SUMMER EBT BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN

Plain English Breakdown

The official text defines the program but does not specify eligibility criteria for children beyond referencing the federal statute.

Summer EBT Benefits for Children

This bill requires the Department of Education and Early Development to take steps to get federal funding and run a summer food benefits program for children.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the department to take actions needed to qualify for available federal funds for the Summer EBT program.
• Directs the department to administer the Summer EBT program once qualified.
• Updates state law to define 'summer electronic benefits transfer program' as a specific federal program authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1762.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of Education and Early Development
• Children eligible for the federal Summer EBT program

Terms To Know

Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Program

A federal program authorized by U.S. code 42 U.S.C. 1762.

Department of Education and Early Development

The state agency responsible for administering education programs in Alaska.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not list specific dates when the program will start or end.
• The text does not explain how families apply for benefits, only that the department must run the program.
• No funding amount is listed in this excerpt; it relies on available federal funds.

Official Summary Text

SUMMER EBT BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN
An Act relating to the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children.

Current Bill Text

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IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Offered: 4/10/25
Referred: Finance

Sponsor(s): SENATOR DUNBAR
A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. AS 44.27.020 is amended to read: 3
Sec. 44.27.020. Duties of department. The Department of Education and 4
Early Development shall 5
(1) administer the state's program of education at the element ary, 6
secondary, and adult levels, including, but not limited to, pro grams of vocational 7
education and training, library services, and correspondence courses, but not including 8
degree programs of postsecondary education; 9
(2) administer the historical library; [AND] 10
(3) plan, finance, and operate related school and educational activities 11
and facilities; 12
(4) take all necessary actions to qualify for available federal fun ds 13
for the summer electronic benefits transfer program and adminis ter the summer 14
electronic benefits transfer program; and 15
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(5) adopt regulations necessary to carry out the summer electr onic 1
benefits transfer program [REPEALED]. 2
* Sec. 2. AS 44.27.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 3
(b) In this section, "summer el ectronic benefits transfer prog ram" means the 4
federal summer electronic benefits transfer program for childre n authorized by 42 5
U.S.C. 1762. 6