HOUSE BILL No. 5958


     June 23, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Sanborn, Horton, Dobb, Bodem, Jansen, Rocca, Dalman, Llewellyn, Birkholz, Jellema, Richner, Bankes, DeHart, McBryde, Green, Kukuk, Cropsey, Goschka, Middleton, Jelinek, Voorhees, Galloway, Sikkema, Wojno, Callahan, Frank, Baade, Lowe, Cassis, Scranton, Raczkowski and Perricone and referred to the Committee on
Human Services and Children.


        A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

   "The social welfare act,"

   (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 10c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 10C.  (1) THE DEPARTMENT, BEGINNING NOT LATER THAN 60

 2    DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL REGULARLY

 3    COMPARE THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS OF FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS TO

 4    THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY

 5    ADMINISTRATION'S PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 205(r) OF TITLE

 6    II OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, 42 U.S.C. 405.

 7         (2) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT A CURRENTLY LISTED

 8    FOOD STAMP RECIPIENT IS ALSO LISTED ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY

 9    ADMINISTRATION'S PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 205(r) OF TITLE

10    II OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, 42 U.S.C. 405, THE DEPARTMENT




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 1    SHALL IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE FOOD STAMP DISTRIBUTION TO THE

 2    DECEASED RECIPIENT.

 3         (3) THE DEPARTMENT MAY INSTITUTE RECOUPMENT PROCEEDINGS IF

 4    THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES OR IS NOTIFIED THAT FOOD STAMPS HAVE

 5    BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO A DECEASED RECIPIENT.

 6         (4) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT EACH YEAR TO THE

 7    SENATE AND HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES, THE SENATE AND HOUSE

 8    APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES ON THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,

 9    AND ANY OTHER COMMITTEE WITH JURISDICTION OVER HUMAN SERVICES

10    MATTERS.  THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

11         (A) THE NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY

12    ADMINISTRATION'S PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2) TO WHOM FOOD

13    STAMPS WERE IMPROPERLY PAID.

14         (B) THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF FOOD STAMPS THAT WERE PAID TO

15    RECIPIENTS FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S PROGRAM

16    DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2).

























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