S.B. 682 & 698: SUMMARY PARENTAL PARTICIPATION
Senate Bill 682 (as passed by the Senate) Senate Bill 698 (as passed by the Senate) Sponsor: Senator Leon Stille (Senate Bill 682)
Senator Joel D. Gougeon (Senate Bill 698) Committee: Judiciary
Date Completed: 1-9-96
The bills would amend the juvenile code to provide for parental participation in juvenile justice proceedings and treatment.
Senate Bill 682 would allow the juvenile division of probate court (juvenile court), if a child were within the juvenile court’s jurisdiction for the violation of any municipal ordinance or State or Federal law, to order the child’s parent or guardian to participate personally in treatment reasonably available in the parent’s or guardian’s location.
Senate Bill 698 would require the parent or guardian of a child who was within the juvenile court’s jurisdiction for the violation of any municipal ordinance or State or Federal law to attend each hearing held under the juvenile code, unless the court excused the parent or guardian from attendance for good cause.
MCL 712A.18 (S.B. 682) Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter Proposed MCL 712A.6a (S.B. 698)
The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: M. Bain
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
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