HOUSE BILL No. 4090


     January 28, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Hager, Faunce, Birkholz, Bisbee, Caul, Patterson, Woronchak, Richardville, Sanborn,
Howell, Julian, Mead, Middaugh, Koetje, DeWeese, Garcia, Law, Allen, Kuipers, DeRossett, Toy, Pumford, Hart, Gilbert, Ehardt,
Kowall, Bishop, Gosselin, Bradstreet, Jansen, Pappageorge, Rick Johnson, Mortimer, DeVuyst, Cassis, Scranton, Green and
Raczkowski and referred to the Committee on Family and Children Services.


        A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

   "The social welfare act,"

   (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding sections 37a and 57l.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 37A.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE UNITED STATES

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      IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE IF AN UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN

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      APPLIES FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ACT.

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           SEC. 57l.  (1) THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY MAY REQUIRE

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      SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING AS A CONDITION FOR FAMILY INDEPENDENCE

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      ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ACT.  IF THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY

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      IMPLEMENTS SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, AS A

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      CONDITION OF RECEIVING FAMILY INDEPENDENCE ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS

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      ACT, AN INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED IN SECTION 57B WHO TESTS POSITIVE

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      FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL ENROLL IN SUBSTANCE

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      ABUSE TREATMENT, WHICH TREATMENT SHALL BECOME A PART OF THE


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      RECIPIENT'S SOCIAL CONTRACT UNDER SECTION 57E.  BEFORE

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      IMPLEMENTING SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING UNDER THIS SECTION, THE

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      FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY SHALL NOTIFY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF

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      REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEES HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THIS

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      ACT AND THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROPRIATIONS

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      SUBCOMMITTEES HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE

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      AGENCY BUDGET OF THE PLANNED IMPLEMENTATION.

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           (2) IF THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY IMPLEMENTS SUBSTANCE

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      ABUSE TESTING AS AUTHORIZED BY SUBSECTION (1), THE FAMILY INDE-

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      PENDENCE AGENCY SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE TESTING PRO-

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      GRAM TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMIT-

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      TEES HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THIS ACT AND THE SENATE AND HOUSE

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      OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES HAVING JURISDIC-

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      TION OVER THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY BUDGET.  THE ANNUAL

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      REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

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      FOR THE PRECEDING YEAR:

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           (A) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TESTED, THE SUBSTANCES TESTED

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      FOR, THE RESULTS OF THE TESTING, AND THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS FOR

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      TREATMENT.

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           (B) THE COSTS OF THE TESTING AND THE RESULTING TREATMENT.

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           (C) SANCTIONS, IF ANY, THAT HAVE BEEN IMPOSED ON RECIPIENTS

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      AS A RESULT OF THE TESTING PROGRAM.

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           (D) THE PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVING FAMILY

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      INDEPENDENCE ASSISTANCE THAT INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS TESTED

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      POSITIVE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE UNDER THE PROGRAM AND THAT ALSO

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      INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN NAMED AS A PERPETRATOR IN A





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      CASE CLASSIFIED AS A CENTRAL REGISTRY CASE UNDER THE CHILD

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      PROTECTION LAW, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.621 TO 722.638.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____

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      (request no. 00188'99 *) of the 90th Legislature is enacted into

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      law.












































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