Bill Text: OR HB3546 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to food assistance; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3546 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB3546-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 3609

                         House Bill 3546

Sponsored by Representative PARRISH; Representatives CANNON,
  JOHNSON, MCLANE, SCHAUFLER, Senators BATES, OLSEN, THOMSEN

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Requires Department of Human Services to operate demonstration
project, subject to approval by United States Department of
Agriculture, to require recipients of Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program benefits to participate in shopping and
nutrition education program.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to food assistance; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Subject to the approval of the United States
Department of Agriculture under 7 U.S.C. 2026 or other
appropriate legal authority, the Department of Human Services
shall operate a statewide demonstration project in which
recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits
are required to participate in a shopping and nutrition education
program. The program shall be designed to educate consumers about
managing their program benefits in order to save money and have
better health outcomes. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) The Department of Human Services shall
submit to the United States Department of Agriculture a request
for approval to operate the demonstration project described in
section 1 of this 2011 Act no later than 90 days after the
effective date of this 2011 Act.
  (2) The Department of Human Services shall report to the
Legislative Assembly during the 2012 regular legislative session
on the status of the request for approval and, if approval has
been granted, the status of the demonstration project. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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