Bill > HB6025

This bill amends the Guardianship Assistance Act by modifying the eligibility criteria for guardianship assistance payments. The key changes include: 1. Expanding the definition of "relative" to include individuals with a strong positive emotional tie or role in the child's life, in addition to those related by blood, marriage, or adoption. 2. Allowing prospective guardians who are licensed foster parents, regardless of their relationship to the child, to be approved for guardianship assistance if the child has resided with them for at least 6 months. 3. Clarifying that only relatives caring for Title IV-E-funded children for at least 6 months are eligible for federal funding for guardianship assistance, while non-relative licensed foster parents and relatives caring for non-Title IV-E-funded children may be eligible for state-funded guardianship assistance. 4. Permitting the placement of a child and their siblings in the same relative guardianship arrangement, with Title IV-E-funded payments for each sibling. 5. Allowing successor guardians to receive guardianship assistance payments if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-6025