Senate Bill No. 55
(By Senators Hall and Foster)
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[Introduced February 11, 2009; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact §9-3-1 and §9-3-2 of the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to eliminating the
requirement of the use of a Social Security number in securing
any state services.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §9-3-1 and §9-3-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as
amended, be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. APPLICATION FOR AND GRANTING OF ASSISTANCE.
§9-3-1. Application for and granting of federal-state or federal
assistance.
Any person domiciled in this state, who shall make, or have
made in his or her behalf, an application therefor and who is
otherwise in all respects qualified to receive the same, shall be
granted federal-state assistance or federal assistance in such form
and amount, to such extent, and for such period, as authorized by applicable federal and state laws
and rules
and regulations and as
determined by the department in accordance with such laws
and rules
and regulations and within limits of available funds:
Provided,
That a social security number may not be required as a prerequisite
to qualify for any such assistance.
§9-3-2. Application for and granting of state assistance.
Any indigent person domiciled in this state, who shall make,
or have made in his or her behalf, an application therefor and who
is otherwise in all respects qualified to receive the same, shall
be granted state assistance in such form and amount, to such
extent, and for such period, as authorized by applicable state laws
and rules
and regulations of the department and as determined by
the department in accordance with such laws
and rules
and
regulations and within limits of available funds:
Provided, That
a social security number may not be required as a prerequisite to
qualify for any such assistance.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the requirement
of the use of a social security number in securing any state
services or assistance.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
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