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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $5,000,000 TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION

ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) EAT WELL, BE WELL PILOT REWARDS PROGRAM

     

     Introduced By: Senators Lawson, Britto, Acosta, Pearson, Miller, Euer, Cano, Kallman,
Lauria, and Murray

     Date Introduced: March 22, 2024

     Referred To: Senate Finance

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     WHEREAS, The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eat Well, Be Well

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Pilot Rewards Program is the first statewide program of its kind in the country; and

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     WHEREAS, The Eat Well, Be Well Pilot Rewards Program provides approximately

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87,000 Rhode Island households with up to $25 a month in additional benefits to purchase fruits

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and vegetables; and

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     WHEREAS, The Eat Well, Be Well Pilot Program is a vital safety net for the

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approximately 140,000 SNAP recipients struggling with food insecurity and access to healthy,

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nutritious foods; and

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     WHEREAS, The Eat Well, Be Well Pilot Program increases the amount of nutritious

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foods on the tables of our most vulnerable neighbors; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not

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otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2024-2025, the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000)

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to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eat Well, Be Well Pilot Rewards Program; and

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the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his orders upon the general treasurer

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for the payment of said sum, upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $5,000,000 TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION

ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) EAT WELL, BE WELL PILOT REWARDS PROGRAM

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     This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $5,000,000 to the

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eat Well, Be Well Pilot Rewards Program.

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