SB-0019, As Passed Senate, March 9, 2017

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 19

     A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

"The social welfare act,"

by amending section 10b (MCL 400.10b), as amended by 2011 PA 198.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 10b. (1) Subject to subsection (2) (3) and except as

provided in subsection (4), (5), the department shall not grant

public cash assistance under this act to an individual if the

department receives information described in provided under section

10a that the individual is subject to arrest under an outstanding

warrant arising from a felony charge against that individual in

this or any other jurisdiction. The department shall not grant food

assistance to an individual if the individual has an outstanding

felony warrant and law enforcement is actively seeking the

individual. This subsection does not affect the eligibility for

assistance of other members of the individual's household. An

individual described in this subsection is eligible for cash

assistance when he or she is no longer subject to arrest under an

outstanding warrant as described in this section and law

enforcement is not actively seeking the individual.

     (2) Subject to subsection (3), the department shall not grant

cash assistance under this act to an individual if the department

receives information under section 84 of the corrections code of

1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.284, that the individual has absconded

from supervision under that act. Subject to subsection (3), the

department shall not grant food assistance under this act to an

individual if the department receives information under section 84

of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.284, that the

individual has absconded from supervision under that act and that

law enforcement or the department of corrections is actively

seeking the individual.

(3) (2) If federal approval is required in order to prevent

the loss of federal reimbursement as a result of the application of

this section to a recipient receiving family independence program

assistance or food stamps, assistance, the department shall

promptly take any action necessary to obtain federal approval. In

the absence of any necessary federal approval, the department shall

apply this section only to recipients of state family assistance

and state disability assistance.

(4) (3) Upon implementation by the department under section

10c, not later than July 1, 2013, the The department director or

his or her designee shall review information provided by the

department of state police under section 4 of the C.J.I.S. policy

council act, 1974 PA 163, MCL 28.214, to determine if public cash

assistance or food assistance recipients or applicants are subject

to arrest under an outstanding warrant as described in section 10a.

The department director or his or her designee shall review

information provided by the department of corrections under section

84 of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.284, to

determine if cash assistance recipients or applicants are subject

to a warrant for absconding. The department director or his or her

designee shall review information provided by the department of

corrections under section 84 of the corrections code of 1953, 1953

PA 232, MCL 791.284, to determine if food assistance recipients or

applicants are subject to a warrant for absconding and if law

enforcement is actively seeking the recipients or applicants.

(5) (4) Upon implementation by the department under section

10c, not later than July 1, 2013, and subject Subject to subsection

(2) (3) and except as provided in subsection (1), the department

shall not grant public cash assistance or food assistance under

this act to an individual if the department receives information

from the department of state police as provided in subsection (3)

(4) that the individual is subject to an arrest under an

outstanding warrant described in section 10a. Subject to subsection

(3), the department shall not grant cash assistance under this act

to an individual if the department receives information from the

department of corrections that the individual has absconded from

supervision. Subject to subsection (3), the department shall not

grant food assistance under this act to an individual if the

department receives information from the department of corrections

that the individual has absconded from supervision and law

enforcement is actively seeking the individual.

     (6) As used in this section:

     (a) "Abscond" and "actively seeking" mean those terms as

defined in section 84 of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232,

MCL 791.284.

     (b) "Cash assistance" means cash benefits provided under the

family independence program, the refugee assistance program, or

state disability assistance.

     (c) "Food assistance" means the food benefits provided under

the food assistance program administered under this act.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after the date it is enacted into law.

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless Senate Bill No. 18 of the 99th Legislature is enacted into

law.