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MI HB5978

Bill

Status

Passed

10/11/2022

Primary Sponsor

Rodney Wakeman

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Department of Health and Human Services must work with entities providing family finding and engagement services by October 1, 2022 to help foster youth connect with family and friends who can assist in their care.

  • Department must make family finding and engagement service efforts on behalf of all foster youth currently in the foster care program by December 31, 2022.

  • Department must incorporate family finding and engagement services into all current and future child abuse and child neglect investigations.

  • Act takes immediate effect on October 7, 2022.

Legislative Description

Children: foster care; family finding and engagement company; require department of health and human services to use to help connect foster children to family members and friends. Amends 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.951 - 722.960) by adding sec. 3b.

Children: foster care

Last Action

Assigned Pa 204'22 With Immediate Effect

10/11/2022

Committee Referrals

Health Policy And Human Services5/26/2022
Families, Children, And Seniors3/24/2022

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