Maryland legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Maryland HB538: Department of Human Services - Federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program - Administration
Status: Chaptered, May 6, 2025
Requiring the Family Investment Administration in the Department of Human Services to be the central coordinating and directing agency of the federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program using certain funds and resources; and repealing the requirement that the Secretary of Aging administer the Program.
What the bill says
An act concerning Department of Human Services - Federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program - Administration FOR the purpose of requiring the Family Investment Administration in the Department of Human Services to be the central coordinating and directing agency of the federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program using certain funds and resources; repealing the requirement that the Secretary of Aging administer the Program; and generally relating to the federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program…
From the engrossed text, February 11, 2025:
AN ACT concerning Department of Human Services - Federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program - Administration FOR the purpose of requiring the Family Investment Administration in the Department of Human Services to be the central coordinating and directing agency of the federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program using certain funds and resources; repealing the requirement that the Secretary of Aging administer the Program; and generally relating to the federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Human Services Section 5-205(a) and 10-204(a) Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Human Services 5-205. (a) The Administration shall be the central coordinating and directing agency of all public assistance programs in the State, including: EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. Underlining indicates amendments to bill. Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by amendment. *hb0538* HOUSE BILL (1) the Family Investment Program and related cash benefit programs; (2) public assistance to adults; (3) emergency assistance; (4) food stamps; (5) medical assistance eligibility determinations; (6) the Energy Assistance Program; (7) the Temporary Disability Assistance Program; [and] (8) THE FEDERAL …