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CT Gen Stat § 17b-105a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-105a - Supplemental nutrition assistance program. Authority of commissioner to seek waiver and implement federal options.

 (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall seek a waiver from federal law to allow persons who live in an area in which (1) the unemployment rate is greater than ten per cent, or (2) there is an insufficient number of jobs to provide such persons with employment, to be exempt from the three-month participation limit of the supplemental nutrition assistance program implemented pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall implement vehicle evaluation provisions in accordance with 7 CFR 273.8(f)(4).(c) The Commissioner of Social Services, pursuant to 7 USC 2014(e)(6), shall implement the federal option to mandate the use of a standard utility allowance, to be used in place of actual utility costs, for purposes of calculating the excess shelter deduction of applicants for, or recipients of, supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. Pursuant to 7 USC 2014(e)(6)(C)(iii)(III), the commissioner shall not prorate a standard utility allowance based upon the fact that an assisted household shares the utility with an individual who is not a member of the assisted household.(P.A. 97-194, S. 1, 2; P.A. 02-37, S. 1; P.A. 03-36, S. 1; P.A. 05-141, S. 2; P.A. 07-63, S. 1; P.A. 09-9, S. 18.)History: P.A. 97-194 effective June 26, 1997; P.A. 02-37 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and made a technical change therein and added Subsec. (b) requiring commissioner to implement federal option allowing applicants and recipients of food stamps to retain a car valued up to the limit established under the temporary family assistance program, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 03-36 added new Subsec. (c) re implementation of standard utility allowance by commissioner; P.A. 05-141 amended Subsec. (c) to replace “7 CFR 273.9” with “7 USC 2014(e)(6)” and to prohibit commissioner from prorating standard utility allowance when assisted household shares utility with an individual who is not a member of the assisted household, effective June 24, 2005; P.A. 07-63 amended Subsec. (b) by substituting “vehicle evaluation provisions in accordance with 7 CFR 273.8(f)(4)” for former provision that permitted commissioner to implement federal option to allow food stamp applicants or recipients to retain a car valued up to limit established under temporary family assistance program, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 09-9 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance” and replacing “Food Stamp Act of 1977” with “Food and Nutrition Act of 2008” and amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance”, effective May 4, 2009.See Sec. 17b-112 re temporary family assistance program.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-105b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-105b - Supplemental nutrition assistance benefit extensions.

 The Department of Social Services shall be required to pursue the maximum supplemental nutrition assistance benefit extensions permitted by the Code of Federal Regulations Title 7, Part 273, Section 273.12, for those households leaving the temporary assistance for needy families program.(P.A. 02-37, S. 2; P.A. 05-288, S. 69; P.A. 09-9, S. 19.)History: P.A. 05-288 made a technical change, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 09-9 replaced “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance”, effective May 4, 2009.See Sec 17b-112 re temporary family assistance program.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-105c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-105c - Supplemental nutrition assistance program. Authority of commissioner to implement policy.

 The Commissioner of Social Services, in accordance with federal law, may implement policy to simplify program administration and increase payment accuracy in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, while in the process of adopting such policy as regulation, provided notice of such policy is published in the Connecticut Law Journal within twenty days of implementation.(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 75; P.A. 09-9, S. 20.)History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 09-9 replaced “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance”, effective May 4, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-105d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-105d - Supplemental nutrition assistance program. Outreach.

 (a) The Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the member agencies of the Child Poverty and Prevention Council, may work with local governments, institutions of higher education, community action agencies and other entities to continue and expand efforts, within available appropriations, to enroll eligible individuals in the supplemental nutrition assistance program and to enroll eligible supplemental nutrition assistance participants in education, employment and training activities.(b) The Commissioner of Social Services, within available appropriations, shall incorporate into existing efforts coordinated outreach to increase awareness and utilization of the supplemental nutrition assistance program by eligible individuals, including, but not limited to, recipients of home-delivered and congregate meals and recipients of public assistance.(P.A. 08-161, S. 6; P.A. 09-9, S. 37; P.A. 13-250, S. 1.)History: P.A. 09-9 replaced “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance”, effective May 4, 2009; P.A. 13-250 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re outreach to increase awareness and use of supplemental nutrition assistance program, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-105e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-105e - Definitions.

 As used in sections 17b-105e to 17b-105i, inclusive:(1) “Poverty reduction strategies” means a coordinated set of actions which may include, but is not limited to, job search and work experience; education and training, including adult basic education, high school equivalency preparation, adult literacy classes, vocational training and post-secondary education; payment of tuition; case management; related services that improve employability; income safety net services; quality child care during work and job training; family support; and reentry programs, that are based on best practices and aimed at reducing poverty or the risk of poverty for individuals and families (A) who are living in census tracts with high poverty rates, (B) whose incomes are at or below two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, and (C) who are in one or more of the following target populations: (i) Adolescent parents, (ii) older adolescents and young adults, or (iii) low-income working families; and(2) “Supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaborative” means a consortium of public and private providers, established pursuant to section 17b-105g, to implement poverty reduction strategies.(P.A. 08-161, S. 1; P.A. 09-9, S. 32.)History: P.A. 09-9 amended Subdiv. (2) by replacing “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance”, effective May 4, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-105f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-105f - Supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training program.

 (a) The Department of Social Services shall administer a supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training program, authorized under the federal Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended from time to time, to provide employment and training activities, support services and other programs and services for recipients of the supplemental nutrition assistance program. The program shall provide for the receipt of federal matching funds to the state from the United States Department of Agriculture for funds expended on behalf of supplemental nutrition assistance recipients by state agencies, local governments, nonprofit entities, institutions of higher education and other eligible supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training providers for employment and training activities that qualify for such matching funds under federal law and regulations. The department shall seek to maximize the use of the federal matching funds provision under the program to the fullest extent permitted by federal law.(b) Federal grants received under the program shall be used in accordance with federal law and regulations to fund supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training activities.(c) The department shall select providers whose employment and training activities qualify for reimbursement under federal law and regulations to participate in the federal matching funds provision of the supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training program. Providers shall be selected in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Social Services. In selecting providers, the department shall give priority to providers who are members of a supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaborative and whose strategies are aligned with the recommendations of the Child Poverty and Prevention Council and its plan to reduce child poverty developed pursuant to section 4-67x.(d) The department shall distribute to providers pursuant to subsection (c) of this section federal matching funds in accordance with section 17b-105h. Such funds shall be used for poverty reduction strategies.(P.A. 08-161, S. 2; P.A. 09-9, S. 33.)History: P.A. 09-9 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance” and replacing “Food Stamp Act of 1977” with “Food and Nutrition Act of 2008”, and amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) by replacing “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance”, effective May 4, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-105g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-105g - Selection of supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaboratives to receive federal matching funds. Establishment and composition of collaborative. Use of funds.

 (a) The Department of Social Services shall select among qualified supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaboratives to receive federal matching funds in accordance with section 17b-105h. To be considered for receipt of such funds, each collaborative shall demonstrate its capacity to implement poverty reduction strategies to the department in such form and in such manner as the Commissioner of Social Services prescribes. Each collaborative shall identify (1) its priorities for reducing child poverty in such municipality or region, (2) how funds that are received by the collaborative will be utilized, (3) community partners and resources utilized to support poverty reduction strategies, and (4) its capacity to collect relevant data and measure outcomes.(b) Each supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaborative shall establish a governance structure, determine membership and identify or establish a fiscal agent. A collaborative shall consist of at least five member entities representing institutions of higher education, regional workforce development boards, social services nonprofit agencies, business associations, philanthropic organizations, municipalities, community action agencies or other community partners. A majority of the membership of each collaborative shall be supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training providers.(c) Funds provided to a supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaborative shall be used to implement poverty reduction strategies in a municipality or region. Such strategies shall be aligned with the recommendations of the Child Poverty and Prevention Council and its plan to reduce child poverty developed pursuant to section 4-67x.(P.A. 08-161, S. 3; P.A. 09-9, S. 34.)History: P.A. 09-9 replaced “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance” throughout, effective May 4, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-105h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-105h - Use and distribution of supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training federal matching funds.

 (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the Department of Social Services may use such funds from the federal matching funds received by the state pursuant to section 17b-105f as are needed for operating expenses and to employ one staff position for purposes directly related to the administration of the matching funds provision for the supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training program, and for any fiscal year thereafter may use such funds as are necessary to operate and administer said program.(b) The remaining federal matching funds received by the state pursuant to section 17b-105f shall be used for poverty reduction strategies and distributed in the following manner: Seventy-five per cent of such remaining funds shall be provided to supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training providers whose expenditures generated the federal matching funds on a pro-rata basis, pursuant to section 17b-105f; and twenty-five per cent of such remaining funds shall be provided to supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaboratives selected pursuant to section 17b-105g for implementation of poverty reduction strategies.(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any regional community-technical college that participated in the food stamp employment and training program pursuant to a memorandum of agreement entered into between the college and the Department of Social Services prior to October 1, 2008, during the term of such agreement. Such colleges shall retain the amount of federal matching funds provided for in the memorandum of agreement for the term of such agreement. Following the expiration of such agreement, the terms of this section shall apply.(P.A. 08-161, S. 4; P.A. 09-9, S. 35; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 59; P.A. 10-32, S. 63.)History: P.A. 09-9 replaced “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance” throughout, effective May 4, 2009; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5 added Subsec. (c) exempting regional community-technical colleges that participated in the program under an agreement with department prior to October 1, 2008, until the expiration of agreement, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 10-32 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective May 10, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-105i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-105i - Report re supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training federal matching funds.

 On or before January 15, 2009, and annually thereafter from January 15, 2010, to January 15, 2014, inclusive, the Commissioner of Social Services shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services and appropriations, and to the Child Poverty and Prevention Council on the amount of federal matching funds received by the state pursuant to section 17b-105f, the amount used by the Department of Social Services for operating and administrative expenses, the amounts distributed to providers and supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaboratives pursuant to section 17b-105h, the use of such federal matching funds, including the population served, and the programs' outcomes using a results-based accountability framework.(P.A. 08-161, S. 5; P.A. 09-9, S. 36.)History: P.A. 09-9 replaced “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance”, effective May 4, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-106a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-106a - Adult payment standards for state supplement to Supplemental Security Income program. Personal needs allowance. Increase.

 Section 17b-106a is repealed, effective February 28, 2003.(May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 55; P.A. 03-2, S. 57.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-107. (Formerly Sec. 17-12g) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-107. (Formerly Sec. 17-12g) - Emergency assistance program: Administration, eligibility, regulations.

 Section 17b-107 is repealed, effective April 29, 2008.(P.A. 78-192, S. 5–7; P.A. 79-524; P.A. 88-127; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-418, S. 5, 41; P.A. 95-348, S. 1, 2; P.A. 08-29, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-108. (Formerly Sec. 17-12k) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-108. (Formerly Sec. 17-12k) - Cross-matching of recipients' records.

 (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall conduct annual cross-matches of all or a selected group of the records of recipients of public assistance and state-administered general assistance with the records of other agencies or financial institutions in this state and in bordering states to determine whether such recipients are eligible for and are receiving correct amounts of assistance. The selection of which groups of recipients and which records to cross-match shall be based on criteria established by the commissioner. Financial institutions shall furnish such information as the commissioner determines is necessary to conduct a feasible cross-match pursuant to this section and shall respond to requests for information and cross-matching data within forty-five days of the request by the commissioner.(b) Financial institutions shall not discriminate against recipients selected for cross-matching pursuant to this section.(P.A. 83-354, S. 3, 4; P.A. 85-505, S. 8, 21; P.A. 92-13; P.A. 95-194, S. 20, 33; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 50, 165.)History: P.A. 85-505 specified that cross-match be conducted at least annually, authorized use of identifying information of depositors other than social security numbers and added provisions re criteria for selection of groups to cross-match and re information furnished by financial institutions and added Subsecs. (b) and (c) prohibiting discrimination by institutions against persons selected for cross-matching and requiring semiannual reports by income maintenance commissioner; P.A. 92-13 amended Subsec. (a) to remove the requirement that regulations be adopted and deleted Subsec. (c) re reporting requirements; Sec. 17-12k transferred to Sec. 17b-108 in 1995; P.A. 95-194 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring the commissioner to conduct cross-matches annually in this state and in bordering states and made a technical change, effective July 1, 1995; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 made technical changes, effective July 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-109. (Formerly Sec. 17-12m) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-109. (Formerly Sec. 17-12m) - Photo identification cards.

 The Commissioner of Social Services may provide photo identification cards to recipients of assistance under the temporary family assistance program and to heads of households and their authorized representatives in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. The commissioner may contract with public or private organizations for the provision of such cards.(P.A. 85-505, S. 10, 21; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 51, 165; P.A. 06-114, S. 1; P.A. 09-9, S. 21.)History: P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-12m transferred to Sec. 17b-109 in 1995; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 replaced a reference to aid to families with dependent children with temporary family assistance and deleted the July 1, 1986 deadline date by which the photo identification cards were to be distributed, thereby extending the program, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 06-114 made issuance of photo identification cards discretionary rather than mandatory, deleted reference to “assistance checks” and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 09-9 replaced “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance”, effective May 4, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-110. (Formerly Sec. 17-12o) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-110. (Formerly Sec. 17-12o) - Special need payment program. Eligibility. Regulations.

 Section 17b-110 is repealed, effective July 1, 1995.(P.A. 88-254, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-8, S. 56; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 95-194, S. 32, 33.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-111a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-111a - State-wide data bank of general assistance recipients.

 Section 17b-111a is repealed, effective March 1, 2004.(P.A. 95-194, S. 14, 33; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 97.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-111b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-111b - Regulations re general assistance.

 Section 17b-111b is repealed, effective October 1, 2004.(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 143, 165; P.A. 04-76, S. 59.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-112d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance|Section 17b-112d - Eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families or supplemental nutrition assistance program for person convicted of controlled substance felony.

 A person convicted of any offense under federal or state law, on or after August 22, 1996, which (1) is classified as a felony, and (2) has as an element the possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in Subsection (6) of 21 USC 802, shall be eligible for benefits pursuant to the temporary assistance for needy families program or the supplemental nutrition assistance program pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, if such person has completed a sentence imposed by a court. A person shall also be eligible for said benefits if such person is satisfactorily serving a sentence of a period of probation or is in the process of completing or has completed a sentence imposed by the court of mandatory participation in a substance abuse treatment program or mandatory participation in a substance abuse testing program.(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 123, 165; P.A. 09-9, S. 23.)History: June 18 P.A. 97-2 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 09-9 replaced “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance”, replaced “Food Stamp Act of 1977” with “Food and Nutrition Act of 2008” and made a technical change, effective May 4, 2009.