HB-5440, As Passed House, December 13, 2005

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5440

     A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

"The social welfare act,"

(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 57p.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 57p. (1) If an applicant for family independence

assistance who resided in this state for less than 1 year asserts

that he or she did not receive cash assistance or other medical

assistance from the state or states he or she resided in

previously, the department shall do both of the following:

     (a) Determine the state or states of residence for the

applicant in the year immediately preceding the date of application

for family independence assistance.

     (b) Determine if the applicant received any type of cash

assistance or medical assistance benefits from the state or states

in which he or she resided.

     (2) If the department determines that an individual received

assistance in a state other than Michigan, the department shall

determine the amount of time that the applicant received assistance

in that state. The amount of time the applicant received assistance

in a state other than Michigan, as determined by the department,

shall be counted in the applicant's 48-month lifetime cumulative

total amount of months to receive family independence assistance

under this act.