Bill Text: MI HB4385 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Children; protection; notification to children's ombudsman regarding death of a child who was a ward of the state; require. Amends 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.621 - 722.638) by adding sec. 7k.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-29 - Assigned Pa 67'11 With Immediate Effect [HB4385 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2011-HB4385-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4385
March 3, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Hooker, Yonker, Kurtz, Rendon, Opsommer, Heise, Bumstead, O'Brien, Hughes, Outman and Rogers and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled
"Child protection law,"
(MCL 722.621 to 722.638) by adding section 7k.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7k. (1) If a child dies who is under the court's
jurisdiction under section 2(b) of chapter XIIA of the probate code
of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, the department shall provide
written notification not later than 1 business day to the court
that had jurisdiction over the child under section 2(b) of chapter
XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, at the
time of the child's death, the state senator and state
representative who represent the district in which that court is
located, and the children's ombudsman.
(2) The department shall notify the children's ombudsman
within 1 business day when a child dies and any of the following
apply:
(a) The child died during an active child protective services
investigation or an open child protective services case.
(b) The department received a prior child protective services
complaint concerning the child's caretaker.
(c) The child's death may have resulted from child abuse or
neglect.
