Bills Signed Into Law...
Public Act 15 (SB 227) Guardianship Assistance (Clark-Coleman) Modifies guardianship assistance act to be in compliance with federal IV-E standards. Signed April 9, 2009; Effective April 9, 2009.
Public Act 17 (HB 4159) Adoption Subsidy (Smith) Modifies adoption support subsidy to be in compliance with federal IV-E standards. Signed by the Governor (4/9/09). Effective (4/21/09).
Public Act 186 (HB 5298) Foster Care (Valentine) Modifies residency status for students placed in foster care. Signed by the Governor 12/17/09; Effective 12/17/09.
Public Act 187 (HB 5299) Foster Care (Kurtz) Revises definition of membership for pupils placed in foster care. Signed by the Governor 12/17/09; Effective 12/17/09.
Bills In Action...
SB 257 Child Death (Jansen) Creates central repository pertaining t death of a child. Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (2/18/09). Reported (3/11/09). Passed (3/19/09). Received by the House and referred to Families and Children's Services (3/19/09).
SB 258 Child Death (Hardiman) Requires notification to children's ombudsman regarding death of child who is a ward of the state. Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (2/18/09). Reported (3/11/09). Passed (3/19/09). Received by the House and referred to Families and Children's Services (3/19/09).
SB 259 Child Advocacy (Richardville) Creates a state child advocacy council. Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (2/18/09). Reported (3/11/09). Passed (3/19/09). Received by the House and referred to Families and Children's Services (3/19/09).
SB 260 Child Death (Kahn) Allows access to documents referencing the death of a child who was a ward of the state. Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (2/18/09). Reported (3/11/09). Passed (3/19/09). Received by the House and referred to Families and Children's Services (3/19/09).
SB 261 Child Death (Cropsey) Requires sharing of case-specific information related to child deaths while in state care. Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (2/18/09). Reported (3/11/09). Passed (3/19/09). Received by the House and referred to Families and Children's Services (3/19/09).
SB 891 Guardianship (Jansen) Expands the Michigan's Children's Institute superintendent's consent authority to include consent for guardianships. Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (10/13/09). Passed (12/9/09). Received by the House and referred to Families and Children's Services (12/9/09).
SB 892 Adoptions (Hardiman) Allows department designee to consent to adoption. Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (10/13/09). Passed (12/9/09). Received by the House and referred to Families and Children's Services (12/9/09).
SB 893 Guardians (Barcia) Allows Michigan Children's Institute superintendent's designee to consent to guardianship. Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (10/13/09). Passed (12/9/09). Received by the House and referred to Families and Children's Services (12/9/09).
SR 97 Adoption (McManus) Recognizes November 2009 as Adoption Awareness Month and November 15, 2009 as Adoption Day in the state of Michigan. Adopted (11/12/09).
HB 4118 Foster Children (Polidori) Expands procedures for placement of children in a foster home to give special consideration to relatives. Introduced 1/22/09. Reported (3/25/09). Passed (3/26/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Families and Human Services (4/1/09).
HB 4125 Ombudsman Notice (Spade) Requires notification of children's ombudsman regarding death of a child who is a ward of the state under the Child Protection Law. Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (1/27/08). Reported (3/11/09). Passed (3/12/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Families and Human Services (3/17/09).
HB 4131 Adoption (Smith) Provides for second parent adoption. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (2/4/08). Reported (4/22/09).
HB 4169 Child Placement (Dean) Implements requirement for parental disclosure of relatives placing a child in a home other than that of a parent. Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (2/5/09). Reported with Substitute H-1 (5/6/09). Passed with Substitute H-1 adopted (5/7/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Families and Human Services (5/12/09).
HB 4222 Internet PPO (Ebli) Allows petition for personal protection orders for victims of postings of messages on Internet, furnishing obscene publications to minors or criminal sexual conduct. Reported with Substitute H-3 (6/10/09). Passed with Substitute H-3 and amendment adopted(6/16/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Judiciary (6/17/09).
HB 4409 Foster Children (Spade) Allows foster parents to authorize nonemergency medical procedures for foster children. Reported with Substitute H-1 (3/25/08). Passed (3/26/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Families and Human Services (4/1/09).
HB 4470 Adoption Leave (Neumann) Provides for adoption leave. Reported in Families and Human Services with Substitute H-1 (4/1/09). Passed (4/28/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Commerce and Tourism (4/29/09).
HB 4535 Parental Rights (Byrnes) Expands conditions involving termination of parental rights in cases of abuse or neglect. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (3/10/09). Reported (4/22/09). Passed (4/28/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Families and Human Services (4/29/09).
HB 4820 Parent Rights Termination (Brynes) Resticts conditions involving termination of parental rights. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (4/21/09). Reported (4/22/09). Passed (4/28/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Families and Human Services (4/29/09).
HB 4971 Central Registry (Dean) Amends provision for written request of documentation stating individual not named in central registry case. Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (5/19/09). Reported (6/24/09). Passed (8/26/09). Received by the Senate and referred to Families and Human Services (8/27/09).
Introduced Bills..
SB 437 Video Court Proceedings (Barcia) Requires use of interactive video technology for certain court proceedings. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (4/28/09).
SB 723 Child Injuries (Hunter) Requires child care providers to give notice to parents and guardians regarding incidents involving serious injury or death. Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (8/5/09).
SB 727 Adoptee Information (Birkholz) Prohibits the release of identifying information from the central adoption registry about parents whose parental rights were terminated unless that parent has consented to the release. Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (8/5/09).
SB 922 & SB 923 Sex Offenders (Sanborn) Enacts sentencing guidelines for crime of registered sex offender loitering within 300 feet of a school bus stop. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (10/20/09).
SB 1049 Sex Offenders (Whitmer) Allows lifetime parole period and certain requirements for certain sex offenders. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (12/18/09).
SB 1050 Child Abuse (Whitmer) Expands retention of child abuse records in certain cases. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (12/18/09).
SB 1051 Sex Offenders (Whitmer) Prohibits sex offenders from participating in certain holiday events with children present. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (12/18/09).
SB 1052 Sex Offenders (Whitmer) Revises notification procedure regarding the residence of certain sex offenders. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (12/18/09).
SB 1053 Sex Offenders (Whitmer) prohibits sex offenders from residing at the same address as another sex offender. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (12/18/09).
SB 1054 Sex Offenders (Whitmer) Prohibits sex offenders from participating in certain holiday events involving children. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (12/18/09).
SB 1055 Sex Offenders (Whitmer) Requires as a condition of day parole from county jail that sex offenders not participate in certain holiday events involving children under 18. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (12/18/09).
SB 1071 Child Deaths (Nofs) Requires child death review teams to include a legislator. Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (1/20/10).
SR 27 Guardianship (Clark Coleman) Urges Congress to certain actions with regard to the federal guardianship assistance program. Introduced and referred to Families and Human Services (3/25/09).
HB 4005 Parental Rights (Calley) Requires document notorizing rights of putative father before parental rights termination. Introduced 1/22/09.
HB 4006 Birth Record (Liss) Allows issuance of certified copy of original certificate of birth to certain adopted individuals. Introduced 1/22/09.
HB 4015 Adoption Records (Liss) Allows access to certain adoption records unless a denial is on record. Introduced 1/22/09.
HB 5467 Sex Offenders (Schuitmaker) Expands listed offense definition for sex offender registry. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (9/24/09).
HB 5505 Sex Offender (Knollenberg) Expands definition of student safety zones under the sex offender registration act to include bus stops. Introduced and referred to Judiciary (10/8/09).
HB 5532 Information Sharing (Scott, P) Provides for information sharing between human services and state police on the LEIN. Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (10/21/09).
HB 5606 Postumous adoptions (Spade) Provides for retroactivity for posthumous adoptions and medical assistance payments. Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (11/18/09).
HB 5609 Educational Neglect (Melton) Creates the definition of educational neglect under the child protection law. Introduced and referred to Education (11/18/09).
HB 5643 Child Placement (Calley) Requires consideration of what's in the best interests of the child in placement of child in homes with other blood siblings. Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (12/2/09).
HB 5702 Child Advocacy (Haase) Creates the state child advocacy council. Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (12/16/09).
HB 5703 Child Repository (Slavens) Creates central repository pertaining to death of a child. Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (12/16/09).
HB 5704 Child Deaths (Valentine) Requires sharing of case-specific information related to child deaths while in state care. Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (12/16/09).
HB 5705 Child Death (Scripps) Allows acess to documents referencing death of a child who was a ward of the state. Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (12/16/09).
HB 5739 Child Placement (Spade) Expands definition of child placing agency to include certain unlicensed providers. Introduced and referred to Families and Children's Services (1/13/10).
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