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An Act To Require That Maine Welfare Benefits Be Used in Maine
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3763, sub-§13  is enacted to read:
 
13.  Restriction on use of electronic benefits transfer system outside State.     A recipient of benefits under this chapter may not access those benefits using the electronic benefits transfer system established in section 22 outside of this State.
 
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a recipient of benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, program from using an electronic benefits transfer system card to access those benefits outside of Maine.