Bill Text: MI HB5749 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Human services; services or financial assistance; eligibility for assistance for individuals with school-aged children to be based on child's school attendance; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 56j.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-07-18 - Printed Bill Filed 06/15/2012 [HB5749 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-HB5749-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5749

 

June 14, 2012, Introduced by Rep. Olumba and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.

 

     A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

 

"The social welfare act,"

 

(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 56j.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 56j. (1) When an individual applies for assistance under

 

this act, if the individual has a school-aged child, the individual

 

shall sign an affidavit stating that the child is enrolled in and

 

attending school and has an attendance rate of not less than 80%

 

for the current school year, not including illness- or injury-

 

related absences. The affidavit shall include the child's name, the

 

name of the school the child attends, and the name of the school

 

district in which the school is located.

 

     (2) The department may require consent to release the child's

 

school attendance records to the department as a condition of

 

eligibility for assistance under this act.

 

     (3) As part of the eligibility verification process, when an

 

individual who has a school-aged child applies for assistance under

 

this act or for renewal of assistance under this act, the

 

department shall verify with the school that the child listed on

 

the affidavit submitted under subsection (1) is currently attending

 

the school and has an attendance rate of not less than 80% for the

 

current school year, not including illness- or injury-related

 

absences.

 

     (4) When the recipient's school-aged child is in compliance

 

with school attendance requirements and has an attendance rate of

 

not less than 80% for the current school year, not including

 

illness- or injury-related absences, the recipient is eligible for

 

assistance under this act if all other eligibility requirements are

 

met.

 

     (5) As a condition of eligibility for assistance under this

 

act, if an individual has a school-aged child attending school

 

outside of the home, that individual must attend not fewer than 1

 

parent-teacher conference for the school year in which he or she

 

receives assistance under this act.