Senate File 2272 S-5022 Amend Senate File 2272 as follows: 1 1. Page 2, after line 8 by inserting: 2 < ___. “Real-time system” means real-time electronic access 3 to a system that allows verification of all applicable public 4 assistance program eligibility information based on the 5 most recent information available to the department through 6 nonmodeled earned and unearned income, such as commercially 7 available wage data. > 8 2. Page 3, after line 32 by inserting: 9 < (3) Any existing real-time eligibility system that 10 includes employment and income information maintained by a 11 consumer reporting agency, as defined by the federal Fair 12 Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §1681a, for the purpose of 13 obtaining real-time employment and income information. > 14 3. By striking page 4, line 31, through page 5, line 1, and 15 inserting: 16 < ___. The department may contract with a third-party vendor 17 to develop or provide a service for a real-time eligibility 18 system that allows the department to verify or authenticate 19 income, assets, and identity eligibility of applicants and 20 recipients to prevent fraud, misrepresentation, and inadequate 21 documentation when determining eligibility for public 22 assistance programs. The system shall > 23 4. Page 5, line 6, after < department. > by inserting 24 < Specifically, the department may contract with a third-party 25 consumer reporting agency, as defined by the federal Fair 26 Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §1681a, for the purpose of 27 obtaining real-time employment and income information. > 28 5. Page 7, by striking lines 19 and 20 and inserting: 29 < (4) A third-party consumer reporting agency, as defined 30 by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §1681a, 31 for the purpose of obtaining real-time employment and income 32 information. > 33 6. Page 8, after line 7 by inserting: 34 < 3. The state may contract with a third-party consumer 35 -1- SF2272.3208 (3) 88 pf/rh 1/ 2 #1. #2. #3. #4. #5. #6.