Appropriating Funding to Create Comprehensive Systems to Improved Access to Nutritional Services

H.B. 22-1380 requires the department of human services to work in partnership with counties towards implementation of a high-quality county work management system across all counties to interface with the Colorado benefits management system used to process and approve applications for essential state public assistance programs, such as the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), medicaid, and Colorado works. Eligibility and enrollment for SNAP and LEAP are integrated to increase access and efficiency.

This integrated data sharing system is important to increase school meal access because it can help enroll students for free meals.