2014 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 44 - POOR
Section 44:10-81 - New Jersey Supplementary Food Stamp Program.
44:10-81 New Jersey Supplementary Food Stamp Program.
3. a. There is established the New Jersey Supplementary Food Stamp Program in the Department of Human Services. The purpose of the program is to provide nutritional assistance to those categories of noncitizens who were rendered ineligible for the federal food stamp program by section 402 of Pub.L.104-193, the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996" (8 U.S.C.s.1612).
b.The program shall be administered pursuant to State rules and regulations implementing the federal food stamp program, except that the eligibility criteria for noncitizens for the program provided in section 4 of this act shall be used in lieu of those of the federal food stamp program.
L.1998,c.32,s.3.
44:10-81.1 Food stamp application form, ordinary, concise language required.
1. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall review and, to the maximum extent permissible under federal law, streamline the application form for participation in the federal food stamp program authorized by Title XIII of the "Food and Agriculture Act of 1977," Pub.L.95-113 (7 U.S.C.s.2011 et seq.), and the New Jersey Supplementary Food Stamp Program established pursuant to P.L.1998, c.32 (C.44:10-79 et seq.), which is currently used by persons who are not applying for other public assistance, so that the appropriate form, including all instructions and information relating to the application procedure, eligibility determination, and accompanying information that is required to be furnished by the applicant, contains ordinary and concise language.
b.In performing the review, the commissioner shall examine food stamp applications used by other states which utilize their food stamp applications for one or more programs.
L.2002,c.16,s.1.
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