Senate Bill 1175 Summary

• Amends Section 55 of the Social Welfare Act (1939 PA 280) to modify county department responsibilities for public welfare administration.

• Replaces archaic language throughout the section, changing "shall" to "is" and updating grammatical constructions (e.g., "which" to "that") for modern statutory drafting standards.

• Modifies subsection (l) to replace the requirement for county departments to arrange burial of deceased indigent persons with a new requirement to provide financial assistance for cremation of unclaimed bodies.

• Defines "unclaimed body" as a deceased person's remains where no disposition was provided, no estate exists to cover costs, and no relative or court-appointed fiduciary claims the body for disposition.

• Updates references to state agencies and codes, including changing "department of public health" to "department of community health" in medical care definitions.