OAKLAND COUNTY v. STATE OF MICH.

Docket Nos. 102331, 102335, Calendar No. 17.

566 N.W.2d 616 (1997)

OAKLAND COUNTY, Montcalm County, Barry County, Kalamazoo County, Washtenaw County, Allegan County, Chippewa County, Vanburen County, Lenawee County, Jackson County, Newaygo County, Huron County, Macomb County, St. Clair County, Wexford County, Leelanau County, Kent County, Clinton County, Ottawa County, Lapeer County, Berrien County, Eaton County, Monroe County, Midland County, Iron County, Cass County, and Roy Rewold, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE OF MICHIGAN, Department of Social Services and Department of Management and Budget, jointly and severally, Defendants-Appellants. OAKLAND COUNTY, Montcalm County, Barry County, Kalamazoo County, Washtenaw County, Allegan County, Chippewa County, Vanburen County, Lenawee County, Jackson County, Newaygo County, Huron County, Macomb County, St. Clair County, Wexford County, Leelanau County, Kent County, Clinton County, Ottawa County, Lapeer County, Berrien County, Eaton County, Monroe County, Midland County, Iron County, Cass County and Roy Rewold, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE OF MICHIGAN, Department of Social Services and Department of Management and Budget, jointly and severally, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 31, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kohl, Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Clark & Hampton by John M. Donohue, Farmington Hills, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, and Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, Lansing, for Defendants-Appellees.

Fink Zausmer, P.C. by David H. Fink and Karen Libertiny Ludden, Detroit, amici curiae, for Wayne County Chief Executive and Wayne County.


Opinion

MARILYN J. KELLY, Justice.

This Court granted leave to appeal in these consolidated cases to determine whether the defendants' application of certain provisions of 1980 P.A. 328 violated the Headlee Amendment. Const. 1963, art. 9, § 29. Act 328 amended the child care fund provisions of the Social Welfare Act. M.C.L. §§ 400.117a and 400.117c;, M.S.A. §§ 16.490(27a) and 16.490(27c...

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