SB-1302, As Passed Senate, September 28, 2010

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1302

     A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

"The social welfare act,"

by amending section 48 (MCL 400.48), as amended by 1996 PA 423.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 48. (1) The Subject to the provisions of this subsection,

the department director of the family independence agency may

organize 2 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 family

independence agency department from among persons certified as

eligible and recommended by the family independence agency

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 family independence agency department from among persons

certified as eligible and recommended by the family independence

agency department and by 1 or more of the affected county boards.

     (2) The director of the family independence agency may

establish a pilot project combining Lapeer, Huron, and Tuscola

counties into a single administrative unit. The director of the

single administrative unit shall be appointed in accordance with

subsection (1). Not later than 2 years after the effective date of

the amendatory act that added this subsection, the department shall

submit a report to the legislature on the effect of the pilot

project.