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

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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-Engrossed.html

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SB-0421, As Passed House, February 20, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

SENATE BILL NO. 421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1982 PA 250, entitled

 

"Child abuse and neglect prevention act,"

 

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, Act No. 328 of the

 

Public Acts of 1931, being section 750.145c of the Michigan

 

Compiled Laws.1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145c.

 

     (c) "Local council" means an organization which 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 which 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.