1178: COMMITTEE SUMMARY (Date Completed: 3-9-10)

UNION MEMBERSHIP: CAREGIVERS S.B. 1178: COMMITTEE SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 1178 (as introduced 2-25-10)
Sponsor: Senator Mark C. Jansen
Committee: Families and Human Services

Date Completed: 3-9-10

CONTENT
The bill would amend the Social Welfare Act to prohibit the Department of Human Services (DHS) or the Department of Community Health (DCH) from requiring membership in a labor union as an eligibility requirement to receive a subsidy for caregiving under the Act.

The DHS or DCH would have to inform a person receiving such a subsidy of his or her right to decline participation in a labor union as part of receiving the subsidy.

Proposed MCL 400.14k Legislative Analyst: Curtis Walker

FISCAL IMPACT
The Department of Human Services and the Department of Community Health would see a small, indeterminate increase in administrative cost associated with notifying adult home help and child day care workers that they could decline membership in a labor union.

Fiscal Analyst: David Fosdick

Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb1178/0910