February 14, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Reilly, Kelly, Barrett, Howell, Lucido, Runestad, Johnson, Hernandez, Howrylak, LaFave, Inman, Noble, Vaupel, Bizon, Hornberger, Canfield, Rendon, Hoitenga, Frederick, Hughes and Glenn and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled
"The social welfare act,"
(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding sections 14k and 57w.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 14k. A recipient of food assistance or cash assistance
benefits shall have his or her photographic image captured or
reproduced upon issuance of a bridge card. A photographic image
captured or reproduced under this section shall appear on the
recipient's bridge card. If more than 1 individual is authorized by
the department to use the bridge card, both individuals'
photographic images shall appear on the bridge card.
Sec. 57w. (1) The department shall modify the bridge card
software so that a card issued on or after the effective date of
the amendatory act that added this section will not allow a
recipient to obtain cash from an automated teller machine or a
point of sale device.
(2) Cash assistance or other assistance provided under this
act by means of a bridge card or otherwise shall only be used for
the following:
(a) Rent if the landlord is enrolled as a vendor in the
department's rent vendoring program.
(b) Payment to utility companies.
(c) Payment to a child care provider.
(d) Payment for certain products as allowed by the department
at state-approved grocery stores.
(3) The department shall disburse all vendored payments first,
and any assistance balance remaining after the vendored payments
shall be disbursed to the recipient on the bridge card.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 180 days
after the date it is enacted into law.