(1) The General Assembly hereby affirms the mission of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the federal food stamp program, to supplement the food budgets of needy families so that they can purchase healthy food and move toward self-sufficiency. To that end, the General Assembly recommends that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries use their monthly benefits to purchase healthy foods.
(2) The cabinet shall coordinate with the Department of Agriculture to provide support to expand access by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to farmers’ markets across the Commonwealth.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2022.