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MI HR0084
Resolution
Status
Passed
5/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Luke Meerman
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AI Summary
- Declares May 2025 as Foster Care Awareness Month in Michigan
- Recognizes approximately 10,000 children currently in foster care or residential placement in Michigan due to abuse or neglect
- Honors foster families, kinship caregivers, child welfare professionals, mentors, advocates, and volunteers who support children in the foster care system
- Highlights the benefits of kinship placements with relatives, which can provide greater stability and connection to family and culture
- Addresses misconceptions that children in foster care are disruptive or dangerous, emphasizing that placement results from parental actions, not the child's behavior
Legislative Description
A resolution to declare May 2025 as Foster Care Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
Last Action
Adopted
5/1/2025
Full Bill Text
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