Bill > SB2670

This bill appropriates $3,000,000 to the Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for the fiscal year 2026-2027 to award grants to nonprofit organizations. These grants are intended to help residents meet new federal requirements for certain programs, such as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), which now mandate "community engagement" activities like work, training, school, or volunteering for individuals who are able-bodied adults without dependents. A special committee, composed of two senators and two representatives, will oversee the grant selection process, and applicants must provide documentation on how their proposed activities will contribute to community engagement hours and benefit the state or participants. Additionally, the bill allocates $65,000 for a temporary program specialist position within OCS to manage these grants and $10,000 for the Department of the Attorney General to assist with contract review and cost monitoring.

Labor and Employment

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2670&year=2026