An act to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “An act to protect the welfare of the people of this state; to provide general assistance, hospitalization, infirmary and medical care to poor or unfortunate persons; to provide for compliance by this state with the social security act; to provide protection, welfare and services to aged persons, dependent children, the blind, and the permanently and totally disabled; to administer programs and services for the prevention and treatment of delinquency, dependency and neglect of children; to create a state department of social services; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department; to provide for the interstate and intercounty transfer of dependents; to create county and district departments of social services; to create within certain county departments, bureaus of social aid and certain divisions and offices thereunder; to prescribe the powers and duties of the departments, bureaus and officers; to provide for appeals in certain cases; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state department with respect to county and district departments; to prescribe certain duties of certain other state departments, officers, and agencies; to make an appropriation; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” by amending section 115m (MCL 400.115m), as amended by 2014 PA 308.
Senate Bill 432 amends the Children’s Ombudsman Act to replace the Office of Children’s Ombudsman with the Office of the Child Advocate. In general under the bill, the child advocate retains the powers and duties of the children’s ombudsman, with added responsibilities related to residential facilities and juvenile justice services. The bill changes the name of the act to the Office of the Child Advocate Act.
The other five bills in the package (SBs 435-436 and HBs 4639, 4640 and 4643) amend other acts to update references to the office or the act accordingly.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 92 to 18 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
Passed in the Senate 28 to 7 (details)
