Financial Literacy (Electronic Benefits Card)

The department is required, in consultation with its electronic benefits transaction (EBT) card contractor and interested persons and organizations, to develop strategies to increase opportunities for public assistance recipients to maintain bank accounts, increase financial education and management skills that will help minimize recipients costs associated with banking fees and automated teller machine (ATM) transaction fees.

Subjects: 
Economic Services
Authorization: 
ESSB 5921
Chapter 42
Laws of 2011
Sec 13(1)
Type of Report: 
One-Time
Report Date: 
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