A person who pays the benefit for employment and self-support pursuant to the provisions of Article 55-4, paragraph (1) or a person who pays the school enrollment and job-search preparation benefit pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (referred to as a "paying authority" in Article 69) may, when finding it necessary for the payment of the benefit for employment and self-support or the school enrollment and job-search preparation benefit or for the enforcement of the provisions of Article 78, paragraph (3), request a report from a public assistance recipient or a person who was a public assistance recipient, or from the employer pertaining to those persons (including a person who intends to employ a public assistance recipient), the head of a specified educational and training facility, or any other person concerned.