An act to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “An act to protect the welfare of the people of this state; to provide general assistance, hospitalization, infirmary and medical care to poor or unfortunate persons; to provide for compliance by this state with the social security act; to provide protection, welfare and services to aged persons, dependent children, the blind, and the permanently and totally disabled; to administer programs and services for the prevention and treatment of delinquency, dependency and neglect of children; to create a state department of social services; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department; to provide for the interstate and intercounty transfer of dependents; to create county and district departments of social services; to create within certain county departments, bureaus of social aid and certain divisions and offices thereunder; to prescribe the powers and duties of the departments, bureaus and officers; to provide for appeals in certain cases; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state department with respect to county and district departments; to prescribe certain duties of certain other state departments, officers, and agencies; to make an appropriation; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” by amending sections 57e, 57g, 57p, and 57r (MCL 400.57e, 400.57g, 400.57p, and 400.57r), sections 57e, 57p, and 57r as amended by 2011 PA 131 and section 57g as amended by 2014 PA 375.
The main focus of this bill is to extend the lifetime limit for receiving FIP assistance from 48 months to 60 months. The bill also emphasizes the need for compliance with child support requirements, with penalties for noncompliance including a minimum one-month termination of benefits.
Introduced
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Discharged from committee
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 56 to 53 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
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The motion prevailed by voice vote