Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §4317, first ¶, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt AAA, §11, is further amended to read:

An applicant or recipient must make a good faith effort to secure any potential resource that may be available, including, but not limited to, any state or federal assistance program, employment unemployment benefits, governmental or private pension programs, available trust funds, support from legally liable relatives, child-support payments and jointly held resources where the applicant or recipient share may be available to the individual. Assistance may not be withheld pending receipt of such resource as long as application has been made or good faith effort is being made to secure the resource.

Sec. 7. 22 MRSA §4317, last ¶, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt AAA, §11, is further amended to read:

An applicant who forfeits receipt of or causes reduction in benefits from another public assistance program or income from any source because of fraud, misrepresentation or a knowing or intentional violation of program rules or a refusal to comply with program rules without just cause is not eligible to receive general assistance to replace the forfeited assistance for the duration of the forfeiture.

Sec. 8. 22 MRSA §4319, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. AAA, §12, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

1.__Relatives liable.__Liability of relatives for support is as follows.

A.__A parent of a child under 25 years of age shall support that child in proportion to the parent's ability.

B.__A spouse shall support that person's husband or wife in proportion to the person's ability.

C.__Liability for burial expenses is governed by section 4313.

Sec. 9. 22 MRSA §4322-A is enacted to read:

§4322-A.__Claimant's failure to appear

1.__Notice.__If a claimant fails to appear at the fair