TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO REQUEST A BROAD-BASED CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY WAIVER FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; AND TO AMEND THE ASSET LIMITS UNDER THE PROGRAM.

House Bill 1915 directs the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) to request a federal waiver for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This waiver would exempt SNAP applicants and enrollees from the federal resource limit. Upon obtaining the waiver, the bill would set the SNAP asset limit at $6,000, with biennial adjustments for inflation. It also includes provisions for a temporary asset limit increase to $5,500 for enrolled households that exceed the federal limit, available once every five years.