Revision: April 28, 2022, 10:43 a.m.
Sen. Whitley, Dist 15
April 27, 2022
2022-1853s
05/04
Floor Amendment to HB 1099
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to medical freedom in immunizations, re-establishing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers Market Nutrition Program, and establishing a supplemental nutrition assistance outreach program.
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 1 with the following:
2 New Section; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program. Amend RSA 132 by inserting after section 12-e the following new section:
132:12-f WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. There is established in the department of health and human services the New Hampshire Farmers' Market Nutrition Program for participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). The program shall distribute food instruments to eligible WIC participants to redeem for locally grown fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs at authorized New Hampshire farmers’ markets in compliance with 7 C.F.R. 248 that are redeemable only at designated New Hampshire farmers’ markets. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A to implement this program.
3 Appropriation; WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. There is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sum of $300,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, which shall be nonlapsing, for the purpose of funding the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program in RSA 132:12-f. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
4 New Paragraph; Human Service; SNAP Outreach Program. Amend RSA 161:2 by inserting after paragraph XIII-a the following new paragraph:
XIII-b. SNAP Outreach Program. Develop a state outreach plan, known as the outreach plan, to promote access to eligible persons to benefits through SNAP. The department's responsibility shall be limited to the development of the outreach plan and shall not include the implementation or administration of the outreach plan. The department shall give preference to private or federal moneys sufficient to cover the state's costs associated with such implementation and administration. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the department's use of available general fund appropriations for the purposes of this paragraph if there are insufficient federal or private funds available. The outreach plan shall:
(a) Meet the criteria established by the Food and Nutrition Services Agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for approval of state outreach plans. Upon approval of the outreach plan by USDA, the outreach plan shall be implemented within 3 months.
(b) Seek and accept gifts, grants, and donations to develop and implement the plan.
(c) Partner with one or more non-profit organizations for the development and implementation of the plan. In any contract made with non-profit organizations relating to the outreach plan, the contract shall specify that the nonprofit organization is responsible for seeking sufficient gifts, grants, or donations necessary for the development and implementation of the outreach plan, and may additionally specify that any costs to the state associated with the award and management of the contract or the implementation or administration of the outreach plan shall be paid out of any private or federal moneys raised for the development and implementation of the outreach plan.
(d) Submit the final state outreach plan to the Food and Nutrition Service of the USDA for approval on or before the USDA deadline for fiscal year 2023, as well as annually or as required by USDA thereafter, and shall request any federal matching funds that may be available upon approval of the state outreach plan.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
II. Sections 2 and 3 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
III. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Clarifies that no person shall be required to receive a Covid-19 vaccination in order receive benefits or services from the department of health and human services.
II. Re-establishes the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers Market Nutrition Program and makes an appropriation for this purpose.
III. Establishes a supplemental nutrition assistance program outreach program.