House Bill 1274

AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FRAUD PREVENTION ACT OF 2020; TO PROVIDE THAT PEER COMMITTEE SHALL CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM AND SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) AND REPORT THE RESULTS TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE PUBLIC; TO REQUIRE THAT THE REPORT TRACK AND ASSESS THE ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEMS ESTABLISHED BY THE "MEDICAID AND HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPARENCY AND FRAUD PREVENTION ACT," AND ADVISE THE LEGISLATURE ON HOW BEST TO PREVENT FRAUD AND ABUSE BY PROVIDERS, VENDORS AND ADMINISTRATORS OF SERVICES IN THE TANF AND SNAP PROGRAMS, RECOVER IMPROPER PAYMENTS MADE TO PROVIDERS AND VENDORS OF SERVICES IN THE TANF AND SNAP PROGRAMS; AND ENHANCE THE INTEGRITY AND EFFICACY OF THE TANF AND SNAP PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL DENY TANF BENEFITS TO FAMILIES THAT INCLUDE AN ADULT WHO HAS RECEIVED TANF ASSISTANCE FOR TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS, DISREGARDING ANY MONTHS DURING WHICH ASSISTANCE IS RECEIVED BY AN ADULT RECIPIENT WHO AS A MINOR CHILD WAS NOT A HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD OR BY A FOSTER PARENT, AN UNRELATED ADULT, OR A NONPARENT RELATIVE IN A CHILD-ONLY CASE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-12-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ASSIGN CERTAIN RECIPIENTS OF SNAP BENEFITS TO AN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM AS A CONDITION OF PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Becky Currie

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In the House of Representatives Feb 17 – Mar 3

1. Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
2. Mar 3Died in committee in the House