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MI HR0165
Resolution
Status
9/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Luke Meerman
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AI Summary
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Declares September 2025 as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Month and September 9, 2025, as FASD Awareness Day in Michigan
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Recognizes that up to 1 in 20 U.S. school-aged children may have FASD, a lifelong brain- and body-based developmental disability caused by prenatal alcohol exposure
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Notes that approximately 18.8% to 28% of children in foster care nationwide have FASD, though Michigan's administrative data does not currently track statewide counts
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Acknowledges Michigan's Children's FASD System of Care operating in Genesee, Macomb, Muskegon, Oakland, and Ottawa counties, providing services and statewide training
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Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, State Court Administrative Office, and Michigan FASD Task Force
Legislative Description
A resolution to declare September 2025 as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month and September 9, 2025, as FASD Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.
Last Action
Adopted
9/9/2025