Amends TCA Title 71.
Tennessee SB0385 requires the Department of Human Services to analyze electronic benefit card data monthly to identify food assistance recipients who have made out-of-state purchases for 90 consecutive days or more, and to notify these recipients to provide proof of in-state residency. If recipients fail to respond or provide proof within 30 days, they will be removed from the program. Additionally, the bill prohibits granting a homelessness exception to work requirements unless the department verifies the individual's homeless status through specified proof.
Tennessee SB0385 requires the Department of Human Services to analyze electronic benefit card data monthly to identify food assistance recipients who have made out-of-state purchases for 90 consecutive days or more, and to notify these recipients to provide proof of in-state residency. If recipients fail to respond or provide proof within 30 days, they will be removed from the program. Additionally, the bill prohibits granting a homelessness exception to work requirements unless the department verifies the individual's homeless status through specified proof.
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