Duties.
In administering a program to deliver benefits by an electronic benefit transfer system, the department shall do all of the following:
(a)#
Consult with members of the following groups: 1. Benefit recipients. 2. Advocates for benefit recipients. 3. Financial institution personnel. 4. Appropriate county, state and tribal governing body employees. 5. Persons who sell goods or services to recipients for which payment may be made by use of an electronic benefit transfer system, including, as appropriate, retailers, landlords and public utilities.
(a)(1)#
Benefit recipients.
(a)(2)#
Advocates for benefit recipients.
(a)(3)#
Financial institution personnel.
(a)(4)#
(b)#
Hold informational meetings at a variety of locations around the state.
(c)#
To the extent possible, maximize the use of existing automated teller machines and point-of-sale terminals.
(d)#
Authorize the use of cards that physically resemble financial transaction cards, as defined in s. 943.41 (1) (em).