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MI SB0432
MI SB0432Children: services; children's ombudsman; rename, and modify powers and duties. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 of 1994 PA 204 (MCL 722.921 et seq.).
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Introduced
06/28/2023
06/28/2023
In Committee
10/24/2023
10/24/2023
Crossed Over
10/12/2023
10/12/2023
Passed
11/09/2023
11/09/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/29/2023
12/29/2023
Introduced Session
102nd Legislature
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend 1994 PA 204, entitled ?An act to establish the children?s ombudsman office; and to prescribe the powers and duties of the children?s ombudsman, certain state departments and officers, and certain county and private agencies serving children; and to provide remedies from certain administrative acts,? by amending the title and sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 (MCL 722.921, 722.922, 722.923, 722.924, 722.925, 722.925a, 722.926, 722.927, 722.928, 722.929, 722.930, 722.931, and 722.932), the title and sections 3, 5, and 11 as amended by 2004 PA 560, sections 2 and 6 as amended by 2020 PA 186, sections 4 and 10 as amended by 2014 PA 243, section 5a as amended by 2014 PA 455, sections 7 and 8 as amended by 2013 PA 38, and section 9 as amended by 2020 PA 185.
AI Summary
This bill seeks to amend the existing "office of the children's ombudsman" by renaming it the "office of the child advocate" and modifying its powers and duties. The key provisions are:
- Establishing the office of the child advocate as an autonomous entity within the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, with the child advocate appointed by the governor and serving at the governor's pleasure.
- Expanding the child advocate's investigative powers to include administrative acts related to adoption, foster care, protective services, and juvenile justice services. The child advocate can investigate complaints from a wide range of individuals, including the child, parents, foster parents, legislators, and others.
- Authorizing the child advocate to pursue legal action, mediate issues, review policies, and make recommendations to improve systemic issues, especially related to child fatalities.
- Requiring state agencies and service providers to cooperate with the child advocate's investigations and provide access to necessary records and information, while also protecting the confidentiality of certain sensitive records.
- Prohibiting retaliation against individuals who file complaints or cooperate with the child advocate.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (7)
Roger Victory (R)*,
Rosemary Bayer (D),
Erika Geiss (D),
Jeff Irwin (D),
Sylvia Santana (D),
Sue Shink (D),
Paul Wojno (D),
Last Action
Assigned Pa 0303'23 (on 12/29/2023)
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