MI SB1246

Establishes the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children to provide a standardized process for interstate child placements, ensuring children are placed in safe and suitable homes with proper supervision and services.

Creates the Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children composed of one commissioner from each member state, with authority to promulgate rules, collect data, resolve disputes, and enforce compliance with the compact.

Specifies placement procedures requiring receiving states to assess and approve proposed placements before children are sent across state lines, with distinctions between public and private child placing agencies.

Defines jurisdiction by requiring sending states to retain custody authority over placed children unless specific conditions are met (adoption, reunification, reaching majority, guardianship, or Indian tribe involvement).

Becomes effective upon enactment by at least 35 states, with the effective date being July 1, 2007 or upon the 35th state's enactment, whichever is later; repeals the previous 1984 compact on child placement.