SENATE BILL No. 233

 

 

March 14, 2017, Introduced by Senators JOHNSON, HERTEL, HOPGOOD, BIEDA and ANANICH 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 57cc.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 57cc. (1) In addition to any other reason a family may be

 

offered payment assistance under the child development and care

 

program, payment assistance shall be offered when a parent is

 

unable to provide child care due to his or her attending law

 

school, medical school, or graduate school.

 

     (2) The activities described in subsection (1) shall be

 

approved activities under the child development and care program

 

and are in addition to any activities that are currently approved

 

activities under that program.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.