(a) The Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the member agencies of the Child Poverty and Prevention Council, may work with local governments, institutions of higher education, community action agencies and other entities to continue and expand efforts, within available appropriations, to enroll eligible individuals in the supplemental nutrition assistance program and to enroll eligible supplemental nutrition assistance participants in education, employment and training activities.
(b) The Commissioner of Social Services, within available appropriations, shall incorporate into existing efforts coordinated outreach to increase awareness and utilization of the supplemental nutrition assistance program by eligible individuals, including, but not limited to, recipients of home-delivered and congregate meals and recipients of public assistance.
(P.A. 08-161, S. 6; P.A. 09-9, S. 37; P.A. 13-250, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 09-9 replaced “food stamp” with “supplemental nutrition assistance”, effective May 4, 2009; P.A. 13-250 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re outreach to increase awareness and use of supplemental nutrition assistance program, effective July 1, 2013.