There are two more days for public comment on a proposed federal rule that could kick 33,000 Coloradans – including 11,000 children – off of food assistance.

“Extending categorical eligibility to participants who have not been screened for eligibility compromises program integrity and reduces public confidence that benefits are being provided to eligible households,” reads a Trump administration rule regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

The Colorado Independent reports that states can enroll people in SNAP categorically (known officially as broad-based categorical eligibility) if they also receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, another federal program.

Under the proposal, families have to receive “substantial” TANF benefits – at least $50 a month – to receive food assistance.

“Because the types and amounts of TANF benefits vary greatly among states, the department is particularly seeking comments on appropriate measures for ‘substantial’ and ‘ongoing’ benefits,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture wrote.

Seventy percent of SNAP recipients in Colorado have children, and enrollment varies widely by county. Nearly half of Colorado’s counties as of 2016 saw fewer than 50% of their eligible residents enrolled.

In an August letter to the Agriculture secretary, Gov. Jared Polis and 16 other governors, all Democrats, said that broad-based categorical eligibility for SNAP makes the program less costly for states to administer.

“The USDA proposal erroneously claims too that states approve households for SNAP using BBCE [broad-based categorical eligibility] without verifying incomes or thoroughly assessing the need for benefits,” the letter reads. “There is simply no evidence to support the proposal’s claim that BBCE compromises SNAP’s integrity or leads to an increase in assistance being directed to ineligible households.”