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JULY 15, 2021 RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 538 - L.D. 727
Resolve, To Eliminate the Asset Test for the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program
Sec. 1. Department of Health and Human Services to eliminate asset test.
Resolved: That, no later than January 1, 2022, the Department of Health and Human
Services shall amend its rule 10-144, Chapter 301: Food Supplement Program, to eliminate
asset tests for all applicants to and recipients of assistance under the food supplement
program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Rules adopted
pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes,
Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following
appropriations and allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Office for Family Independence Z020
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for required technology changes.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $6,000 $0
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $6,000 $0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $6,000 $0
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $6,000 $0
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