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HOUSE BILL NO. 276 Offered January 9, 2008 Prefiled January 2, 2008 A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-505.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to transitional benefits; TANF noncash benefits. ---------- Patron-- Watts ---------- Referred to Committee on Appropriations ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 63.2-505.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 63.2-505.1. Transitional food stamp benefits.

To the extent permitted by federal law, the Department shall provide transitional food stamp benefits and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits other than cash benefits for a period of not more than five months after the date on which Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)TANF cash assistance is terminated. However, no household shall be eligible for transitional food stamp benefits if TANF cash assistance was terminated because all children in the assistance unit were removed from the home as a result of a child protective services investigation.