May 6, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Muxlow and referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled
"The social welfare act,"
(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 10g.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 10g. (1) The department shall ask each applicant at the
time of an initial application for food assistance if he or she is
a veteran of the United States army, navy, air force, marine corps,
or coast guard, including their reserve components, or the national
guard or air national guard of this state or of another state. If
the applicant is a veteran of the United States army, navy, air
force, marine corps, or coast guard, including their reserve
components, or the national guard or air national guard of this
state or of another state, the department shall forward that
information to the department of military and veterans affairs.
(2) The department shall ask each recipient at the time of
redetermination for food assistance if he or she is a veteran of
the United States army, navy, air force, marine corps, or coast
guard, including their reserve components, or the national guard or
air national guard of this state or of another state. If the
recipient is a veteran of the United States army, navy, air force,
marine corps, or coast guard, including their reserve components,
or the national guard or air national guard of this state or of
another state, the department shall forward that information to the
department of military and veterans affairs. This subsection does
not apply if the information has been previously obtained by the
department at the time of an initial application or at the time of
a previous redetermination.