SENATE BILL No. 1102

 

 

February 28, 2006, Introduced by Senators GEORGE, BASHAM, CROPSEY and BIRKHOLZ and referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 203, entitled

 

"Foster care and adoption services act,"

 

(MCL 722.951 to 722.960) by adding section 4e.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 4e. Each time a family foster care payment is made,

 

before making a payment to the foster family, the department shall

 

adjust that family foster care payment as follows:

 

     (a) In a foster care home in which no individual residing in

 

that household smokes, the department shall pay to that foster care

 

home an additional $0.50 over the family foster care rate at the

 

time the payment is being made.

 

     (b) In a foster care home in which there is an individual

 

residing in that household who smokes, the department shall


 

subtract $0.50 from the family foster care rate at the time the

 

payment is being made.