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SCR102 • 2025

DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF STATEWIDE BENEFIT CLIFFS AND IDENTIFY ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES TO ALLEVIATE CLIFF EFFECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ALICE OUTCOMES.

DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF STATEWIDE BENEFIT CLIFFS AND IDENTIFY ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES TO ALLEVIATE CLIFF EFFECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ALICE OUTCOMES.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

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Last action
2025-06-25
Official status
Passed In House by Voice Vote
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF STATEWIDE BENEFIT CLIFFS AND IDENTIFY ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES TO ALLEVIATE CLIFF EFFECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ALICE OUTCOMES.

DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF STATEWIDE BENEFIT CLIFFS AND IDENTIFY ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES TO ALLEVIATE CLIFF EFFECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ALICE OUTCOMES.

What This Bill Does

  • DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF STATEWIDE BENEFIT CLIFFS AND IDENTIFY ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES TO ALLEVIATE CLIFF EFFECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ALICE OUTCOMES.
  • This Senate Concurrent Resolution directs the Department of Health and Social Services to conduct a review of public assistance programs to identify benefit cliffs and consider these outcomes with perspective of asset-limited, income-constrained employed (ALICE) individuals.
  • The Resolution also direct the Department of Health and Social Services to prepare a report that details its findings and recommendations by January 9, 2026.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

  2. 2025-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits

  3. 2025-06-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Administration Committee in House

  4. 2025-06-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced in Senate

  5. 2025-06-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

Official Summary Text

DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF STATEWIDE BENEFIT CLIFFS AND IDENTIFY ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES TO ALLEVIATE CLIFF EFFECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ALICE OUTCOMES.
This Senate Concurrent Resolution directs the Department of Health and Social Services to conduct a review of public assistance programs to identify benefit cliffs and consider these outcomes with perspective of asset-limited, income-constrained employed (ALICE) individuals. The Resolution also direct the Department of Health and Social Services to prepare a report that details its findings and recommendations by January 9, 2026.