) The dollar amount and number of transactions of SNAP benefits that are accessed or spent out-of-state, disaggregated by state;(b) The dollar amount and number of transactions of TANF benefits that are accessed or spent out-of-state, disaggregated by state;(c) The dollar amount, number of transactions, and times of transactions of SNAP benefits that are accessed or spent in-state, disaggregated by retailer, institution, or location, unless expressly prohibited by federal law; and(d) The dollar amount, number of transactions, and time of transactions of TANF benefits that are accessed or spent in-state, disaggregated by retailer, institution, or location.(3) The report required under subsection (1) of this section shall be de-identified to prevent identification of individual recipients.Added by Laws, 2017, ch. 421, HB 1090, 20, eff. 7/1/2019.