HOUSE BILL No. 5633


     March 4, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Horton, Jelinek, London, Lowe, Voorhees, Sanborn, Whyman, Goschka, Walberg, Johnson, Gilmer, Bodem, McNutt, Hammerstrom, Cropsey, Brackenridge, Galloway, Raczkowski and Perricone and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.


        A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

   "The social welfare act,"

   (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 55d.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 55D.  IN DETERMINING THE ELIGIBILITY OF A RESIDENT

 2    ALIEN FOR ANY MEANS-TESTED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ADMINISTERED UNDER

 3    THIS ACT, THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY SHALL INCLUDE AS THE

 4    INCOME AND RESOURCES OF THE ALIEN BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

 5         (A) THE INCOME AND RESOURCES OF ANY PERSON WHO EXECUTED AN

 6    AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF THE ALIEN UNDER SECTION 213A OF

 7    THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, 8 U.S.C. 1183a.

 8         (B) THE INCOME AND RESOURCES OF THE SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF THE

 9    PERSON WHO EXECUTED THE AFFIDAVIT DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (A).






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