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HI SCR107

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/12/2013

Primary Sponsor

Sam Slom

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Request the Department of Human Services to inscribe "E Pluribus Unum" or "Liberty; In God We Trust" on Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards issued to financial assistance recipients.

  • More than 187,000 Hawaii residents receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and 37,000 receive Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program benefits via EBT cards.

  • EBT cards function as currency for purchasing food items in local stores with federal government funding.

  • Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Director of Human Services.

Legislative Description

Electronic Benefit Transfer Cards; E Pluribus Unum

Last Action

The committee on HMS deferred the measure.

3/28/2013

Committee Referrals

Human Services3/19/2013

Full Bill Text

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