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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for cash withdrawals from Temporary |
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Assistance for Needy Families benefits accounts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.0355(b), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) If a recipient of financial assistance who receives the |
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assistance by electronic benefits transfer to an account is |
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authorized to make a cash withdrawal from the account through a |
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provider of the goods or services described by Subsection (a), the |
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recipient may make the cash withdrawal only: |
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(1) at the customer service department of the provider |
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and not at the provider's point-of-sale terminal; and |
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(2) after the recipient presents the provider with |
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photo identification in accordance with Section 31.0356. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 31.0356 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.0356. PHOTO IDENTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN CASH |
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WITHDRAWALS. (a) In this section, "photo identification" means a |
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card or other document that: |
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(1) is issued by a governmental entity to identify an |
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individual; and |
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(2) displays a photograph of the individual identified |
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on the card or other document. |
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(b) A recipient of financial assistance who receives the |
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assistance by electronic benefits transfer to an account may not |
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make a cash withdrawal from the account through a provider of the |
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goods or services described by Section 31.0355(a) unless the |
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recipient presents photo identification verifying the recipient's |
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identity as the account holder. |
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SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |