Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov  
AGENCY REPORT TO THE  
JOINT COMMITEE ON ADMNINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)  
1. Agency Information  
Agency name:  
Health and Human Services  
Division/Bureau/Office:  
Economic Stability Administration  
Name of person completing this form:  
Talisa Gauthier  
Phone number of person completing this form:  
517-284-4853  
E-mail of person completing this form:  
GauthierT1@michigan.gov  
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:  
Mary Brennan  
2. Rule Set Information  
MOAHR assigned rule set number:  
2023-41 HS  
Title of proposed rule set:  
Food Assistance Program  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
The rules provide the eligibility and expectations by the Department for the food stamp recipient in  
order to continue to receive food stamp assistance. The child support cooperation standard will be  
rescinded in the food assistance program (FAP) rules as it has been found to create barriers and  
suspension of the food assistance program to the detriment of the family.  
4. Summary of proposed rules:  
The rules provide the eligibility and expectations by the Department for the food stamp recipient in  
order to continue to receive food stamp assistance. The child support cooperation standard will be  
rescinded in the food assistance program (FAP) rules as it has been found to create barriers and  
suspension of the food assistance program to the detriment of the family. Families will continue to be  
eligible for child support services at any time they choose to participate.  
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and  
publication dates:  
Oakland Press, May 10, 2024; Marquette Mining Journal, May 10, 2024; Battle Creek Enquirer, May  
9, 2024.  
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:  
6/1/2024  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2  
7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:  
6/12/2024 09:00 AM at Grand Tower Building - Dempsey Room 1st Floor , 235 S. Grand Avenue,  
Lansing, Michigan 48933  
8. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit  
analysis on its website:  
https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=1468  
9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) who attended the public hearing:  
Nicole Denson-Sogbaka, TANF, SNAP and LIHEAP/ES Policy Director; Michael C Adrian, Office of  
Child Support Director of Program Development  
10. Persons submitting comments of support:  
None  
11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:  
None  
12. Persons submitting other comments:  
None  
13. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the  
public comment period:  
Name &  
Organization public hearing  
Comments made at Written  
Comments  
Agency Rationale Rule number  
for Rule Change & citation  
and Description changed  
of Change(s)  
Made  
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14.Date report completed:  
6/18/2024  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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