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Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket
Details of Tracking Number
2015-00852
CCR details
| Tracking Number |
2015-00852 |
| Type of Filing |
Permanent Rule |
| Department |
500,1008,2500 Department of Human Services |
| Agency |
2506 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) |
| CCR Number |
10 CCR 2506-1 |
| CCR Title |
RULE MANUAL VOLUME 4B, FOOD ASSISTANCE |
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Proposed rule
| Notice Filed with SOS |
12/18/2015 |
| Rule |
ProposedRuleAttach2015-00852.doc |
| Statutory Authority |
26-1-107; 26-1-109; 26-1-111; 26-2-301; 26-2-302, C.R.S. (2015) |
| Applicable Federal Provisions |
Pub. L. 113-79 (Agricultural Act of 2014); 7 U.S.C. Sections 2011-2036; 7 CFR– 273.10(f); 7 CFR 273.12; 7 CFR 273.12(a)(5)(i) |
| Description of Subjects/Issues |
#15-10-23-1: Aligning Food Assistance Certification Periods and Change Reporting Requirements |
| Purpose/Objective of Rule |
The purpose of the proposed rule change is to further align certification periods and change reporting requirements among Food Assistance households. Further alignment simplifies administration of the Program, decreases county and state workload, and simplifies system design and policy interpretation and application, all of which reduce the risk of untimely and inaccurate eligibility decisions.
The Colorado Food Assistance Program currently has three different certification period lengths and two different types of change reporting requirements that are assigned to households based on the circumstances of the household. Households can either have a three-month, six-month, or twenty-four-month certification period (10 CCR 2506-1, Sections 4.208 – 4.208.1), and some households only have limited reporting requirements, known as Simplified Reporting, while other households have to report all changes in household circumstances (Section 4.603).
Colorado is proposing to eliminate the three month certification period and to include all households under Simplified Reporting.
The proposed rule change will assign ABAWD households a six-month certification period, and their change reporting requirements would be the same as every other Food Assistance household. This would result in the Colorado Food Assistance Program having two certification period lengths, rather than three, and one type of change reporting requirement rather than two. When including ABAWD households under Simplified Reporting, the ABAWD is still required to report when his/her work hours reduce below twenty (20) hours per week, averaged monthly. Additional language is being added to clarify this reporting requirement.
The United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (USDA, FNS) has been notified of the proposed changes and supports Colorado’s pursuit of continued alignment of policies among all Food Assistance households. |
| Regulatory analysis |
RegulatoryAnalysisAttachment2015-00852.doc
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| Comments |
Adopted 2/5/16, eff. 4/1/16. Need AGO by COB 2/23/16 for SoS submittal on 2/24/16. |
| Submitted in response to issues raised by COLS/OLLS? |
No
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| Is this rule adopted in response to recent legislation? |
No
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| Hearing Date |
02/05/2016 |
| Hearing Time |
10:00 AM |
| Hearing Location |
Colorado Department of Human Services, 8th Floor C-Stat Room, 1575 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203 |
| Contact Name |
Amanda Dyer |
| Contact Title |
Food Assistance Program |
| Contact Telephone |
303-866-2538 |
| Contact email |
amanda.dyer@state.co.us |
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Adopted rule
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Adopted Rules
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AdoptedRules02015-00852.DOC
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| Adopting agency |
State Board of Human Services: #15-10-23-1 Aligning FA Certification Periods and Change Reporting
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| Adopted Date |
02/05/2016 |
| AGO requested date |
02/10/2016 |
| Attorney General Opinion |
02/22/2016 |
| Colorado Register publication date |
03/10/2016 |
| Effective Date |
04/01/2016 |
| Inserted into CCR |
03/31/2016 |
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