HOUSE BILL No. 5939 April 23, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Scranton, Jelinek, Quarles, Zelenko, Vander Veen, Julian, Lockwood, Jacobs, Tabor, Spade, Bernero, Minore, Bovin, Richner, Meyer, Murphy, Lipsey, Bogardus, Hale, Birkholz and Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Family and Children Services. A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled "The social welfare act," (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 57m. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 57M. THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY SHALL ESTABLISH, 2 IMPLEMENT, AND ADMINISTER A PROGRAM TO OFFER CHILD CARE ASSIST- 3 ANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: 4 (A) THE INDIVIDUAL HAS A SPOUSE WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED 5 FORCES RESERVES. 6 (B) THE SPOUSE WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES RESERVES 7 IS CALLED INTO ACTIVE DUTY. 8 (C) AS A RESULT OF THE SPOUSE BEING CALLED INTO ACTIVE DUTY, 9 THE INDIVIDUAL INCURS CHILD CARE EXPENSES, INCURS ADDITIONAL 10 CHILD CARE EXPENSES, OR HAS A LOWER HOUSEHOLD INCOME WITH WHICH 06302'01 LTB 2 1 TO PAY CHILD CARE EXPENSES NORMALLY INCURRED PRIOR TO THE SPOUSE 2 BEING CALLED INTO ACTIVE DUTY. 06302'01 Final page. LTB