PRINTER'S NO. 553
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
554
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY KAUFFMAN, METCALFE, BARRAR, RYAN, PICKETT,
MILLARD, DUNBAR, HILL-EVANS, ZIMMERMAN, BERNSTINE, MENTZER,
MASSER, JAMES, KEEFER, SAYLOR AND SCHWEYER, FEBRUARY 20, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 20, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
further providing for Assistance Recipient Identification
Program and for administration of assistance and related
functions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 414(d) and 419(1) of the act of June 13,
1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, are
amended to read:
Section 414. Assistance Recipient Identification Program.--*
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(d) A person currently receiving or applying for assistance
shall participate in the program. The person shall be identified
using available technological means that shall include placing a
photograph upon each electronic benefits transfer card and any
other benefit card and that may include, but are not limited to,
two-digit fingerimaging.
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