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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 556

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requiring participation in the food stamp employment and training program.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Health Services (DHS) administers the

the federal food stamp program (also known as the supplemental nutrition

assistance program), including the employment and training (FSET) program for

food stamp program recipients. Under current law, DHS may require a food stamp

recipient who is able and 18 to 60 years of age to participate in FSET to be eligible

for food stamps, with exceptions for an individual who is participating in a Wisconsin

Works employment position, an individual who is the caretaker of a child under the

age of 12 weeks, and an individual who is enrolled at least half time in school or in

a training program or an institution of higher education. This bill provides that DHS

must require all food stamp recipients who are able and 18 to 60 years of age to

participate in FSET, except for those food stamp recipients for whom there is an

exception under current state statutes.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Endsley (R) , Kaufert (R) , Knudson (R) , Krug (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Litjens (R) , Nygren (R) , Petersen (R) , Pridemore (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Steineke (R) , Strachota (R) , Stroebel (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

1 cosponsors

Schultz (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 10, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Knudson, Litjens, Thiesfeldt, Krug, Pridemore, LeMahieu, Steineke, Endsley, Kaufert, Nygren, Petersen, A. Ott, Strachota, Spanbauer and Stroebel;Cosponsored by Senator Schultz

  2. Feb 10, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs

  3. Feb 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1