Section 400.770 - Monitoring committees; establishment; composition; duties. - Michigan Statutes

STATE FOOD STAMP DISTRIBUTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 387 of 1984

400.770 Monitoring committees; establishment; composition; duties.

Sec. 20.

The family independence agency shall establish in each county participating in the on-line food stamp distribution program a monitoring committee consisting of representatives of the distributor, the county social service office, and food stamp recipients. Each committee shall:

(a) Continually review the administration of the program and its impact on recipients;

(b) Develop alternatives to reduce hardships and problems to recipients which may be created by the on-line issuance program;

(c) Make recommendations and help develop and utilize community resources to provide round trip transportation for food stamp recipients when the distribution site is inaccessible to them;

(d) Make recommendations regarding establishment of additional distribution sites;

(e) Evaluate the authorized representative system and make recommendations for its improvement.

History: 1984, Act 387, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 13, 1998