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MI SB1154

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/2/2014

Primary Sponsor

Arlan Meekhof

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Origin

Senate

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends the Probate Code to modify court jurisdiction over juveniles by adding "truancy" as a new ground for court jurisdiction under subsection (a)(5).

  • Defines "truant" by reference to section 1561 of the Revised School Code, MCL 380.1561, establishing a statutory definition within the juvenile code.

  • Reorganizes subsection (a)(4) regarding chronic absenteeism and school rule violations by creating new subsections (A) and (B) to define "learning program" and "willfully" respectively.

  • Changes "family independence agency" to "department of human services" in subsection (a)(1)(C) regarding juvenile facility escapes, reflecting an agency name change.

  • Corrects the citation range in subsection (b)(5) from "MCL 700.1101 to 700.8102" to "MCL 700.1101 to 700.8206" for the Estates and Protected Individuals Code.

  • Makes the bill contingent on Senate Bill 1151 being enacted into law.

Legislative Description

Juveniles; truancy; jurisdiction of court regarding truancy and chronic absenteeism; modify. Amends sec. 2, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.2). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1151'14

Education, attendance

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Education

12/2/2014

Committee Referrals

Education12/2/2014

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