HOUSE BILL No. 5855 May 13, 1998, Introduced by Reps. McManus, Sanborn, Horton, London, Whyman, Llewellyn, Goschka, Law, Gustafson, Johnson, Jansen and Perricone and referred to the Committee on Human Services and Children. A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled "The social welfare act," by amending section 57b (MCL 400.57b), as added by 1995 PA 223. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 57b. (1) An individual who meets all of the following 2 requirements is eligible for family independence assistance: 3 (a) Is a member of a family or a family independence assist- 4 ance group. 5 (b) Is a member of a program group whose income and assets 6 are less than the income and asset limits set by the family inde- 7 pendence agency. 8 (c) In the case of a minor parent, meets the requirements of 9 subsection (2). 10 (d) Is a United States citizen, a permanent resident alien, 11 or a refugee. 05633'98 * KKR 2 1 (e) Is a resident of this state as described in section 32. 2 (f) Meets any other eligibility criterion required for the 3 receipt of federal or state funds or determined by the family 4 independence agency to be necessary for the accomplishment of the 5 goals of the family independence program. 6 (2) A minor parent and the minor parent's child shall not 7 receive family independence assistance unless they live in an 8 adult-supervised household. The family independence assistance 9 shall be paid on behalf of the minor parent and child to an adult 10 in the adult-supervised household. Child care in conjunction 11 with participation in education, employment readiness, training, 12 or employment programs, which have been approved by the family 13 independence agency, shall be provided for the minor parent's 14 child. The minor parent and child shall live with the minor 15 parent's parent, stepparent, or legal guardian unless the family 16 independence agency determines that there is good cause for not 17 requiring the minor parent and child to live with a parent, step- 18 parent, or legal guardian. The family independence agency shall 19 determine the circumstances that constitute good cause, based on 20 a parent's, stepparent's, or guardian's unavailability or unwill- 21 ingness or on a reasonable belief that there is physical, sexual, 22 or substance abuse, or domestic violence occurring in the house- 23 hold, or other risk to the physical or emotional health or safety 24 of the minor parent or child. If the family independence agency 25 determines that there is good cause for not requiring a minor 26 parent to live with a parent, stepparent, or legal guardian, the 27 minor parent and child shall live in another adult-supervised 05633'98 * 3 1 household. A local office director may waive the requirement set 2 forth in this subsection with respect to a minor parent who is at 3 least 17 years of age, attending secondary school full-time, and 4 participating in a service plan of the family independence agency 5 or a teen parenting program, if moving would require the minor 6 parent to change schools. 7 (3) THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY MAY REQUIRE SUBSTANCE 8 ABUSE TESTING AS A CONDITION FOR FAMILY INDEPENDENCE ASSISTANCE 9 UNDER THIS ACT. IF THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY IMPLEMENTS 10 SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, AS A CONDITION OF 11 RECEIVING FAMILY INDEPENDENCE ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ACT, AN INDI- 12 VIDUAL DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) WHO TESTS POSITIVE FOR SUB- 13 STANCE ABUSE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL ENROLL IN SUBSTANCE 14 ABUSE TREATMENT, WHICH TREATMENT SHALL BECOME A PART OF THE 15 RECIPIENT'S SOCIAL CONTRACT UNDER SECTION 57E. BEFORE IMPLEMENT- 16 ING SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, THE FAMILY 17 INDEPENDENCE AGENCY SHALL NOTIFY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE- 18 SENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEES HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THIS ACT 19 AND THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROPRIATIONS SUB- 20 COMMITTEES HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE 21 AGENCY BUDGET OF THE PLANNED IMPLEMENTATION. 22 (4) IF THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY IMPLEMENTS SUBSTANCE 23 ABUSE TESTING UNDER SUBSECTION (3), THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE 24 AGENCY SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE TESTING PROGRAM TO 25 THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEES 26 HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THIS ACT AND THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF 27 REPRESENTATIVES APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES HAVING JURISDICTION 05633'98 * 4 1 OVER THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY BUDGET. THE ANNUAL REPORT 2 SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE 3 PRECEDING YEAR: 4 (A) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TESTED, THE SUBSTANCES TESTED 5 FOR, THE RESULTS OF THE TESTING, AND THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS FOR 6 TREATMENT. 7 (B) THE COSTS OF THE TESTING AND THE RESULTING TREATMENT. 8 (C) SANCTIONS, IF ANY, THAT HAVE BEEN IMPOSED ON RECIPIENTS 9 AS A RESULT OF THE TESTING PROGRAM. 10 (D) THE PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVING FAMILY 11 INDEPENDENCE ASSISTANCE THAT INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS TESTED 12 POSITIVE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE UNDER THE PROGRAM AND THAT ALSO 13 INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIATED FOR CHILD ABUSE 14 OR NEGLECT UNDER THE CHILD PROTECTION LAW, 1975 PA 238, MCL 15 722.621 TO 722.638. 05633'98 * Final page. KKR