Title 40
Human Services

Chapter 22
Food Stamp Employment and Training Program

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-22-2

§ 40-22-2. Legislative findings.

(1) Many food stamp recipients need assistance entering the job market or increasing their skills to obtain a good paying job.

(2) There are federal funds available through the food stamp employment and training to pay for education, training, job placement, case management, and other work-readiness services for food stamp recipients and to pay the administrative costs of managing the program.

(3) There are no general revenue funds required to access the federal food stamp employment and training program.

History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 387, § 1.