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Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket
Details of Tracking Number
2020-00056
CCR details
| Tracking Number |
2020-00056 |
| 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 |
01/31/2020 |
| Rule |
ProposedRuleAttach2020-00056.doc |
| Statutory Authority |
26-1-107, C.R.S. (2019), 26-1-109, C.R.S. (2019), 26-1-111, C.R.S. (2019) |
| Applicable Federal Provisions |
7 CFR Subtitle B, Chapter II, Subchapter C, §271.4; 7 CFR Subtitle B, Chapter II, Subchapter C, §273; 7 USC § 51 |
| Description of Subjects/Issues |
These changes are being proposed to simplify the Food Assistance rules by removing duplicative sections, redundancies and to meet one of the Governor’s Wildly Important Goals. In October 2019, Employment First (EF) moved to a voluntary model. As a result of this change in conjunction with recent federal audit findings related to SNAP E&T, these regulations update 10 CCR 2506-1 to reflect the changes required by the audit and shift to voluntary EF. These sections of the Food Assistance rule could not be updated to reflect the EF voluntary model and policy concepts until all clarifications and implementation guidance had been finalized from our federal partners. Running this as an emergency rule after these final clarifications were received is intended to reduce the likelihood of multiple rule packages to incorporate all of the changes. |
| Purpose/Objective of Rule |
These changes are being proposed to simplify the Food Assistance rules by removing duplicative sections, redundancies and to meet one of the Governor’s Wildly Important Goals. In October 2019, Employment First (EF) moved to a voluntary model. As a result of this change in conjunction with recent federal audit findings related to SNAP E&T, these regulations update 10 CCR 2506-1 to reflect the changes required by the audit and shift to voluntary EF. These sections of the Food Assistance rule could not be updated to reflect the EF voluntary model and policy concepts until all clarifications and implementation guidance had been finalized from our federal partners. Running this as an emergency rule after these final clarifications were received is intended to reduce the likelihood of multiple rule packages to incorporate all of the changes. These rule changes will allow the State to avoid federal fiscal sanctions related to the federal audit and reduce SNAP payment errors related to EF participation. |
| Basis And Purpose |
BasisAndPurposeAttachment2020-00056.doc
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| Regulatory analysis |
RegulatoryAnalysisAttachment2020-00056.doc
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| Comments |
CDHS typically holds 2 public hearings, an initial and final, for each proposed rule. The initial hearing allowing the public an opportunity to submit written data, views, or arguments and to testify for or against the proposed rules. The Board does not vote on the proposed rule at the initial hearing, but asks CDHS to consider all public comment and discussion and, if needed, submit revisions to the proposed rule. The final hearing, usually the month following the initial hearing, allows the same opportunity for public comment, after which the Board votes on final adoption of the proposed rule. Emergency rules (ER) are adopted immediately, and are permanently adopted at a second hearing, usually the month after the initial hearing. This hearing will be to permanently adopt ER adopted 2/7/2019. Meeting dates:https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdhs-boards-committees-collaboration/state-board-human-services |
| 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 |
03/06/2020 |
| Hearing Time |
08:30 AM |
| Hearing Location |
4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601-1234 |
| Contact Name |
Andrea Poole |
| Contact Title |
SNAP Policy Supervisor |
| Contact Telephone |
303-866-4748 |
| Contact email |
Andrea.Poole@state.co.us |
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Adopted rule
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