Bill Text: MI SB0421 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Children; child abuse or child neglect; considerations for returning child to custody of parent; modify. Amends sec. 2 of 1982 PA 250 (MCL 722.602).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-03-15 - Assigned Pa 0060'18 With Immediate Effect [SB0421 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-SB0421-Chaptered.html

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Act No. 60

Public Acts of 2018

Approved by the Governor

March 13, 2018

Filed with the Secretary of State

March 14, 2018

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 12, 2018

STATE OF MICHIGAN

99TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

Introduced by Senator Jones

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 421

AN ACT to amend 1982 PA 250, entitled “An act to establish the state child abuse and neglect prevention board; to provide the powers and duties of the state child abuse and neglect prevention board; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments,” by amending section 2 (MCL 722.602).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 2. (1) As used in this act:

(a) “Child” means a person under 18 years of age.

(b) “Child abuse” means harm or threatened harm to a child’s health or welfare by a person responsible for the child’s health or welfare, which harm occurs or is threatened through nonaccidental physical or mental injury; sexual abuse, which includes a violation of section 145c of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145c.

(c) “Local council” means an organization that meets the criteria described in section 10(a).

(d) “Neglect” means harm to a child’s health or welfare by a person responsible for the child’s health or welfare that occurs through negligent treatment, including the failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care, though financially able to do so, or the failure to seek financial or other reasonable means to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care.

(e) “State board” means the state child abuse and neglect prevention board created in section 3.

(f) “Prevention program” means a system of direct provision of child abuse and neglect prevention services to a child, parent, or guardian, and may include research programs related to prevention of child abuse and neglect.

(g) “Trust fund” means the children’s trust fund established in the department of treasury.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor