Missouri HB 2362: Prohibits an individual from participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program if he or she is delinquent in child support

Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2362
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANKLIN.
6278H.01ID. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 208, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the supplemental
nutrition assistance program.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A.  Chapter 208, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2known as section 208.248, to read as follows:
208.248.  1.  Pursuant to the option granted to the state by 7 U.S.C. Section 2015(n)
2and 7 CFR 273.11(q), as amended, an individual shall not be eligible to participate in the
3supplemental nutrition assistance program as a member of any household during any
4month that the individual is delinquent in any payment due under a court order for the
5support of a child of the individual.
62.  The provisions of this section shall not apply if:
7(1)  A court has allowed the individual to delay payment;
8(2)  The individual is complying with a payment plan approved by a court or the
9agency that has been designated by the state to administer programs under Title IV-D of
10the Social Security Act to provide support for the child of the individual; or
11(3)  The department of social services determines the individual has good cause for
12non-support.
133.  A disqualification under this section shall only apply to the individual who is
14delinquent in payment and not to the entire household.
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EXPLANATION —Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended
to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.