An act to amend 1994 PA 203, entitled “An act to establish certain standards for foster care and adoption services for children and their families; and to prescribe powers and duties of certain state agencies and departments and adoption facilitators,” by amending sections 5, 8a, 8b, and 8d (MCL 722.955, 722.958a, 722.958b, and 722.958d), section 8a as added by 2014 PA 524, section 8b as added by 2018 PA 489, and section 8d as added by 2018 PA 632.
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 90 to 20 (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)
