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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5504 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1539 | |
| 3 | 3 | Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES | |
| 4 | 4 | Introduced by: | |
| 5 | 5 | REP. CAFERO, 142nd Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. | |
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | General Assembly | |
| 8 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Proposed Bill No. 5504 | |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 11 | January Session, 2013 | |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | LCO No. 1539 | |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES | |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 17 | Introduced by: | |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 19 | REP. CAFERO, 142nd Dist. | |
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 21 | REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. | |
| 22 | 22 | ||
| 23 | 23 | REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. | |
| 24 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 25 | AN ACT REQUIRING RECIPIENTS OF STATE-SPONSORED BENEFITS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE. | |
| 26 | 26 | ||
| 27 | 27 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 29 | 29 | That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to require beneficiaries of state-sponsored benefits, administered by the Department of Social Services, to establish and maintain a separate bank account for state benefits as well as a personal account for personal earned income. No cash may be withdrawn from the bank account for state benefits and any purchases made with a debit card for said account must be preauthorized by the Department of Social Services and may not be for: (1) Alcohol, (2) tobacco products, (3) lottery tickets, or (4) other purchases not authorized by the department. | |
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| 31 | 31 | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 33 | 33 | To foster transparency and accountability while eliminating fraud and abuse of taxpayer-funded services. |