‘Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §23, sub-§1, ¶B,  as corrected by RR 2011, c. 2, §23, is amended to read:

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §23, sub-§1, ¶C,  as enacted by PL 2011, c. 687, §4, is amended to read:

Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §23, sub-§1, ¶D  is enacted to read:

Sec. 4. Department of Health and Human Services to educate recipients of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop an education program for recipients of benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, referred to in this section as "TANF," that emphasizes that those benefits under TANF are to be used for supporting dependent children. The program must educate TANF recipients regarding:

1. Appropriate, approved and specific uses of TANF benefits;

2. Refraining from using the electronic benefits transfer system to pay for tobacco products, liquor products, gambling activities, lotteries or bail, including refraining from using the electronic benefits transfer system at automated teller machines to withdraw TANF benefits as cash, which is then used to pay for those products or activities; and

3. The prohibition on using the electronic benefits transfer system for transactions for unauthorized spending pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 23.

Sec. 5. Department of Health and Human Services to collect data on purchases of certain items. The Department of Health and Human Services shall collect as much data as possible on the use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program benefits to pay for tobacco products, liquor products, gambling activities, lotteries and bail. The Department of Health and Human Services shall report this data, along with recommendations and suggested legislation, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters no later than December 15, 2014.’