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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44) › Section 400.38 - Assistance; Determination of Amount; Authorizations; Warrants, Delivery.

400.38 Assistance; determination of amount; authorizations; warrants, delivery.
Sec. 38.
Upon receipt of the recommendations of the county department of social services, the state department shall determine the amount of categorical assistance to be allowed monthly, if any, and the date for which the first payment shall be made, to be payable as the state department shall decide. If a person has been authorized to receive a payment in respect to his requirements for any month for categorical assistance, no assistance shall be allowed nor shall eligibility exist for him for that month for any other categorical assistance. The state department shall cause to be made due record of all authorizations of assistance with the address of the recipient and shall furnish the county department of social services with a copy thereof. Whenever payment of assistance is made, warrants shall be drawn upon the appropriation made therefor, or other moneys available for these forms of assistance, and delivered to the recipients, or third parties acting responsibly in their behalf or the providers of goods or services authorized by the state department in accordance with such regulations as may be made by the state department.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.38 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 264, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 232, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1968
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44) › Section 400.39 - Payment of Assistance to Applicant or Recipient; Cancellation of Assistance Checks.

400.39 Payment of assistance to applicant or recipient; cancellation of assistance checks.
Sec. 39.
All old age assistance, aid to dependent children, aid to the blind, and aid to the permanently and totally disabled, given under this act shall be paid directly to the applicant or recipient except that (1) if a legal guardian has been duly appointed for such applicant or recipient, the assistance may be paid to such guardian for the benefit of such applicant or recipient, or (2) if the state department has entered into a contractual arrangement or agreement or has authorized goods or services from a provider including hospitalization or medical care in behalf of the applicant or recipient, a portion of the assistance as determined by the state department may be paid directly to the contractor or provider, or (3) if necessary, as determined by the state department and in conformance with the rules of the department of health, education and welfare and such rules as shall be developed by the state department, the assistance may be paid to a third party interested in and acting responsibly in behalf of such applicant or recipient for the benefit of such applicant or recipient. (4) Any assistance checks not indorsed during the lifetime of the recipient shall be null and void and shall be returned to the state department and canceled.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.39 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 264, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 232, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1968 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 367, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44) › Section 400.40 - Repealed. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.

400.40 Repealed. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the financial report filed by a recipient.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44) › Section 400.41 - Report by Recipient on Acquisition of Property; Recommendations of County Department.

400.41 Report by recipient on acquisition of property; recommendations of county department.
Sec. 41.
If at any time after approval of a grant of assistance the recipient, or the spouse of the recipient, becomes possessed of any property or income of which the county department of social welfare has no knowledge, it shall be the duty of the recipient to notify said county department of social welfare which shall report and make recommendations to the state department which in turn may cancel, suspend or alter the certificate of allowance.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.41 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44) › Section 400.42 - Repealed. 1973, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1974.

400.42 Repealed. 1973, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1974.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to payments to institutionalized persons.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44) › Section 400.43 - Assistance; Periodical Review, Power to Alter or Revoke, Appeal.

400.43 Assistance; periodical review, power to alter or revoke, appeal.
Sec. 43.
All assistance granted under this act shall be reconsidered from time to time, or as frequently as may be required by the state department. After further investigation by the county department of social welfare, the amount and manner of giving assistance may be changed, or the assistance may be withdrawn if the state department finds the recipient's circumstances have changed sufficiently to warrant such action. It shall be within the power of the state department at any time to cancel and revoke assistance for cause, and it may for cause suspend payments for assistance as it may deem proper, subject to appeal and hearing by the recipient as provided for in section 9. The provisions of this section shall be mandatory only with respect to old age assistance, aid to dependent children, aid to the blind, aid to the permanently and totally disabled or any other function financed in whole or in part by federal funds.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.43 ;-- Am. 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 42, Eff. Oct. 1, 1950 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44) › Section 400.43a - Definitions; Recovery of Overpayments; Overpayment as Result of Criminal Act; Waiver; Report of Cost Effectiveness.

400.43a Definitions; recovery of overpayments; overpayment as result of criminal act; waiver; report of cost effectiveness.
Sec. 43a.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Overpayment" means the difference between the amount of assistance to which an individual is entitled under this act and the amount of assistance actually received by that individual.
(b) "Public assistance recipient" means an individual who is receiving, or who did receive, assistance under this act.
(2) The state department shall take all necessary steps to recover an overpayment made to a public assistance recipient, including, but not limited to, administrative action or action in a court of competent jurisdiction. Procedures for the recovery of overpayments made under federally assisted programs shall be consistent with federal law and regulations.
(3) This section does not limit or prevent the criminal prosecution of an individual who has received an overpayment as a result of fraud or other criminal act.
(4) In the case of an individual who is no longer a public assistance recipient, the state department may waive recovery of an overpayment if the cost of recovery is equal to or greater than the amount of the overpayment or if the error was made by the department. Except as prohibited by federal law or regulation, the state department may waive recovery of an overpayment if the recovery would result in undue hardship to the public assistance recipient, as determined by the state department.
(5) The state department shall report annually to the legislature on the cost effectiveness of the recovery of overpayments described in this section.
History:
Add. 1993, Act 41, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1993
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44) › Section 400.43b - Office of Inspector General; Establishment as Criminal Justice Agency; Duties.

400.43b Office of inspector general; establishment as criminal justice agency; duties.
Sec. 43b.
An office of inspector general is established as a criminal justice agency in the family independence agency. The primary duty of the inspector general is to investigate cases of alleged fraud within the department. The inspector general shall also perform the following activities:
(a) Investigate fraud, waste, and abuse in the programs administered by the family independence agency.
(b) Make referrals for prosecution and disposition of appropriate cases as determined by the inspector general.
(c) Review administrative policies, practices, and procedures.
(d) Make recommendations to improve program integrity and accountability.
History:
Add. 2002, Act 573, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of office of inspector general from department of human services to department of health and human services office of inspector general, and abolishment of the position of inspector general, see E.R.O. No. 2015-1, compiled at MCL 400.227.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-OLD-AGE-ASSISTANCE-AID-TO-DEPENDENT-CHILDREN-AND-AID-TO - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, and Aid to the Blind (400.22...400.44) › Section 400.44 - Fee for Obtaining Certain Benefits; Condition; Amount; Definitions.

400.44 Fee for obtaining certain benefits; condition; amount; definitions.
Sec. 44.
(1) The state department shall pay a fee to an attorney or other competent professional who represents a person in obtaining benefits from the federal social security administration in a proceeding establishing retroactive benefits for that person under the supplemental security income for the aged, blind, and disabled program, title XVI of the social security act, 42 U.S.C. 1381 to 1383c. The department shall pay a fee under this section only if the proceeding results in direct reimbursement to the department of interim assistance paid to the person for the period covered by the award. Direct reimbursement means a lump sum payment to the department from the social security administration or from the person who received the interim assistance. A fee shall not be paid under this section for a reimbursement that results from an initial determination only, and a fee paid shall not exceed the amount of interim assistance reimbursed to the state pursuant to that proceeding. The fee paid by the state under this section in any individual proceeding shall be determined based on the amount billed and the amount of reimbursed interim assistance. If the reimbursement for interim assistance is $500.00 or less, the fee shall be the lesser of the amount billed or the amount reimbursed to the department. If the reimbursement for interim assistance is $500.01 to $2,000.00, the fee shall be the lesser of the amount billed or $500.00. If the reimbursement for interim assistance exceeds $2,000.00, the fee shall be the lesser of the amount billed or 25% of the reimbursement. A fee paid under this section shall constitute full payment for services rendered.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Interim assistance" means general assistance paid to a person during the period covered by the award.
(b) "Other competent professional" means a person who has demonstrated a professional competence in, and a working knowledge of, social security law and regulations under titles II and XVI of the social security act, and who is trained to represent persons in appeals before the social security administration.
History:
Add. 1987, Act 184, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1987 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 270, Imd. Eff. Nov. 28, 1990
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 400.44, which gave bureau of social security power to prescribe number of recipients in any year in which moneys for old age assistance were not adequate to provide reasonable assistance for all applications, was repealed by Act 264 of 1951, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.47 - Organization of District Department of Social Welfare and Medical Relief; Powers and Duties Vested in District Social Welfare Board and Medical Advisory Council; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Applicability of References; Chairperson; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Availability of Writings to Public.

400.47 Organization of district department of social welfare and medical relief; powers and duties vested in district social welfare board and medical advisory council; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; applicability of references; chairperson; conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of writings to public.
Sec. 47.
(1) Two or more counties may organize a district department of social welfare and medical relief by a majority vote of the members elect of the county board of commissioners of each county. The administration of the powers and duties of the department shall be vested in a district social welfare board and medical advisory council. The district social welfare board and medical advisory council shall consist of members appointed from persons who are residents within the district, for 3-year terms as follows: 1 member shall be appointed by the state social welfare commission and the county board of commissioners of each county included in the district shall each appoint 2 members. Of the members first appointed the member appointed by the state social welfare commission shall be appointed for a term of 1 year; 1 member appointed by the county board of commissioners of each county shall be appointed for the term of 2 years, and 1 member for the term of 3 years. A reference in this act to a county department of social services or to a county social services board, shall be deemed to apply to a district department of social welfare or a district social welfare board, where a district has been created as provided in this section. A member of a district board shall not hold an elective office. The members of the district social welfare board shall choose a chairperson as provided in section 46.
(2) The business which a district social welfare board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
(3) Except as prescribed in sections 35 and 64, a writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a district department of social welfare or a district social welfare board in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.47 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 224, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.48 - Organization of Counties Into Single Administrative Unit; Appointment of Director.

400.48 Organization of counties into single administrative unit; appointment of director.
Sec. 48.
Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the department director may organize not more than 3 counties into a single administrative unit for purposes of administrative efficiency. Before a decision is made to organize counties into a single administrative unit as allowed under this section, the department shall have a formal consultation with the boards of those counties. The director of the single administrative unit shall be appointed by the department from among persons certified as eligible and recommended by the department and by all of the affected county boards. If the affected county boards are unable to reach agreement on recommended candidates within 3 months after being notified of a vacancy, the director of the single administrative unit shall be appointed by the department from among persons certified as eligible and recommended by the department and by 1 or more of the affected county boards.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 423, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 1996 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 212, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 2010
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 400.48, which pertained to city department of social welfare, was repealed by Act 117 of 1968, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1968.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.49 - Director of County or District Board; Employment; Duties; Assistants; Requirements; Compensation and Expenses; Supplementary Salary.

400.49 Director of county or district board; employment; duties; assistants; requirements; compensation and expenses; supplementary salary.
Sec. 49.
Any county or district board shall employ a director, who shall be the executive officer and secretary of the board, and shall be responsible to the board for the performance of his duties associated with those social service functions financed by the county. The director and his assistants shall hold no partisan elective office, shall devote their entire time to the performance of the duties of their office, and shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the state civil service commission, together with their actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties. Unless disapproved by the state civil service commission, the county board, with the approval of the county board of commissioners, may provide a supplementary salary to that fixed by the state civil service commission in remuneration for those duties of the director and his assistants if deemed justifiable, associated with the administration of those forms of relief or other welfare programs not wholly or in part financed by federal funds. The cost shall be deemed for all purposes a proper county expense.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.49 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 78, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 143, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1966 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 237, Eff. Dec. 1, 1975
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.50 - County Employee; Unauthorized Transfer of Public Relief Recipient, Misdemeanor.

400.50 County employee; unauthorized transfer of public relief recipient, misdemeanor.
Sec. 50.
Any county employee or officer who transports, brings or causes to be transported or brought, any other person receiving general relief, hospitalization or infirmary care, or in need of general relief, hospitalization or infirmary care from any county or from any city operating a separate department of social welfare under this act into any other county or city operating a separate department without legal authority and there leave the person receiving general relief or in need of general relief; or who induces such person by threat or other means to remove to another county or city operating a separate department, with the intent to make the county or city to which the removal is made chargeable with the support of the person receiving or in need of public assistance, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
Add. 1961, Act 184, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 400.50, deriving from Act 280 of 1939 and authorizing employment of supervisor of bureau of social aid, was repealed by Act 95 of 1957.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.51 - County Board; Executive Heads of Institutions and Assistants, Appointment, Compensation and Expenses.

400.51 County board; executive heads of institutions and assistants, appointment, compensation and expenses.
Sec. 51.
The county board may appoint an executive head of any institution under the supervision and jurisdiction of the board, and may employ such assistants and employes and incur such other expenses as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. The compensation of all assistants and employes, and the number thereof, shall be within the funds made available therefor. Such assistants and employes shall receive their actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.51
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.52 - County Department; Rules and Regulations; Review, Copies, Filing; Audit of Case Records; Withholding Fund.

400.52 County department; rules and regulations; review, copies, filing; audit of case records; withholding fund.
Sec. 52.
The governing board of each county, city and district department shall adopt rules and regulations governing the policies of the board, which rules and regulations shall not be in violation of any express provision of state law. Said rules and regulations shall be reviewed by such governing board at least once in each year. Copies of such rules and regulations shall be forthwith filed with the state department. The state department is hereby authorized to provide for the audit of the case records of the several county, city and district departments with respect to general public relief as defined in section 18, and is further authorized to withhold the distribution of state funds, otherwise required by section 18, in respect to cases for which the relief granted is deemed to be in violation of state law or the rules and regulations of the state department or of the respective boards and filed with the state department. The respective boards shall comply with and be governed by the rules and regulations of the state department only as to those forms of relief which are wholly or in part financed by federal funds.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.52 ;-- Am. 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 29, Eff. Mar. 31, 1951 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 127, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965
Popular Name:
Act 280
Admin Rule:
R 400.1 et seq. and R 400.3501 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.53 - County Board; Cooperation With State Department.

400.53 County board; cooperation with state department.
Sec. 53.
Said board shall cooperate with the state department of social welfare in handling the welfare and relief problems and needs of the people of its county, and to such end may adopt any plan or plans required or desirable in order to participate in the distribution of federal or state moneys, or in order to receive the assistance of the federal or state governments. The board may adopt any rules and regulations or do any act in order to enable participation of the county in any such plan or plans.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.53
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.54 - County Board; Prevention of Social Disabilities, Restoration of Individuals to Self Support.

400.54 County board; prevention of social disabilities, restoration of individuals to self support.
Sec. 54.
In the administration of the powers and duties assigned to the department, the board, shall, insofar as possible, place emphasis upon the prevention of social disabilities, the removal of causes of such disabilities, and the restoration of individuals to self support and to normal conditions of life.
History:
1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 400.54
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.55b - Repealed. 1983, Act 213, Imd. Eff. Nov. 11, 1983.

400.55b Repealed. 1983, Act 213, Imd. Eff. Nov. 11, 1983.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the acquisition and holding of a legal settlement by an emancipated person.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.55c - Repealed. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.

400.55c Repealed. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the employment skills training program.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.56 - Repealed. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.

400.56 Repealed. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to provisions applicable to aid to dependent children.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.56a, 400.56b - Repealed. 1964, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 1964.

400.56a, 400.56b Repealed. 1964, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 1964.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections defined “dependent child” and “unemployed parent” and provided for cooperative arrangements for job placement of unemployed parents.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.56c-400.56g - Repealed. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.

400.56c-400.56g Repealed. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to requirements applicable to dependent children, job placement services, programs operated under provisions of title IV of social security act, and eligibility requirements for aid to dependent children.
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.56i - Individuals Having History of Domestic Violence; Establishment and Enforcement of Standards and Procedures; Certification by Governor; Collection and Compilation of Data; Annual Report.

400.56i Individuals having history of domestic violence; establishment and enforcement of standards and procedures; certification by governor; collection and compilation of data; annual report.
Sec. 56i.
(1) The family independence agency shall establish and enforce standards and procedures to do all of the following:
(a) Screen and identify individuals who are receiving assistance under section 57b who have a history of domestic violence, while maintaining the confidentiality of that information.
(b) Refer those individuals identified under subdivision (a) to counseling and supportive services.
(c) In accordance with a determination of good cause, waive certain program requirements of the family independence program established in section 57a in cases where compliance with those requirements would make it more difficult for individuals receiving assistance to escape domestic violence or would unfairly penalize individuals who are or have been victimized by domestic violence or individuals who are at risk of further domestic violence.
(2) The family independence agency shall include in the state plan required for federal temporary assistance for needy families block grants a certification by the governor that the state has established and is enforcing the standards and procedures described in subsection (1).
(3) The family independence agency shall collect and compile data regarding administration of the waiver authorized under subsection (1)(c), including information regarding individuals screened and identified under subsection (1)(a) and information regarding individuals actually granted a waiver. The family independence agency shall annually report to the legislature on the information collected and compiled under this subsection.
History:
Add. 1997, Act 162, Eff. Oct. 1, 1998
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.57c - Application for Assistance by Minor Parent; Duties of Department.

400.57c Application for assistance by minor parent; duties of department.
Sec. 57c.
If a minor parent applies for family independence program assistance, the department shall do all of the following:
(a) Inform the minor parent of the eligibility requirements of section 57b(2) and the circumstances under which there is good cause for permitting the minor parent to live in an adult-supervised household other than the home of his or her parent or legal guardian.
(b) Complete a home visit or other appropriate investigation before requiring a minor parent to live with his or her parent, stepparent, or legal guardian.
(c) If applicable, assist the minor parent to find an adult-supervised household in which to live.
(d) Inform the minor parent of the requirement to attend school full-time.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.57d - Conduct of Weekly Orientation Sessions; Development of Family Self-Sufficiency Plan; Compliance Required; Penalties; Reassessment of Recipient's Eligibility.

400.57d Conduct of weekly orientation sessions; development of family self-sufficiency plan; compliance required; penalties; reassessment of recipient's eligibility.
Sec. 57d.
(1) The department and the Michigan economic development corporation or a successor entity shall conduct weekly orientation sessions for family independence program assistance applicants. After the department makes an initial determination that an adult or a child aged 16 or older who is not attending elementary or secondary school full-time may be eligible for family independence program assistance and is not exempt from JET program participation under section 57f, that individual shall participate in assigned work-related activities. The individual, the department, and a JET program representative shall develop the family's family self-sufficiency plan in accordance with section 57e.
(2) If an applicant who is not exempt from JET program participation under section 57f fails to cooperate with the JET program or other required employment and training activities, the family is ineligible for family independence program assistance.
(3) The department shall impose penalties under section 57g if the individual fails to comply with the individual's family self-sufficiency plan.
(4) If the individual is complying with the family self-sufficiency plan, the department, a JET program representative, and the recipient may revise the family self-sufficiency plan if necessary and the family independence program assistance group shall continue to receive family independence program assistance so long as the recipients meet family independence program assistance requirements.
(5) The department shall reassess the recipient's eligibility for family independence program assistance every 12 months after the date the application for family independence program assistance was approved. At the time of a reassessment under this subsection, the recipient shall meet with his or her caseworker and JET program representative and redevelop the family self-sufficiency plan.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 280, Eff. Mar. 22, 2002 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 9, Imd. Eff. May 18, 2007 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.57h - Repealed. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011.

400.57h Repealed. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to child care provider.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.57i - Rent Vendoring Program; Certification by Landlord That Requirements Met; Violation of Housing Code; Termination of Participation; Eviction Prohibited; Delinquency or Nonpayment of Property Taxes.

400.57i Rent vendoring program; certification by landlord that requirements met; violation of housing code; termination of participation; eviction prohibited; delinquency or nonpayment of property taxes.
Sec. 57i.
(1) If a landlord or provider of housing participates in the department rent vendoring program, the landlord shall certify that the dwelling unit being provided meets all of the following requirements:
(a) The dwelling unit does not have a condition that would facilitate the spread of a communicable disease. As used in this subdivision, "communicable disease" means that term as defined in section 5101 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5101.
(b) The dwelling unit is fit for human habitation.
(c) The dwelling unit is not dangerous to life or health due to lack of repair of, a defect in, or the construction of a drainage source or device, plumbing, lighting, ventilation, or a heating source or device.
(2) If the department is notified by an enforcing agency that a landlord or provider of housing has a violation of a housing code that constitutes a hazard to the health or safety of the occupants, the department shall terminate that landlord's or provider's participation in the rent vendoring program for the dwelling unit until the violation is corrected.
(3) A landlord or provider of housing shall not evict an occupant from a dwelling unit based solely on termination of the landlord's or provider's participation in the rent vendoring program due to action taken by the department under subsection (2) or subsection (4). An occupant who is evicted in violation of this subsection may bring an action in any court having jurisdiction to recover treble damages, costs of the action, and reasonable attorney fees.
(4) If the department is notified that a landlord or provider of housing is delinquent on payment of property taxes or if the title of the property reverts to the state for nonpayment of property taxes, the department shall terminate that landlord's or provider of housing's participation in the rent vendoring program for that property.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.57k - Repealed. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011.

400.57k Repealed. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to individual account for postsecondary education, business capitalization, or first-time home purchase.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.57l - Feasibility of Substance Abuse Testing Program; Report.

400.57l Feasibility of substance abuse testing program; report.
Sec. 57l.
(1) The department shall review the feasibility of a substance abuse testing program within the family independence program. The department shall report the findings of a review under this section to the senate and house of representatives committees dealing with human services matters not later than December 1, 2011.
(2) The review conducted under and the report presented under subsection (1) shall include, at least, both of the following:
(a) The methods of substance abuse testing reviewed.
(b) The costs associated with the methods identified under subdivision (a).
History:
Add. 1999, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Apr. 28, 1999 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.57o - Repealed. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011.

400.57o Repealed. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to study of impact and cost of increasing earned income that is disregarded to determine program group member's income for continued family independence assistance financial eligibility.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.57p - Counting Certain Months Toward Cumulative Total of 48 Months; Exclusion.

400.57p Counting certain months toward cumulative total of 48 months; exclusion.
Sec. 57p.
Any month in which a recipient has been exempted from the JET program under section 57f(3) or (4)(b) shall not be counted toward the cumulative total of 48 months in a lifetime for family independence program assistance. Any month in which a recipient has been exempted from the JET program under section 57f(4)(e) or (f) may, in the department's discretion, be excluded from the count toward the cumulative total of 48 months in a lifetime for family independence program assistance.
History:
Add. 2006, Act 471, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2006 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.57q - Earned Income Disregard.

400.57q Earned income disregard.
Sec. 57q.
(1) Beginning October 1, 2011, upon the initial application for benefits for family independence program assistance, the department shall disregard $200.00 plus 20% of the family independence program assistance group's earned income for purposes of determining if the applicant's earned income exceeds the income and asset limits set by the department.
(2) Beginning October 1, 2011, the department shall disregard $200.00 plus 50% of the family independence program assistance group's earned income for the purpose of determining if the family independence program assistance group's income exceeds the income and asset limits set by the department throughout the duration of receiving family independence program assistance.
History:
Add. 2006, Act 468, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2006 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.57r - Family Independence Program Assistance; Limitation.

400.57r Family independence program assistance; limitation.
Sec. 57r.
Beginning October 1, 2007, family independence program assistance shall be paid to an individual for not longer than a cumulative total of 48 months during that individual's lifetime.
History:
Add. 2006, Act 468, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2006 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 9, Imd. Eff. May 18, 2007 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011
Popular Name:
Act 280
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.57s - Repealed. 2015, Act 58, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015.

400.57s Repealed. 2015, Act 58, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to payment of $10.00 per month for 6 months for certain individuals.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.57t - Repealed. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011.

400.57t Repealed. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to implementation of JET program after September 30, 2007.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 280 of 1939 - The Social Welfare Act (400.1 - 400.122) › 280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - County Department of Social Services (400.45...400.122) › Section 400.57u - Reports.

400.57u Reports.
Sec. 57u.
(1) The department shall provide a report of exemptions under section 57f by district office and by criteria.
(2) The department shall provide a report by district office on the number of sanctions issued, the number of compliance exceptions granted, and the success rate of recipients given the compliance exception under section 57g.
(3) The department shall require district managers to track performance of caseworkers with regard to sanctions under section 57g.
(4) The department shall require reporting by county office on referrals to the medical review team and the following:
(a) Referrals pending less than 90 days.
(b) Referrals pending 90 to 180 days.
(c) Referrals pending 180 to 365 days.
(5) The department shall require a quarterly report on cases in which the recipient has applied for supplemental security income under section 57b as follows:
(a) The number of cases assessed.
(b) The number of cases referred to the JET program.
(c) The number of cases placed in subsidized employment.
(d) The number of cases referred to legal services advocacy programs and the number of cases granted supplemental security income.
(6) The department shall report the progress of the plan required under section 57q and its implementation progress annually by April 1.
(7) Except for the reporting requirement provided in subsection (6), all the reports required under this section shall be provided on a quarterly basis to all of the following:
(a) The senate and house standing committees dealing with appropriations for human services.
(b) The senate and house fiscal agencies.
(c) The majority leader of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.
History:
Add. 2006, Act 468, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2006 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011
Popular Name:
Act 280