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H.B. 209 Enrolled

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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RESTRICTIONS
             2      2013 GENERAL SESSION
             3      STATE OF UTAH
             4      Chief Sponsor: Derek E. Brown
             5      Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler
             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Family Employment Program.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    prohibits a recipient of public assistance under the Family Employment Program
             13      from accessing the assistance through an electronic benefit transfer, including
             14      through an automated teller machine, at a liquor store, gaming establishment, or
             15      adult-oriented entertainment establishment;
             16          .    prohibits a liquor store, gaming establishment, or adult-oriented entertainment
             17      establishment from allowing an individual to access assistance under the Family
             18      Employment Program through an electronic benefit transfer on the establishment's
             19      premises, including through an automated teller machine;
             20          .    authorizes the Department of Workforce Services to make rules:
             21              .    regarding the provision of information to the public and to a recipient of public
             22      assistance under the Family Employment Program regarding fees and surcharges
             23      that apply to assistance accessed through an electronic fund transaction; and
             24              .    to prevent access to assistance through electronic fund transfers at liquor stores,
             25      gaming establishments, or adult-oriented entertainment establishments,
             26      including enforcement provisions for violations; and
             27          .    makes technical corrections.
             28      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             29          None

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             30      Other Special Clauses:
             31          None
             32      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             33      AMENDS:
             34          35A-3-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapters 242 and 354
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             36      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             37          Section 1. Section 35A-3-302 is amended to read:
             38           35A-3-302. Eligibility requirements.
             39          (1) The program of cash assistance provided under this part is known as the Family
             40      Employment Program.
             41          (2) (a) The division shall submit a state plan to the Secretary of the United States
             42      Department of Health and Human Services to obtain federal funding under the Temporary
             43      Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant.
             44          (b) The division shall make the plan consistent with this part and federal law.
             45          (c) If a discrepancy arises between a provision of the state plan and this part, this part
             46      supersedes the provision in the state plan.
             47          (3) The services and supports under this part are for both one-parent and two-parent
             48      families.
             49          (4) To be eligible for cash assistance under this part, a family shall:
             50          (a) have at least one minor dependent child; or
             51          (b) have a parent who is in the third trimester of a pregnancy.
             52          (5) [In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             53      the] The department shall make rules for eligibility and the amount of cash assistance a family
             54      is eligible to receive under this part based on:
             55          (a) family size;
             56          (b) family income;
             57          (c) income disregards;

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             58          (d) other relevant factors; and
             59          (e) if the applicant has met the eligibility requirements under Subsections (5)(a)
             60      through (d), the assessment and other requirements described in Sections 35A-3-304 and
             61      35A-3-304.5 .
             62          (6) The division shall disregard money on deposit in an Individual Development
             63      Account established under Section 35A-3-312 in determining eligibility.
             64          (7) The department shall provide for an appeal of a determination of eligibility in
             65      accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
             66          (8) (a) The department shall make a report to either the Legislature's Executive
             67      Appropriations Committee or the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee on any
             68      proposed rule change made under Subsection (5) that would modify the eligibility requirements
             69      or the amount of cash assistance a family would be eligible to receive.
             70          (b) The department shall submit the report prior to implementing the proposed rule
             71      change and the report shall include:
             72          (i) a description of the department's current practice or policy that it is proposing to
             73      change;
             74          (ii) an explanation of why the department is proposing the change;
             75          (iii) the effect of an increase or decrease in cash benefits on families; and
             76          (iv) the fiscal impact of the proposed change.
             77          (c) The department may use the Notice of Proposed Rule Amendment form filed with
             78      the Division of Administrative Rules as its report [so long as] if the notice contains [all] the
             79      information required under Subsection (8)(b).
             80          (9) The department shall make rules to ensure that:
             81          (a) a recipient of assistance from the Family Employment Program:
             82          (i) has adequate access to the assistance;
             83          (ii) has the ability to use and withdraw assistance with minimal fees or surcharges,
             84      including the opportunity to obtain assistance with no fees or surcharges;
             85          (iii) is provided information regarding fees and surcharges that may apply to assistance

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             86      accessed through an electronic fund transaction; and
             87          (iv) is provided information explaining the restrictions on accessing assistance
             88      described in Subsection (10); and
             89          (b) information regarding fees and surcharges that may apply when accessing
             90      assistance from the Family Employment Program through an electronic fund transaction is
             91      available to the public.
             92          (10) An individual receiving assistance under this section may not access the assistance
             93      through an electronic benefit transfer, including through an automated teller machine or
             94      point-of-sale device, in an establishment in the state that:
             95          (a) exclusively or primarily sells intoxicating liquor;
             96          (b) allows gambling or gaming; or
             97          (c) provides adult-oriented entertainment where performers disrobe or perform
             98      unclothed.
             99          (11) An establishment in the state may not allow an individual to access the assistance
             100      described in this section on the establishment's premises through an electronic benefit transfer,
             101      including through an automated teller machine or point-of-sale device, if the establishment:
             102          (a) exclusively or primarily sells intoxicating liquor;
             103          (b) allows gambling or gaming; or
             104          (c) provides adult-oriented entertainment where performers disrobe or perform
             105      unclothed.
             106          (12) In accordance with federal requirements, the department shall make rules to
             107      prevent individuals from accessing assistance in a manner prohibited by Subsections (10) and
             108      (11), which rules may include enforcement provisions that impose sanctions that temporarily or
             109      permanently disqualify an individual from receiving assistance.
             110          (13) When exercising rulemaking authority under this part, the department shall
             111      comply with the requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

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