SENATE BILL 356

56th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2023

INTRODUCED BY

Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics and Linda M. Lopez and

Gerald Ortiz y Pino and Brenda G. McKenna

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO ADJUST THE AVERAGE SENIOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFIT TO COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION.--Two million dollars ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the human services department for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years to adjust the average senior supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit to cost-of-living increases. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.

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