30:1-2.5 Notification of availability of earned income tax credit, recipients of certain public assistance.

2. The Commissioner of Human Services shall notify in writing any person over 18 years of age of the availability of the earned income tax credit provided in section 32 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.32, and the New Jersey earned income tax credit provided in section 2 of P.L.2000, c.80 (C.54A:4-7), if the person:

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. s.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. s.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.