Human services: services or financial assistance; Rx Kids program; establish. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 104.

Senate Bill 309 establishes the Rx Kids program, to be administered by the Department of Human Services, aimed at improving the economic stability of households with very young children. The program provides conditional cash allowances to expectant mothers and monthly payments to households with a child under one year of age, both subject to income-eligibility requirements. These monthly payments for children would begin at birth and last for 6 to 12 months. The program operates in designated service areas that have secured matching funds, or in other areas if the legislature provides sufficient appropriations. The department will establish eligibility criteria and contract with third-party organizations to administer the program, capping administrative costs at 5%.