SENATE BILL NO. 947


  February 26, 1998, Introduced by Senator JAYE and referred 
       to the Committee on Gaming and Casino Oversight.
     


        A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

   "The social welfare act,"

   (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 43b.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 43B.  (1) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS RECEIVING, OR HAS

 2    RECEIVED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 3 YEARS, OR WHOSE SPOUSE OR MINOR

 3    CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING OR HAVE RECEIVED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 3

 4    YEARS, ONGOING FAMILY INDEPENDENCE ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ACT AND

 5    WHO WINS $1,000.00 OR MORE AT CASINO GAMING IS LIABLE TO THE

 6    DEPARTMENT FOR THE AMOUNT OF FAMILY INDEPENDENCE ASSISTANCE PAID

 7    TO THAT INDIVIDUAL OR HIS OR HER SPOUSE OR MINOR CHILDREN DURING

 8    THE PREVIOUS 3 YEARS UP TO 50% OF THE AMOUNT OF THE CASINO GAMING

 9    WINNINGS.

10         (2) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENTER INTO A

11    WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN GAMING CONTROL BOARD CREATED


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 1    UNDER THE INITIATED LAW OF 1996, MCL 432.201 TO 432.226, SETTING

 2    FORTH THE PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS SECTION.  THE AGREE-

 3    MENT SHALL INCLUDE BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

 4         (A) THE PROCEDURE UNDER WHICH THE DEPARTMENT AND THE

 5    MICHIGAN GAMING CONTROL BOARD CREATED UNDER THE INITIATED LAW OF

 6    1996, MCL 432.201 TO 432.226, SHALL EXCHANGE INFORMATION REGARD-

 7    ING CASINO GAMING WINNINGS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED CASH

 8    ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 3 YEARS.

 9         (B) ANY OTHER MATTER THAT THE PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT CON-

10    SIDER NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION.

11         (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO EACH

12    CASINO GAMING WINNER LIABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT UNDER

13    SUBSECTION (1) OF THE AMOUNT OF THE CASINO GAMING WINNINGS TO BE

14    CREDITED AGAINST ASSISTANCE RECEIVED AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION

15    (1) AND THE PROCEDURE AND TIME FRAME BY WHICH THE CASINO GAMING

16    WINNER MAY CONTEST THAT CREDITING.  THE NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE THE

17    ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE NAME OF

18    THE INDIVIDUAL THE CASINO GAMING WINNER MAY CONTACT WITH RESPECT

19    TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S LIABILITY FOR ASSISTANCE OR THE PAYMENT OF

20    THAT LIABILITY.  THE PROCEDURE SHALL INCLUDE THE RIGHT TO A HEAR-

21    ING BEFORE AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.

22         (4) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY EACH APPLICANT FOR OR RECIP-

23    IENT OF ONGOING CASH ASSISTANCE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS

24    SECTION.  NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN WITHIN 180 DAYS AFTER THE EFFEC-

25    TIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION OR UPON THE DATE OF APPLICATION, WHICH-

26    EVER IS EARLIER.





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 1         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

 2    effect unless Senate Bill No. 948

 3                               of the 89th Legislature is enacted

 4    into law.
















































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