SECOND6262H02.02H REGULARHB SESSION2481 [PERFECTED]House HOUSE_____________________________________________________ COMMITTEEAmendment SUBSTITUTENO.____ FOROffered HOUSEBy BILL_____________________________________ NO.___________________________________ AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

24812481, 103RDPage GENERAL1, ASSEMBLYSection 6262H.02P JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk AN ACT To repeal section 208.009, RSMo,Line and6, toby enactinserting inafter lieuthe thereofnumber two"2." new sections relating to the supplementalfollowing: nutrition assistance program.

Be4 it"An enactedindividual bywho theis Generalnot Assemblya United States citizen or a national of the stateUnited States shall not be eligible to receive medical assistance through MO HealthNet, unless such individual meets the definition of Missouri,an aseligible follows:alien under 42 U.S.C.

Section A.

Section 208.009, RSMo, is repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 208.009 and 208.019, to read as follows:

208.009.

1.

An individual who is not a United States citizen or a national of the United States shall not be eligible to receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) unless such individual meets the definition of an eligible alien under 7 U.S.C.

2015(f) and meets the definition of a qualified alien under 8 U.S.C.

1641(b).

2.

An individual who is not a United States citizen or a national of the United States shall not be eligible to receive medical assistance through MO HealthNet, unless such individual meets the definition of an eligible alien under 42 U.S.C.

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1621(b).and Further amend said bill and section, Page 2, Lines 48-52, by deleting said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

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[2.]An 4.extension granted under this subsection shall terminate in thirty days or upon the applicant's receipt of a birth certificate or a determination that a birth certificate does not exist because the applicant is not a United States citizen.";

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HCS HB 2481 2 reduced rates or fees are provided.

The term "public benefit" shall not include postsecondary education public benefits as defined in section 173.1110, any municipal permit, or contracts or agreements between public utility providers and their customers or unemployment benefits payable under chapter 288.

The unemployment compensation program shall verify the lawful presence of an alien for the purpose of determining eligibility for benefits in accordance with its own procedures.

[3.] 5.

In addition to providing proof of other eligibility requirements, at the time of application for any state or local public benefit, an applicant [who is eighteen years of age or older] shall provide affirmative proof that the applicant is a United States citizen [or a permanent resident of the United States or is lawfully present in the United States], United States national, or alien with an immigration status eligible for public benefits.

Such affirmative proof shall include documentary evidence recognized by the department of revenue when processing an application for a driver's license, a Missouri driver's license, as well as any document issued by the federal government that confirms an alien's lawful presence in the United States and alien status that is eligible for public benefits.

[In processing applications for public benefits, an employee of an agency of state or local government shall not inquire about the legal status of a custodial parent or guardian applying for a public benefit on behalf of his or her dependent child who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

4.] 6.

An applicant who cannot provide the proof required under this section at the time of application may alternatively sign an affidavit under oath, attesting to either United States citizenship or classification by the United States as an alien lawfully admitted [for permanent residence] and eligible for public benefits, in order to receive temporary benefits or a temporary identification document as provided in this section.

The affidavit shall be on or consistent with forms prepared by the state or local government agency administering the state or local public benefits and shall include the applicant's Social Security number or any applicable federal identification number and an explanation of the penalties under state law for obtaining public assistance benefits fraudulently.

[5.] 7.

An applicant who has provided the sworn affidavit required under subsection [4] 5 of this section is eligible to receive temporary public benefits as follows:

(1) (a) For the minimum period required under federal or, if no minimum period is required under federal law, for ninety days or until such time that it is determined that the applicant is not lawfully present in the United States or otherwise ineligible for public benefits due to immigration status, whichever is earlier;

or [(2) Indefinitely] (b) If the applicant provides a copy of a completed application for a birth certificate that is pending in Missouri or some other state, an extension of an additional thirty days shall be granted.

An extension granted under this subsection shall HCS HB 2481 3 terminate in thirty days or upon the applicant's receipt of a birth certificate or a determination that a birth certificate does not exist because the applicant is not a United States citizen.

(2) Failure to submit acceptable documentation establishing United States citizenship, United States national status, or alien status eligible for such public benefits within the temporary eligibility period shall result in denial or termination of public benefits.

(3) No additional period of eligibility for temporary benefits shall be granted to any applicant who has previously been denied public benefits at any time due to a failure to verify United States citizenship, United States national status, or alien status eligible for such public benefits.

[6.] 8.

An applicant who is an alien shall not receive any state or local public benefit unless the alien's lawful presence in the United States is first verified by the federal government.

State and local agencies administering public benefits in this state shall cooperate with the United States Department of Homeland Security in achieving verification of an alien's lawful presence in the United States in furtherance of this section.