ACA17 proposes a constitutional amendment to protect direct benefit payments for individuals with disabilities.
ACA17 proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that any bill reducing direct benefit payments to individuals with disabilities must be passed as an urgency statute and cannot include unrelated provisions. This amendment applies to the State Supplementary Program for the Aged, Blind and Disabled, the Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants, the state disability insurance program, and the workers’ compensation system. The amendment is self-executing and severable, meaning that if any part is found to conflict with federal law or the U.S.
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