Section 400.10b - Individual subject to felony charge; eligibility for public assistance; federal approval; definitions.
THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 280 of 1939
400.10b Individual subject to felony charge; eligibility for public assistance; federal approval; definitions.
Sec. 10b.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the family independence agency shall not grant public assistance under this act to an individual if the family independence agency receives information and a written statement described in section 10a that the individual is subject to arrest under an outstanding warrant arising from a felony charge against that individual or under an outstanding warrant for extradition arising from a criminal charge against that individual in another jurisdiction. This subsection does not affect the eligibility for assistance of other members of the individual's household. An individual described in this subsection is eligible for assistance when he or she is no longer subject to arrest under an outstanding warrant as described in this section.
(2) If federal approval is required in order to prevent the loss of federal reimbursement as a result of the application of this section to a recipient receiving family independence assistance or food stamps, the family independence agency shall promptly take any action necessary to obtain federal approval. In the absence of any necessary federal approval, the family independence agency shall apply this section only to recipients of state family assistance and state disability assistance.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) “Felony” means a violation of a penal law of this state or the United States for which the offender may be punished by imprisonment for more than 1 year, an offense expressly designated by law to be a felony, or a violation of felony probation or parole.
(b) “Public assistance” means family independence assistance, state family assistance, state disability assistance, or food stamps provided under this act.
History: Add. 1996, Act 190, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996
Popular Name: Act 280