MI SB1091

Requires permanency planning hearings within 12 months of a child's removal from home and every 12 months thereafter while in foster care, with hearings mandated within 30 days if reasonable reunification efforts are deemed unnecessary.

Establishes exceptions to reasonable reunification efforts when parents have committed specific crimes (murder, voluntary manslaughter, felony assault causing serious injury), subjected children to aggravated circumstances, had parental rights terminated for siblings, or are required to register as sex offenders.

Mandates that courts order termination of parental rights proceedings if a child has been in foster care for 15 of the most recent 22 months, unless the child is with relatives, compelling reasons exist, or required services were not provided.

Allows courts to appoint guardians as alternative permanency plans when termination is not appropriate, with guardianships requiring criminal record checks, central registry clearances, and home studies within specified timeframes.

Grants courts continuing jurisdiction over guardianships created under this section with annual review requirements and authority to revoke guardianships if continuation is not in the child's best interests.