SB-1501, As Passed House, December 14, 2006

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1501

     A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

"The social welfare act,"

by amending section 57 (MCL 400.57), as added by 1995 PA 223, and

by adding sections 57p and 57s.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 57. (1) As used in this section and sections 57a to  57g

57u:

     (a) "Adult-supervised household" means either of the

following:

     (i) The place of residence of a parent, stepparent, or legal

guardian of a minor parent.

     (ii) A living arrangement not described in subparagraph (i) that

the  family independence agency  department approves as a family

setting that provides care and control of a minor parent and his or

her child and supportive services including, but not limited to,

counseling, guidance, or supervision.

     (b) "Caretaker" means an individual who is acting as parent

for a child in the absence or because of the disability of the

child's parent or stepparent and who is the child's legal guardian,

grandparent, great grandparent, great-great grandparent, sibling,

stepsibling, aunt, great aunt, great-great aunt, uncle, great

uncle, great-great uncle, nephew, niece, first cousin, or first

cousin once-removed, a spouse of any person listed above, a parent

of the putative father, or an unrelated individual aged 21 or older

whose appointment as legal guardian of the child is pending.

     (c) "Child" means an individual who is not emancipated under

Act No. 293 of the Public Acts of 1968, being sections 722.1 to

722.6 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1968 PA 293, MCL 722.1 to

722.6, who lives with a parent or caretaker, and who is either of

the following:

     (i) Under the age of 18.

     (ii) Age 18 or 19, a full-time high school student, and

reasonably expected to graduate from high school before the age of

20.

     (d) "Family" means 1 or more of the following:

     (i) A household consisting of a child and either of the

following:

     (A) A parent or stepparent of the child.

     (B) A caretaker of the child.

     (ii) A pregnant woman.

     (iii) A parent of a child in foster care.

     (e) "Family independence assistance" means financial

assistance provided to a family under the family independence

program.

     (f) "Family independence assistance group" means all those

members of a program group who receive family independence

assistance.

     (g) "Family independence program" means the program of

financial assistance established under section 57a.

     (h) "Family self-sufficiency plan" means a document described

in section 57e that is executed by a family in return for receiving

family independence assistance.

(i)  (h) "Minor parent" means an individual under the age of

18 who is not emancipated under  Act No. 293 of the Public Acts of

1968  1968 PA 293, MCL 722.1 to 722.6, and who is either the

biological parent of a child living in the same household or a

pregnant woman.

(j)  (i) "Payment standard" means the standard upon which

family independence program benefits are based if the family

independence assistance group has no net income.

(k)  (j) "Program group" means a family and all those

individuals living with a family whose income and assets are

considered for purposes of determining financial eligibility for

family independence assistance.

(l)  (k) "Recipient" means an individual receiving family

independence assistance.

     (l) "Social contract" means a document described in section 57e

that is executed by a family in return for the receipt of family

independence assistance.

     (m) "Substance abuse" means that term as defined in section

6107 of the public health code,  Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of

1978, being section 333.6107 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1978 PA

368, MCL 333.6107.

      (n) "Substance abuse treatment" means outpatient or inpatient

services or participation in alcoholics anonymous or a similar

program.

     (o) "Supplemental security income" means the program of

supplemental security income provided under title XVI.

(p)  (o) "Work first" means the program of employment and

training administered by the  Michigan jobs commission  department

of labor and economic growth for applicants and recipients of

family independence assistance.

     (2) A reference in this act to "aid to dependent children" or

"aid to families with dependent children" means "family

independence program assistance".

     Sec. 57p. (1) Beginning April 1, 2007, any month in which any

of the following occur shall not be counted toward the cumulative

total of 48 months in a lifetime for family independence

assistance:

     (a) The recipient has been temporarily exempted from work

first under section 57f(3)(g) and (4).

     (b) The recipient is employed and meeting the requirements of

his or her family self-sufficiency plan.

     (c) The unemployment rate in the county in which the recipient

resides is 25% above the state average for unemployment.

     (d) Compliance with certain family independence program

requirements are waived under section 56i(1)(c).

     (2) This section does not apply after September 30, 2011.

     Sec. 57s. The department shall pay $10.00 per month for 6

months to individuals who leave family independence programs due to

no longer meeting the financial eligibility criteria based on

earned income, if those individuals continue to meet the federal

guidelines for work participation.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) Senate Bill No. 1500.

     (b) House Bill No. 6580.

     (c) House Bill No. 6587.