As Introduced 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H. B. No. 566 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES MEAD-TIBERI-GOODMAN-JOLIVETTE-TERWILLEGER- 8
TRAKAS-JACOBSON-NETZLEY-TAYLOR-HARTNETT 9
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A B I L L
To enact sections 5101.87, 5101.871, 5101.872, 12
5101.873, 5101.874, and 5101.875 of the Revised 13
Code to require that the Director of Job and 14
Family Services implement a statewide automated 15
finger imaging system to prevent an individual 16
from receiving assistance under more than one 17
name from a Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families Program or, if federal matching funds 18
are provided, the Food Stamp Program, and to make 19
an appropriation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 21
Section 1. That sections 5101.87, 5101.871, 5101.872, 23
5101.873, 5101.874, and 5101.875 of the Revised Code be enacted 25
to read as follows:
Sec. 5101.87. AS USED IN SECTIONS 5101.87 TO 5101.875 OF 27
THE REVISED CODE: 29
(A) "ADULT" AND "MINOR CHILD" HAVE THE SAME MEANINGS AS IN 31
SECTION 5107.02 OF THE REVISED CODE. 32
(B) "ASSISTANCE GROUP" MEANS A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS 34
TREATED AS A UNIT FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR 35
A TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM. 36
(C) "FOOD STAMP PROGRAM" MEANS THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY 38
THE "FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1977," 91 STAT. 958, 7 U.S.C.A. 2011, AS 40
AMENDED. 41
(D) "HOUSEHOLD" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS IN 7 U.S.C.A. 46
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2012(i).
(E) "OHIO WORKS FIRST PROGRAM" MEANS THE PROGRAM 48
ESTABLISHED BY CHAPTER 5107. OF THE REVISED CODE. 50
(F) "PREVENTION, RETENTION, AND CONTINGENCY PROGRAM" MEANS 52
THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY CHAPTER 5108. OF THE REVISED CODE. 54
(G)(1) "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM" MEANS EITHER OF THE 56
FOLLOWING: 57
(a) THE OHIO WORKS FIRST PROGRAM; 59
(b) THE PREVENTION, RETENTION, AND CONTINGENCY PROGRAM. 61
(2) IF THE DIRECTOR OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES ENTERS INTO 63
AN AGREEMENT UNDER SECTION 5101.874 OF THE REVISED CODE REGARDING 64
ANOTHER STATE'S TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAMS, 65
"PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM" ALSO MEANS THAT STATE'S TEMPORARY 67
ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM. 68
(3) IF THE DIRECTOR IS PROVIDED FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS 70
PURSUANT TO SECTION 5101.872 OF THE REVISED CODE, "PUBLIC 71
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM" ALSO MEANS THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.
(H) "TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM" 73
MEANS A PROGRAM CREATED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF TITLE IV-A OF THE 77
"SOCIAL SECURITY ACT," 110 STAT. 2113 (1996), 42 U.S.C.A. 601, AS 79
AMENDED, INCLUDING THE OHIO WORKS FIRST AND PREVENTION, 80
RETENTION, AND CONTINGENCY PROGRAMS. 81
Sec. 5101.871. NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 31, 2001, THE 83
DIRECTOR OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL IMPLEMENT A STATEWIDE 84
AUTOMATED FINGER IMAGING SYSTEM TO TRACK AN INDIVIDUAL'S 85
PARTICIPATION IN TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAMS 86
AND PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL FROM RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM A 87
TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM UNDER MORE THAN 88
ONE NAME.
Sec. 5101.872. AS SOON AS THE STATEWIDE AUTOMATED FINGER 91
IMAGING SYSTEM IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED UNDER SECTION 5101.871 OF THE 92
REVISED CODE, THE DIRECTOR OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL APPLY 93
TO THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FEDERAL 94
MATCHING FUNDS TO BE USED TO INCLUDE THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM IN 95
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THE SYSTEM. IF FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS ARE PROVIDED, THE DIRECTOR
SHALL INCLUDE THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM IN THE SYSTEM FOR THE 96
PURPOSE OF TRACKING AN INDIVIDUAL'S PARTICIPATION IN THE FOOD 97
STAMP PROGRAM AND PREVENTING THE INDIVIDUAL FROM RECEIVING 98
ASSISTANCE FROM THE PROGRAM UNDER MORE THAN ONE NAME. 99
Sec. 5101.873. (A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (B) OF 102
THIS SECTION, THE FIRST TIME AFTER THE STATEWIDE AUTOMATED FINGER 103
IMAGING SYSTEM IS IMPLEMENTED FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY 104
FAMILIES PROGRAMS UNDER SECTION 5101.871 OF THE REVISED CODE THAT 105
THE ELIGIBILITY OF AN ASSISTANCE GROUP FOR A TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE 106
FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM IS DETERMINED OR REDETERMINED AND THE 108
FIRST TIME AFTER THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM IS INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM 109
UNDER SECTION 5101.872 OF THE REVISED CODE THAT THE ELIGIBILITY 110
OF A HOUSEHOLD FOR THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM IS DETERMINED OR
REDETERMINED, EACH MEMBER OF THE ASSISTANCE GROUP OR HOUSEHOLD 112
SHALL SUBMIT TO FINGER IMAGING AS PART OF THE ELIGIBILITY 113
DETERMINATION OR REDETERMINATION PROCESS.
(B) DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A 116
MEMBER OF AN ASSISTANCE GROUP OR HOUSEHOLD TO WHOM ANY OF THE 118
FOLLOWING APPLY:
(1) THE MEMBER IS A MINOR CHILD, UNLESS A COUNTY 120
DEPARTMENT OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES HAS A REASONABLE SUSPICION 121
THAT THE MINOR CHILD IS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM THE PUBLIC 122
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME. 123
(2) THE TECHNOLOGY THE STATEWIDE AUTOMATED FINGER IMAGING 125
SYSTEM USES IS UNABLE TO OBTAIN FROM THE MEMBER AN ACCURATE 126
FINGER IMAGE.
(3) THE MEMBER IS A RESIDENT OF A NURSING HOME, AS DEFINED 128
IN SECTION 3721.01 OF THE REVISED CODE. 129
(4) THE MEMBER IS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF DIVISION 131
(A) OF THIS SECTION PURSUANT TO RULES ADOPTED UNDER SECTION 132
5101.875 OF THE REVISED CODE. 133
Sec. 5101.874. FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONNECTING THE STATEWIDE 135
AUTOMATED FINGER IMAGING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED UNDER SECTIONS 137
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5101.871 AND 5101.872 OF THE REVISED CODE WITH SIMILAR SYSTEMS TO 139
EXPAND THE ABILITY OF THE SYSTEMS TO PREVENT AN INDIVIDUAL FROM 140
RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM A PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UNDER MORE 141
THAN ONE NAME, THE DIRECTOR OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES MAY ENTER 142
INTO AGREEMENTS WITH THE FOLLOWING TO SHARE FINGER IMAGES: 143
(A) THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 146
SERVICES;
(B) THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; 149
(C) AN ENTITY OF ANOTHER STATE ADMINISTERING A PUBLIC 151
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 152
Sec. 5101.875. THE DIRECTOR OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES 154
SHALL ADOPT RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 119. OF THE REVISED 155
CODE TO IMPLEMENT SECTIONS 5101.87 TO 5101.875 OF THE REVISED 157
CODE. THE RULES SHALL INCLUDE ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS FROM THE 159
REQUIREMENT OF DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 5101.873 OF THE REVISED 160
CODE THAT THE DIRECTOR DETERMINES TO BE APPROPRIATE. HOMEBOUND 161
INDIVIDUALS MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE EXEMPTIONS. 162
Section 2. All items in this section are hereby 164
appropriated as designated out of any moneys in the state 165
treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund. For all 166
appropriations made in this act, those in the first column are
for fiscal year 2000 and those in the second column are for 167
fiscal year 2001. The appropriations made in this act are in 168
addition to any other appropriations made for the 1999-2001 169
biennium.
JFS DEPARTMENT OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES 171
General Revenue Fund 173
GRF 600-402 Electronic Benefits 175
Transfer (EBT) 176
State $ 0 $ 2,500,000 180
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund 181
State $ 0 $ 2,500,000 185
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS $ 0 $ 2,500,000 188
Statewide Automated Finger Imaging System 191
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Of the foregoing appropriation item 600-402, Electronic 193
Benefits Transfer, State, $2,500,000 shall be expended in Fiscal 194
Year 2001 to implement a statewide automated finger imaging 195
system in accordance with sections 5101.87 to 5101.875 of the 196
Revised Code.
Within the limits set forth in this act, the Director of 198
Budget and Management shall establish accounts indicating source 199
and amount of funds for each appropriation made in this act, and 200
shall determine the form and manner in which appropriation 201
accounts shall be maintained. Expenditures from appropriations 202
contained in this act shall be accounted for as though made in
Am. Sub. H.B. 283 of the 123rd General Assembly. 203
The appropriations made in this act are subject to all 205
provisions of Am. Sub. H.B. 283 of the 123rd General Assembly. 206
Section 3. The codified and uncodified sections of law 208
contained in this act are not subject to the referendum. 209
Therefore, under Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and 210
section 1.471 of the Revised Code, the codified and uncodified 211
sections of law contained in this act go into immediate effect
when this act becomes law. 212