Bills Signed Into Law...

Public Act 9 (HB 4482) Human Services Compliance (Clack) Clarifies sanction for certain noncompliance.  Signed May 18, 2008; Effective May 18, 2008.

Public Act 46 (SB 273) Child Abuse Reports  (Hardiman)  Amends Child Protection Law to clarify procedure for follow-up to report of child abuse or neglect that involves a licensed or registered facility or home.   Signed March 27, 2008; Effective March 27, 2008.

Public Act 163 (SB 386)  SCHOOL EMPLOYEE SEX OFFENDERS  (Patterson)  Expands provisions in Penal Code relating to criminal sexual conduct by teachers to include school volunteers, employees and contractual service providers.   Signed: December 20, 2007; Effective: July 1, 2008.

Public Act 199 (SB 668) Parental Rights Termination (Hardiman) Clarifies termination of parental rights and parenting time.  Signed July 10, 2008; Effective July 11, 2008.

Public Act 200 (SB 669) Child Placement (Jansen) Clarifies foster care permanency plan and permanency placement of a child.  Signed July 10, 2008; Effective July 11, 2008.

Public Act 201 (SB 670) Parental Rights Termination (Jacobs) Revises notice regarding termination of parental rights.  Signed July 10, 2008; Effective July 11, 2008.

Public Act 202 (SB 671) Child Permanency Plan (Kahn) Allows alternative permanency plan to be made concurrently with reasonable efforts to reunify a foster child and family.  Signed July 10, 2008; Effective July 11, 2008.

Public Act 203 (SB 672) Permanency Plan Review (Jansen) Requires review of foster child permanency plan. Signed July 10, 2008; Effective July 11, 2008.

Public Act 215 (HB 4481) Youth Foster Care (Clack) Creates the foster care independence act that provides services for certain youth in foster care.  Signed July 15, 2008; Effective July 16, 2008.

Public Act 218 (SB 271) Foster Care Background Check (VanWoerkom)  Requires background check on foster care providers and applicants of adult residents of foster care homes.   Signed 12/27/07; effective 12/27/07.

Public Act 260 (SB 170) Guardianship Assistance (Clark-Coleman) Establishes guardianship assistance act. Signed 4/8/08; Effective 4/8/08.

Public Act 300 (SB 1418) Child Protection (Jansen) Requires coordination between friend of the court and department of human services on child protection services. Signed October 8, 2008; effective October 1, 2008.

Public Act 331 (HB 5828) Adoptions (Mayes) Provides retroactivity for postumous adoptions and medical assistance payments.  Signed 12/17/08; effective 12/18/08.

Public Act 374 (HB 5910) Child Registry (Dean) Modifies provision for written request of documentation stating individual not named in central registry case.  Signed December 23, 2008; Effective December 23, 2008.

Public Act 405 (SB 1419) Child Protection (Hardiman) Amends Friend of the Court Act to require coordination efforts between the friend of the court and and the Department of Human Services on Child Protection services. Signed January 5, 2009; Effective January 6, 2009.

Public Act 510 (SB 1420) Child Torture (Crospey) Modifies definition of child torture. Signed January 12, 2009; Effective January 13, 2009.

Public Act 511 (SB 1421) Child Investigation Checklist (Kahn) Requires development and use of a child protection investigation checklist by DHS. Signed January 12, 2009; Effective January 13, 2009.

Public Act 519 (HB 4872) Kids Left in Cars (Meadows) Prohibits leaving children unattended in a vehicle under certain circumstances and provides penalties.  Signed January 12, 2009; Effective January 13, 2009.

Public Act 520 (HB 4873) Kids in Cars (Amos) Enacts sentencing guidelines for crime of leaving child unattended in a vehicle. Signed January 12, 2009; Effective January 13, 2009.

Public Act 521 (SB 760) Child Abuse Sentencing (Jelinek)  Revises sentencing guidelines for third-degree child abuse to reflect citation changes. Signed January 12, 2009; Effective January 13, 2009.

Public Act 546 (HB 5054) & Public Act 547 (HB 5055) Sexual Assault Victims (Donigan) Creates the sexual asault victims' forensic medical intervention and treatment act and provides funding for; increases the minimum state costs assessed in certain criminal cases, including those involving juveniles, and distributes proceeds to assist victims of criminal sexual assault. Signed January 12, 2009; Effective January 13, 2009.

SB 158 Child Abuse (Jelinek) Includes in definition of child abuse the commission of an act likely to cause physical harm.  Signed Jnauary 15, 2009; Effective April 1, 2009.

Bills in Action...

SB 183 Child Protection (Sanborn) Conforms state to federal rules on child protection.   Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (02/07/07).   Reported favorably without amendment (02/28/07).   Passed (3/13/07). Received by the House and referred to Families and Children's Services Committee (3/13/07).

SB 241 Child Care Licensing (Jacobs) Revises licensing and registration requirements for child care centers.  Reported in the House (11/28/07).

SB 666 Second Parent Adoption (Whitmer) Provides for second parent adoption.  Introduced and referred to Judiciary (8/1/07).

SR 41 Children's Internet Safety (Olshove) Designates September 2007 as Children's Internet Safety Month.  Adopted by Senate (04/18/07).

HB 4259 Second Parent Adoption (Condino) Provides for second parent adoption.  Introduced and referred to Judiciary (02/13/07).  Reported with Substitute H-2 (5/9/07).

HB 4735 Relative Foster Placement (Polidori) Revises procedure for placement of children in a foster home to give special consideration to relatives.  Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (5/9/07).  Reported (5/30/07).  Passed (6/14/07).  Received by the Senate and referred to Families and Human Services (6/19/07).

HB 4736 Religious Foster Placement (Byrnes) Revises procedure for placement of children in a foster home to give special consideration to famiies of the same religious background.  Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (5/9/07).  Reported with Substitute H-1 (6/13/07). Passed (6/20/07).  Received by the Senate and referred to Families and Human Services (6/21/07).

HB 4737 Foster Placement (Dean) Implements requirement for parental disclosure of relatives when placing a child in a home other than that of a parent.  Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (5/9/07).  Reported (6/6/07). Passed (6/20/07). Received by the Senate and referred to Families and Human Services (6/21/07).

HB 5041  CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT  (Meadows)  Modifies definition of second degree criminal sexual conduct.  Introduced and referred to Judiciary (7/19/07). Passed with Substitue H-3 adopted. Received by the Senate and referred to Judiciary (2/28/08).

HB 5057 Justice System Funds (Donigan) Provides for distribution of certain justice system funds to pay for certain costs associated with criminal sexual conduct.  Introduced and referred to Judiciary (7/24/07).  Reported in the Judiciary Committee with Substitute H-1 (9/5/07).  Passed the House (9/6/07).  Received by the Senate (9/11/07).

HB 5261  ADOPTION LEAVE  (Gillard)   Provides for adoption leave.    Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services Committee.  Reported with Substitute H-2 (12/12/07).

HB 5726 Abuse Reporting (Meadows) Expands mandatory reporting requirements of suspected abuses and neglect to health care providers.  Reported with Substitute H-1 (5/13/08).  Passed with Substitute H-2 adopted (6/3/08).

HB 5984 Child Abuse/Neglect (Ebli) Expands requirement to report child abuse or neglect to include certain employees or organizations that receive federal funding. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (4/10/08). Received by the Senate and referred to Families and Human Services (4/22/08).

HB 6131 Adoption Subsidy (Smith, A.) Modifies adoption support subsidy to bring into compliance with federal IV-E standards. Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services Committee (5/20/08). Reported with Substitute H-1 (6/18/08).  Passed with Substitute H-1 adopted (6/19/08). Received by the Senate and referred to Families and Human Services Committee (6/24/08).

HB 6287 Adoption Records (Wojno) Allows access to certain adoption records unless a denial is on record.  Introduced and referred to Child and Family Services Committee (6/26/08).  Discharged from Committee (9/9/08). Received by the Senate and referred th Families and Human Services (9/11/08).

HR 60 Child Abuse Prevention (Sak) Recognizes April 2007 as Child Abuse and Prevention Month. Adopted (3/29/07).

HR 71 Michigan Child Identification Program (Bieda) Commemorates the Masons' involvement and commitment in the Michigan Child Identification Program.  Adopted (04/17/07).

HR 86 Children's Internet Safety (Palmer) Commemorates September 2007 as Children's Internet Safety Month in Michigan.  Adopted (5/1/07).

HR 115 Foster Care Awareness (Clack) Commemorates May 2007 as Foster Care Awareness Month. Adopted (5/17/07).

HR 129 Children Trust Fund (Sak) Celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Michigan's Trust Fund in honor of its dedication to Michigan's children. Adopted (10/29/07).

HR 315 Child Abuse Prevention (Sak) Recognizes April 2008 as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month. Adopted (4/08/08).

HR 316 Child Abuse (Sak) Recognizes April 8, 2008 as Child Abuse Awareness Day. Adopted (4/08/08).

Introduced Legislation...

 SB 171 Relative Care Aid (Clark-Coleman) Amends social welfare act to require same level of state financial support for relative care as for foster care.  Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (02/06/07).

SB 172 Relative Foster Care (Clark-Coleman) Prohibits removal by state of child under relative's care under certain circumstances.  Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (02/06/07).

SB 543 Foster Care Appeal (Barcia) Provides appeal process for children placed in protective services.  Introduced and referred to Judiciary (05/23/07).

SB 592 Adoption Records (Olshove, B.) Allows issuance of certified copy of original birth certificate to certain adopted individuals.  Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (6/19/07).

SB 699 Sex Offender Safety Zone (Garcia) Modifies definition of student safety zone is sex offenders registration act.  Introduced and referred to Judiciary (8/30/07).

SB 879 Children's Day (Garcia) Designates 3rd Sunday in September as Children's Day.  Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (11/06/07).

SB 1328 Child Computer Porn (Kuipers) Requires computer repair technicians to report discovery of child pornography on a computer; provides penalties.  Introduced and referred to Judiciary (5/20/08).

SB 1579 Care Provider Background (Switalski) Revises background check requirements for care providers.  Introduced and referred to transportation (11/05/08).

HB 4121 Sex Offender Registry (Pavlov) Provides for federal compliance with sex offenders registry.  Introduced and referred to Judiciary Committee (01/24/07).

HB 4535 Sex Offender Registry (Meekhof) Requires description of offense on the public sex offender registry.  Introduced and referred to Judiciary (3/27/07).

HB 4925 Child Abduction Prevention (Law, D.) Creates the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act.  Introduced and referred to Judiciary (6/14/07).

HB 5131  SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION  (Dean)   Requires registered sex offenders to provide certain information regarding Internet service.   Full Text  Introduced and referred to Judiciary (8/22/07).

HB 5133  SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION  (Law, D.)   Expands sex offender reporting requirements to include a valid electronic mail address and user name.   Full Text Introduced and referred to Judiciary (8/22/07).

HB 5134  SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES  (Law, D.)   Restricts access to commercial social networking websites by certain sex offenders.   Full Text  Introduced and referred to Judiciary (8/22/07).

HB 5321 Sex Offender Halloween Limits (Amos) Prohibits convicted sex offenders from participating in Halloween activities such as trick or treating.  Introduced and referred to Judiciary (10/16/07).

HB5349 SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY (Law, D.)   Establishes retroactive requirement for certain individuals to register as sex offenders. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (10/24/07).

HB5367 JUVENILE PLACEMENT (Spade)  Prohibits use of state funds for out-of-state juvenile placement.  Introduced and referred to Appropriations (10/25/07)

HB5368 JUVENILE PLACEMENT (Spade)  Prohibits use of state funds for out-of-state juvenile placement.  Introduced and referred to Appropriations (10/25/07)

HB 5557  MINOR VICTIMS  (Stahl)   Exempts addresses and names of minors who have been victims of child abuse or sex crimes from disclosure under the freedom of information act. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (12/12/07).

HB 5836 Child Placement (Spade) Prohibits the state from paying for services when a public ward is placed in a child placing agency or child care institution that's not accredited. Introduced and referred to Oversight and Investigations Committee (2/28/08).

HB 6491 Child Restraint (Spade) Clarifies child personal restraint and seclusion.  Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (9/23/08).

HB 6649 Neglect (Sheen) Clarifies definition of neglect and implements certain remedies.  Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (11/12/08).

HB 6652 Child Abuse (Meisner) Revises sentencing guidelines for crime of first degree child abuse.  Introduced (11/13/08).

HB 6653 Child Abuse (Meisner) Increases penalty for child abuse when death occurs. Introduced (11/13/08).

HR 162  FAMILY PRESERVATION  (Steil)   Commemorates August 18, 2007 as Family Preservation Day.    Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (8/8/07).