Bill Text: MI HB5940 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Human services; food assistance; assistance to noncustodial individuals with child support arrearage; prohibit. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14k.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 36-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-11 - Printed Bill Filed 03/11/2010 [HB5940 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-HB5940-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5940

 

March 10, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Genetski, Rick Jones, Elsenheimer, Kowall, Bolger, Tyler, Rogers, Haines, Denby, Moss, Calley, Marleau, Horn, Walsh, Moore, Schuitmaker, Daley, Pavlov, Meekhof, Haveman, Lund, Liss, Agema, Pearce, Kurtz, Paul Scott, Lori, Knollenberg, Ball, Crawford, McMillin, Caul, Proos, Booher, Wayne Schmidt, Hildenbrand and DeShazor and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

 

"The social welfare act,"

 

(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 14k.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 14k. (1) An individual is not eligible to receive food

 

assistance benefits if he or she is a noncustodial parent who is

 

currently under an obligation to pay a child support arrearage.

 

     (2) Each office of the friend of the court shall report to the

 

office of child support the names of persons who have a current

 

support arrearage, and the office of child support shall provide

 

that information to the department.

 

     (3) The department shall seek a waiver from the United States

 

department of health and human services, if required, to carry out

 

the provisions of this section.

 

     (4) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Office of child support" means the office created in

 

section 2 of the office of child support act, 1971 PA 174, MCL

 

400.232.

 

     (b) "Office of friend of the court" means an agency created in

 

section 3 of the friend of the court act, 1982 PA 294, MCL 552.503.