SF0118

Summary for LSO115 Bill No.: SF0118 Effective : 7/1/2015 LSO No.: 15LSO-0444 Enrolled Act No.: SEA 81 Chapter No.: 187 Prime Sponsor: Craft Catch Title: Personal opportunity with employment responsibilities. Subject: Amends eligibility and sanctions in the POWER program. Summary/Major Elements: The Department of Family Services administers the Personal Opportunity with Employment Responsibilities (POWER) program, which provides time-limited cash assistance to low-income recipients with children if the recipients are in school or compliant with a self-sufficiency employment plan. This act: Increases the income disregard from $200 to $600 per month per recipient; For those recipients failing to comply with a self-sufficiency plan, deletes the sanction of disqualification for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits, while leaving in place the sanction of disqualification from the POWER program. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.