Establishes the South Carolina Food Security Emergency Reserve Fund to ensure nutrition assistance continuity and emergency protocols.

The bill creates the South Carolina Food Security Emergency Reserve Fund, administered by the Department of Social Services. It mandates an annual appropriation of at least twenty-five million dollars to support nutrition assistance. If federal SNAP funding is reduced by ten percent or more, the Department of Social Services must activate emergency protocols, including expanded eligibility for state-funded food assistance and an immediate disbursement from the fund.

Establishes the South Carolina Food Security Emergency Reserve Fund to ensure nutrition assistance continuity and emergency protocols.

The bill creates the South Carolina Food Security Emergency Reserve Fund, administered by the Department of Social Services. It mandates an annual appropriation of at least twenty-five million dollars to support nutrition assistance. If federal SNAP funding is reduced by ten percent or more, the Department of Social Services must activate emergency protocols, including expanded eligibility for state-funded food assistance and an immediate disbursement from the fund.