Act No. 196

Public Acts of 2012

Approved by the Governor

June 26, 2012

Filed with the Secretary of State

June 26, 2012

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 26, 2012

STATE OF MICHIGAN

96TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

Introduced by Reps. Genetski, MacGregor, Outman, O’Brien, McBroom, Agema, Bumstead, Forlini, Hooker, Heise, Kowall, Nesbitt, MacMaster, Johnson, Tyler, Price, Haines, Horn and Cotter

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4724

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,” (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 14l.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 14l. (1) A recipient shall not be charged for the replacement cost of an electronic benefits transfer card the first time the card is replaced. A recipient is responsible for payment of the actual replacement cost and administrative cost of the electronic benefits transfer card for each subsequent time the card is replaced.

(2) The payment required under subsection (1) shall be deducted from the recipient’s benefits.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor