HB-5439, As Passed House, December 1, 2005

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5439

     A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

"The social welfare act,"

by amending section 57b (MCL 400.57b), as amended by 1999 PA 9.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 57b. (1) Subject to section 57l, an individual who meets

all of the following requirements is eligible for family

independence assistance:

     (a) Is a member of a family or a family independence

assistance group.

     (b) Is a member of a program group whose income and assets are

less than the income and asset limits set by the  family

independence agency  department.

     (c) In the case of a minor parent, meets the requirements of

subsection (2).

     (d) Is a United States citizen, a permanent resident alien, or

a refugee.

     (e) Is a resident of this state as described in section 32.

     (f) Meets any other eligibility criterion required for the

receipt of federal or state funds or determined by the  family

independence agency  department to be necessary for the

accomplishment of the goals of the family independence program.

     (2) A minor parent and the minor parent's child shall not

receive family independence assistance unless they live in an

adult-supervised household. The family independence assistance

shall be paid on behalf of the minor parent and child to an adult

in the adult-supervised household. Child care in conjunction with

participation in education, employment readiness, training, or

employment programs,  which  that have been approved by the  family

independence agency  department, shall be provided for the minor

parent's child. The minor parent and child shall live with the

minor parent's parent, stepparent, or legal guardian unless the

family independence agency  department determines that there is

good cause for not requiring the minor parent and child to live

with a parent, stepparent, or legal guardian. The  family

independence agency  department shall determine the circumstances

that constitute good cause, based on a parent's, stepparent's, or

guardian's unavailability or unwillingness or based on a reasonable

belief that there is physical, sexual, or substance abuse, or

domestic violence, occurring in the household, or that there is

other risk to the physical or emotional health or safety of the

minor parent or child. If the  family independence agency

department determines that there is good cause for not requiring a

minor parent to live with a parent, stepparent, or legal guardian,

the minor parent and child shall live in another adult-supervised

household. A local office director may waive the requirement set

forth in this subsection with respect to a minor parent who is at

least 17 years of age, attending secondary school full-time, and

participating in a department service plan  of the family

independence agency or a teen parenting program, if moving would

require the minor parent to change schools.

     (3) The department shall include as a member of the program

group any individual receiving supplemental security income living

with the family. The department shall include the amount that

member receives in supplemental security income as part of the

program group's income when determining financial eligibility for

family independence assistance.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) House Bill No. 5438.

     (b) House Bill No. 5440.

     (c) House Bill No. 5441.

     (d) House Bill No. 5442.

     (e) House Bill No. 5443.

     (f) House Bill No. 5444.

     (g) House Bill No. 5445.

     (h) House Bill No. 5446.