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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits |
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accounts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 31.0355, Human Resources |
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Code, is 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 provider verifies the recipient's |
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identity in accordance with Section 31.0356, if applicable. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Sections 31.0356 and 31.0357 to read as |
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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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using an electronic benefits transfer card subject to Section |
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31.0357(a), make a cash withdrawal from the account through a |
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provider of the goods or services described by Section 31.0355(a) |
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unless the recipient presents photo identification verifying the |
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recipient's identity as the card holder. A provider may presume |
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that an electronic benefits transfer card that does not display the |
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name of a recipient and any other authorized person is not subject |
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to Section 31.0357(a) for purposes of this section. |
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Sec. 31.0357. NAMES ON ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER CARDS. |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), each electronic benefits |
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transfer card issued to a recipient, or other person authorized on |
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the recipient's account, for purposes of delivering benefits under |
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the financial assistance program must display the name of the |
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recipient and any other authorized person, if applicable. |
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(b) An electronic benefits transfer card issued by a local |
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commission eligibility office is not subject to Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2013, the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall ensure that electronic benefits |
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transfer cards issued for purposes of delivering benefits to |
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recipients under the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, |
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Human Resources Code, conform to Subsection (a), Section 31.0357, |
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Human Resources Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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