H1095B1357A03295 BIL:JSL 09/08/17 #90 A03295
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1095
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE BRADFORD
Printer's No. 1357
Amend Bill, page 6, by inserting between lines 22 and 23
(f) Assistance to be provided to applicants.--An agency that
administers public benefits shall provide assistance to all
persons applying or renewing applications for public benefits
who claim they are eligible for such benefits but lack the
documents required under subsection (b)(1). The following apply:
(1) No application or renewal of public benefits shall
be denied if a person has met all other conditions of
eligibility for a public benefit and is cooperating with the
agency in obtaining the documents required under this
section. Every 60 days, the agency shall establish contact
with the person to determine whether the individual is
continuing to cooperate in obtaining the documents.
(2) Any individual denied a public benefit under this
act shall have access to any and all administrative review
provided by the agency or political subdivision in question
with right of appeal to the relevant Commonwealth agency or
appropriate court of law.
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