Bill Text: OH HB291 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To make an appropriation to continue to fund the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children contingent upon a lapse in federal funding.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-10-10 - To Finance and Appropriations [HB291 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-HB291-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 291

Representatives Ramos, Rogers 

Cosponsors: Representatives Foley, Barborak, Antonio, Driehaus, Sheehy, Hagan, R., Strahorn, Reece, Williams, Stebelton 

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A BILL

To make an appropriation to continue to fund the

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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,

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Infants, and Children contingent upon a lapse in

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federal funding.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. (A) As used in this section, "WIC" means the	5
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and	6
Children established under the "Child Nutrition Act of 1996," 80	7
Stat. 885, 43 U.S.C. 1786, as amended.	8

(B) Contingent upon a lapse in federal funding, the Director	9
of Health shall certify to the Director of Budget and Management	10
the amount necessary to continue to fund the WIC program. The	11
amount shall be equivalent to the amount that otherwise would have	12
been received for the program for up to, but not more than,	13
twenty-five million dollars.	14

(C) Subject to division (B) of this section, there is hereby	15
appropriated from the Budget Stabilization Fund the amount	16
necessary up to, but not more than, twenty-five million dollars,	17
to continue to fund the WIC program. Authorization of this funding	18
expires when the federal government resumes funding operations.	19

Within the limits set forth in this act, the Director of	20
Budget and Management shall establish accounts indicating the	21
source and amount of funds for the appropriation made in this act,	22
and shall determine the form and manner in which appropriation	23
accounts shall be maintained. Expenditures from the appropriation	24
contained in this act shall be accounted for as though made in Am.	25
Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly.	26

The appropriation made in this act is subject to all	27
provisions of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly that	28
are generally applicable to such an appropriation.	29

Section 2.  Section 1 of this act is exempt from the	30
referendum under Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and	31
section 1.471 of the Revised Code and takes effect immediately	32
when this act becomes law.	33