Sec. WW-1. 22 MRSA §3273, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
9. Supplemental security income for legal immigrants. Supplemental security income for legal immigrants is governed by the following.
A. The department shall provide assistance to all aliens lawfully residing in the United States who would be eligible for assistance under the federal supplemental security income program, 42 United States Code, Section 1381, et seq. except for the provisions of Sections 401, 402 and 403 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
B. The total amount of monthly assistance provided under this section must equal the amount that the individual would be eligible to receive under the federal supplemental security income program, 42 United States Code, Section 1382, or its successor, if the individual were eligible for that program, and the state supplemental income payment provided to eligible individuals under section 3274.
Sec. WW-2. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Part.
1998-99
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
State Supplement to Federal Supplemental Security Income
All Other $248,976
Provides funds for a supplemental security income benefit for certain legal immigrants.
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