2012 House Bill 5572 / Public Act 291

Increase welfare agency preschool child home visits

Introduced in the House

April 26, 2012

Introduced by Rep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R-86)

To require state welfare agencies to perform home visits by social workers to provide government-approved parent training to households with preschool children that are collecting various welfare benefits. The bill would establish standards and criteria for such visits, including a requirement that they are "culturally appropriate".

Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors

May 29, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 31, 2012

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

June 5, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. David Agema (R-74)

To strip-out a provision requiring these home visits to be "culturally appropriate" (a term that is not defined in the bill).

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 74 to 34 (details)

To require state welfare agencies to perform home visits by social workers to provide government-approved parent training to households with preschool children that are collecting various welfare benefits. The bill would establish standards and criteria for such visits.

Received in the Senate

June 6, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors, and Human Services

June 7, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 12, 2012

Substitute offered

To reinsert a provision stripped out by a House amendment requiring home visits to be "culturally appropriate".

The substitute passed by voice vote

June 13, 2012

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To require state welfare agencies to perform home visits by social workers to provide government-approved parent training to households with preschool children that are collecting various welfare benefits. The bill would establish standards and criteria for such visits, including a requirement that they are "culturally appropriate".

Received in the House

June 13, 2012

June 14, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Gail Haines (R-43)

To strike out language requiring these government home visits to certain families with small children to be "culturally appropriate".

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 75 to 34 (details)

To adopt a version of the bill that does not require these government home visits to certain families with small children to be "culturally appropriate".

Received in the Senate

July 18, 2012

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Aug. 1, 2012