COURT REORGANIZATION S.B. 1042: FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 1042 (as reported without amendment) Sponsor: Senator Mike Rogers
Committee: Judiciary
The bill would amend Public Act 84 of 1949, which provides for the transfer of inmates of certain State institutions and agencies to other State institutions and agencies for the purpose of care and training, to make the Act applicable to persons committed by the probate court, the proposed “family division of circuit court” (family court), which would be established by Senate Bill 1052, or a court of general criminal jurisdiction.
Under Public Act 84, a person committed by the probate court or a court of general criminal jurisdiction to a State institution or agency authorized to receive juveniles under the discretion of the Department of Mental Health (DMH), the Department of Corrections (DOC), or the Department of Social Services (DSS) for the purpose of treatment and/or training may be transferred from an institution to any other State institution or agency, if it appears to the institution’s superintendent that the person will substantially benefit and that the interests of the person and the State will be served by the transfer. The bill would add the family court to that provision and refer to institutions authorized to receive juveniles under the discretion of the former DMH, the Department of Community Health, the DOC, the former DSS, or the Family independence Agency.
The bill is tie-barred to House Bill 5158.
MCL 720.601 Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter
Please see FISCAL IMPACT on Senate Bill 1052.
Date Completed: 5-28-96 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.