New Jersey Statutes 30:1-2.5. Notification of availability of earned income tax credit, recipients of certain public assistance
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:1-2.5
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. received food stamps under the Food Stamp Program authorized by Title XIII of the “Food and Agriculture Act of 1977,” Pub. L. 95-113 (7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.);
b. received assistance under the “Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance Act,” P.L.1947, c.156 (C. 44:8-107 et seq.);
c. received assistance from the Work First New Jersey program for dependent children and their parents under P.L.1997, c.38 (C. 44:10-55 et seq.);
d. participated in the “New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Program,” P.L.1968, c.413 (C. 30:4D-1 et seq.);
e. received aid under the Supplemental Security Income Program established pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq.; or
f. was a foster parent as defined in P.L.1951, c.138 (C. 30:4C-1 et seq.).
The written notification shall use the statement developed by the State Treasurer pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2005, c.210 (C. 52:18-11.3) for this purpose. The notification shall be distributed in a manner deemed by the commissioner to be the most practicable and cost effective, but that will ensure personal notification of each person. The commissioner shall take such reasonable actions as may be necessary to avoid the distribution of more than one notice to a person who was the recipient of or participated in two or more of the programs listed in this section. The notification shall be distributed between January 1 and February 15 of each calendar year following the calendar year in which the person was a recipient or participant, or foster parent. If the recipient, participant or foster parent was a married couple, only one notice addressed to either the husband or wife, or both, shall be required.
L.2005,c.210,s.2.