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:  
2024-26 HS  
Title of proposed rule set:  
State Disability Assistance Program  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
The State Disability Assistance program (SDA) rules provide monetary assistance for those who are  
eligible for this assistance program based upon an eligible disability in the State. The amendment to  
these rules will give a clear direction for replacing cash assistance benefits that have been  
fraudulently removed.  
4. Summary of proposed rules:  
Rule set is being amended to align with the federal government recommendation for each state to  
change its current replacement process of theft of SDA or FIP benefits from a manual process  
pending verification of fraud with timely EBT replacements will quickly alleviate the concerns of a  
family fear of not timely paying obligations due to the theft.  
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and  
publication dates:  
Oakland Press - published August 28, 2024.  
Marquette Mining Journal - published August 28, 2024.  
Battle Creek Enquirer - published August 28, 2024.  
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:  
10/1/2024  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2  
7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:  
10/1/2024 09:00 AM at Grand Tower Building Room 1A , 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=1533  
9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) who attended the public hearing:  
Brian Sanborn, Departmental Analyst.  
Garilee Janofski, Economic Stability Administration Cash Analyst.  
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:  
10/9/2024  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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