Texas § HR.31.044 - INACTIVE ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER ACCOUNT
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§ HR.31.044. INACTIVE ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER ACCOUNT
INACTIVE ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER ACCOUNT. (a) This section applies only to an account to which financial assistance provided under this chapter has been transferred under the electronic benefits transfer system for access and use by a recipient of that assistance. (b) The commission shall close an account that has not been used by the account holder during the preceding 12 months. (c) The comptroller shall withdraw any unused benefits remaining in the account and disburse the benefits as authorized by federal and state law. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 322, Sec. 4, eff. May 26, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 458, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 31.043 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(72), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.072, eff. April 2, 2015.
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Section HR.31.044 ("INACTIVE ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER ACCOUNT") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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