Act No. 107
Public Acts of 2008
Approved by the Governor
April 24, 2008
Filed with the Secretary of State
April 25, 2008
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 25, 2008
STATE OF MICHIGAN
94TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
Introduced by Senators Scott, Jacobs, Clarke, Cherry, Brater, Hunter, Schauer, Gleason, Prusi, Garcia, Birkholz, Basham, Bishop, Hardiman, Jansen, Kahn, Olshove, Pappageorge, Richardville, Stamas, Switalski, Thomas, Van Woerkom and Whitmer
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 120
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 14j.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 14j. (1) If the department determines that an individual is eligible for food assistance benefits of $100.00 per month or more, the department shall issue his or her regular food assistance benefits 2 times each month. The department may continue to issue food assistance benefits 1 time per month to recipients receiving food assistance benefits that are less than $100.00 per month. The department may continue to issue food assistance benefits on a staggered basis by case ending digit.
(2) This section does not apply to issuing initial food assistance benefits, retroactive food assistance benefits, or supplemental food assistance benefits.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved
Governor