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USA Statutes : new_jersey
Title : TITLE 44 POOR
Chapter : 44:8A-48.
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44:8A-48. Repeal; sections superseded
Sections ten to fifteen, inclusive, and sections twenty-one to twenty-four, inclusive, of chapter one hundred thirty of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty are hereby expressly repealed. Sections 44:1-102 to 44:1-127, inclusive, and sections 44:4-57 to 44:4-81, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes are hereby superseded insofar as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
L.1941, c. 357, p. 942, s. 48.
44:10-1.1. Reference to county welfare board to mean reference to county welfare agency
Whenever in any law, rule, regulation or document not specifically repealed or otherwise affected by this act, reference is made to the county welfare board, the same shall mean and refer to the county welfare agency duly organized under the laws of this State.
L.1977, c. 127, s. 6, eff. July 1, 1977.
44:10-1.2. Reference to program of assistance for dependent children to mean program of aid to families with dependent children
Whenever in any law, rule, regulation or document not specifically repealed or otherwise affected by this act, reference is made to the program of assistance for dependent children, the same shall mean and refer to the program of aid to families with dependent children.
L.1977, c. 127, s. 7, eff. July 1, 1977.
44:10-5.6. Payment cycles
5. The Department of Human Services shall cycle the issuance of benefits over multiple dates throughout the month in a manner that best serves AFDC and food stamp recipients within the framework of the electronic benefit distribution system in each county. Such cycling shall begin in Camden, Hudson and Essex counties on July 1, 1992.
L.1991,c.478,s.5.
44:10-5.7. Evaluation, implementation of system
6. a. The Department of Human Services shall evaluate the operation of the electronic benefit distribution system in the initial counties, and, as deemed appropriate, shall proceed to implement the system in additional counties.
b. The department shall implement the system in any additional county upon the request of the board of chosen freeholders of such county, or, in a county operating under the provisions of the ~Optional County Charter Law,~ P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.), upon the request of the chief executive officer of such county. However, if the department does not deem it appropriate to implement the system in such requesting county, the department shall not implement the system, and shall submit a report in writing stating the reasons for that determination to the Assembly Health and Human Services and Appropriations Committees and the Senate Institutions, Health and Welfare and Revenue, Finance and Appropriations Committees, or their successors.
c. Any additional county in which the system is implemented shall be exempted from the cycling of the issuance of benefits over multiple dates throughout the month, upon the request of the board of chosen freeholders of such county, or, in a county operating under the provisions of the ~Optional County Charter Law,~ P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.), upon the request of the chief executive officer of such county.
L.1991,c.478,s.6.
44:10-5.8. Implementation plan, reports
7. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall prepare an electronic benefit distribution system implementation plan, in consultation with the county welfare agencies in Camden, Hudson and Essex counties, on or before October 1, 1991. The plan shall include an estimate of the costs to participating counties and a determination of the feasibility of staggering payment schedules with no less than four working days between payment dates.
b. The commissioner shall report to the Legislature and the Governor by October 1, 1991 on the plan to implement the electronic benefit distribution system and shall report quarterly thereafter for two years to the Legislative Joint Budget Oversight Committee on the implementation of the plan.
L.1991,c.478,s.7.
44:10-5.9. Work First New Jersey program administrators, duties
30. The director or other chief administrative officer of each agency or office administering assistance under the Work First New Jersey program established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.) shall:
a. cause copies of the voter registration forms and instructions provided for under subsections e. and f. of section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4) and the declination form provided for in subsection b. of section 26 of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.19:31-6.11) to be distributed at each such agency or office to each person appearing in person thereat to apply for services or assistance provided thereby or to seek a recertification, renewal or change of address relative to the assistance provided at such office. An employee of the agency or office shall inquire of every such person whether the person, if not already registered to vote from the place of his or her present residence, wishes to be so registered and shall inform the person that whether or not the applicant chooses to register will not affect the person@s eligibility for those services. The employee shall subsequently review the forms to determine whether or not the person wishes to register to vote. If the person does not wish to register, the employee shall provide the person with any assistance necessary to complete the declination form and then inform the person that the form will be retained by the employee. If the person wishes to register, the employee shall provide the person with any assistance necessary in completing the voter registration form; shall inform the applicant that the applicant may leave the completed form with the employee or mail it personally to the Secretary of State; and if the applicant chooses to leave the form, shall accept the completed form, stamp or otherwise mark the lower right hand corner of the document with the date on which it was so received, and forward it to the Secretary of State. The employee shall provide to each applicant who does not decline to register to vote the same degree of assistance with regard to the completion of the voter registration form as is provided by the office with regard to the completion of its own forms, unless the applicant refuses such assistance;
b. provide for the continuous supply of the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section to every agency and office which provides assistance under P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.), 42 U.S.C. s.601 et seq. and the federal ~Food Stamp Act of 1977,~ Pub.L.95-113 (7 U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.);
c. provide the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section in both the English and Spanish languages to the agencies and offices which are located in any county in which bilingual sample ballots must be provided pursuant to R.S.19:14-21, R.S.19:49-4 or section 2 of P.L.1965, c.29 (C.19:23-22.4);
d. provide for the collection of completed voter registration forms by any employee of the agency or office for the transmittal of the forms to the Secretary of State;
e. provide that the forms, instructions and assistance specified in subsection a. of this section shall be provided to any person with a disability who receives assistance or services at that person@s home from an employee of the agency or office;
f. inform each employee of the agency or office who assists in registering a person to vote that employee shall not:
(1) seek to influence an applicant@s political preference or party registration;
(2) display any such political preference or party allegiance;
(3) make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from registering to vote; or
(4) make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of which is to lead the applicant to believe that a decision to register or not to register has any bearing on the availability of services or benefits; and
g. make certain that no information relating to a declination to register to vote by an individual in connection with any type of application for service made by that individual at any agency or office is used for any purpose other than voter registration.
L.1994,c.182,s.30; amended 1997, c.13, s.12.
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