West Virginia Code Chapter 21A. Unemployment Compensation § 21A-10-20. Disclosure of information to food stamp agencies

(1) The bureau of employment programs shall disclose, upon request, to officers and employees of the United States department of agriculture and any state food stamp agency, with respect to an identified individual, any of the following information which is contained in its records:

(2) The term “state food stamp agency” means any agency described in section (3)(n)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977  1 which administers the food stamp program established under such act.

(3) The requesting agency shall agree that such information shall be used only for purposes of determining the applicant's eligibility for benefits, or the amount of benefits, under the food stamp program established under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.

(4) In addition to the requirements of this section, all other requirements with respect to confidentiality of information obtained in the administration of this chapter and the sanctions imposed for improper disclosure of information obtained in the administration of this article shall apply to the use of such information by the officers and employees of any food stamp agency or the United States department of agriculture.