A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO rename the FOOD STAMP PROGRAM to reflect the use of electronic benefit transfer cards.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The title of Part 5 of Article 2 of Chapter 108A of the General Statutes and G.S. 108A‑51 read as rewritten:
"Part 5. Food and Nutrition Services.
"§ 108A‑51.  Authorization for Food and Nutrition Services.
The Department is authorized to establish  statewide food and nutrition services authorized by the Congress of the United States. The program shall be named "Food and Nutrition Services." The Department of Health and Human Services is designated as the State agency responsible for the supervision of food and nutrition services. The boards of county commissioners through the county departments of social services are held responsible for the administration and operation of food and nutrition services."
SECTION 2.  Wherever the terms "food stamp," "food stamps," or "food stamp program" appear in the General Statutes, the Revisor of Statutes is authorized where appropriate to replace "food stamp," "food stamps," or "food stamp program" with "food and nutrition services" or "electronic food and nutrition benefits."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.