Children: foster care; conditions on the use of certain benefits for a child in foster care; provide. Amends 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.951 - 722.960) by adding sec. 8f.

Summary

The bill adds new rules that the Department of Health and Human Services must screen every child in foster care for eligible government benefits, apply for those benefits, and, when needed, act as the child’s representative payee. It also sets how the department must conserve the benefits, report on their use, and provide mandatory financial‑literacy education once the child turns 14. The goal is to ensure foster children keep any benefits they earn and learn how to manage money as they become adults.

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