June 27, 2006, Introduced by Senators SCOTT, EMERSON, SCHAUER, CHERRY, OLSHOVE, BARCIA, JACOBS, THOMAS, CLARK-COLEMAN, WHITMER, BASHAM, BRATER, HARDIMAN, PRUSI, CLARKE, BIRKHOLZ, CASSIS, SWITALSKI, JELINEK, CROPSEY and KUIPERS and referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled
"The social welfare act,"
(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 14j.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 14j. (1) If the department determines that an individual
is eligible for food assistance benefits, the department shall
issue regular food assistance benefits on a bimonthly basis. The
department may continue to issue food assistance benefits on a
staggered basis by case ending digit.
(2) This section does not apply to issuing initial food
assistance benefits, retroactive food assistance benefits, or
supplemental food assistance benefits.