S105 - 2021 Appropriations Act. (SL 2021-180)

Overview: Section 9I.10 of S.L. 2021-180 requires the Division of Social Services (DSS), Department of Health and Human Services, to allocate funds for vendor costs incurred with the generation of data for reports on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) expenditures. The data submitted by the vendor must include:

• The number and dollar amounts of out-of-state transactions accessed or expended for SNAP and TANF benefits.
• The amount of benefits expended out-of-state from active cases for both SNAP and TANF programs.
• The dollar amount and number of transactions and benefits accessed or expended in this State for both SNAP and TANF programs.

This section also directs DSS to evaluate the data provided by the vendor and to report by June 30 and December 31 of each year of the 2021-2022 fiscal biennium to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services on how this data is used to detect fraud and abuse in the SNAP and TANF programs.

This section became effective July 1, 2021.