SB-1440, As Passed Senate, November 4, 2004                                 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1440

                                                                             A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled                                             

"Probate code of 1939,"                                                     

by amending section 19 of chapter XIIA (MCL 712A.19), as amended            

by 1998 PA 530.                                                             

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1                              CHAPTER XIIA                                     

2       Sec. 19.  (1) Subject to section 20 of this chapter, if a                   

3   child remains under the jurisdiction of the court, a cause may be           

4   terminated or an order may be amended or supplemented, within the           

5   authority granted to the court in section 18 of this chapter, at            

6   any time as the court considers necessary and proper.  An amended           

7   or supplemented order shall be referred to as a "supplemental               

8   order of disposition".  If the  family independence  agency                 

9   becomes aware of additional abuse or neglect of a child who is              

10  under the jurisdiction of the court and if that abuse or neglect            

Senate Bill No. 1440 as amended November 3, 2004                            

1   is substantiated as provided in the child protection law, 1975 PA           

2   238, MCL 722.621 to 722.638, the  department agency shall file a           

3   supplemental petition with the court.                                       

4       (2)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a child               

5   is placed in foster care, the cause shall be reheard not more               

6   than 182 days after entry of the order of disposition.  The                 

7   showing shall be recorded stenographically at a hearing held by             

8   the judge or referee.  If the child remains in foster care in the           

9   temporary custody of the court following the hearing, the cause             

10  shall be further reheard not more than 182 days after the                   

11  hearing.  In conducting the review hearing, the court shall                 

12  review the performance of the child, the child's parent,                    

13  guardian, or custodian, the juvenile worker, and other persons              

14  providing assistance to the child and his or her family. Except            

15  as provided in subsections (3) and (4), if a child subject to the           

16  jurisdiction of the court remains in his or her home, a review              

17  hearing shall be held not more than 182 days from the date a                

18  petition is filed to give the court jurisdiction over the child             

19  and no later than every 91 days after that for the first year               

20  that the child is subject to the jurisdiction of the court.                 

21  After the first year that the child is subject to the                       

22  jurisdiction of the court <<                               >>, a            

23  review hearing shall be held no later than 182 days from the                

24  immediately preceding review hearing before the end of that first           

25  year and no later than every 182 days <<from>> each preceding review        

26  hearing <<thereafter until the case is dismissed>>.  A review hearing under this subsection shall not be                                                    

27  canceled or delayed beyond the number of days required in this              

Senate Bill No. 1440 as amended November 3, 2004                            

1   subsection, regardless of whether a petition to terminate                   

2   parental rights or another matter is pending.  Upon motion by any           

3   party or in the court's discretion, a review hearing may be                 

4   accelerated to review any element of the case service plan                  

5   prepared according to section 18f of this chapter.

6       (3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), if, in a                

7   proceeding under section 2(b) of this chapter, a child is  placed           

8   and remains in foster care subject to the jurisdiction of the              

9   court and removed from his or her home, a review hearing shall be           

10  held not more than  91 182 days after  entry of the order of               

11  disposition the child's removal from his or her home and no                

12  later than every 91 days after that as long as the child is                 

13  subject to the jurisdiction  , control, or supervision  of the              

14  court.  , or of the Michigan children's institute or other                  

15  agency. After the first year that the child has been removed               

16  from his or her home and is subject to the jurisdiction of the              

17  court, a review hearing shall be held not more than 182 days from           

18  the immediately preceding review hearing before the end of that             

19  first year and no later than every 182 days <<from>> each preceding         

20  review hearing <<thereafter until the case is dismissed>>.  A review hearing under this subsection shall not                                                 

21  be canceled or delayed beyond the number of days required in this           

22  subsection, regardless of whether a petition to terminate                   

23  parental rights or another matter is pending. Upon motion by any            

24  party or in the court's discretion, a review hearing may be                 

25  accelerated to review any element of the case service plan                  

26  prepared  pursuant according to section 18f of this chapter.               

27      (4) If a child is  in a permanent foster family agreement or                

1   if a child is under the care and supervision of the agency and             

2   is either placed with a relative and the placement is intended to           

3   be permanent or in a permanent foster family agreement, the court           

4   shall hold a review hearing not more than 182 days after  a                 

5   permanency planning hearing held pursuant to section 19a of this            

6   chapter and the child has been removed from his or her home and            

7   no later than every 182 days after that so long as the child is             

8   subject to the jurisdiction  , control, or supervision  of the              

9   court,  or of  the Michigan children's institute, or other                  

10  agency.  A review hearing under this subsection shall not be                

11  canceled or delayed beyond the number of days required in this              

12  subsection, regardless of whether a petition to terminate                   

13  parental rights or another matter is pending. Upon the motion of            

14  any party or at the court's discretion, a review hearing may be             

15  accelerated to review any element of the case service plan.                 

16      (5) Written notice of a review hearing under subsection (2),                

17  (3), or (4) shall be served upon all of the following:                      

18      (a) The agency.  The agency shall advise the child of the                   

19  hearing if the child is 11 years of age or older.                           

20      (b) The foster parent or custodian of the child.                            

21      (c) If the parental rights to the child have not been                       

22  terminated, the child's parents.                                            

23      (d) If the child has a guardian, the guardian for the child.                

24      (e) If the child has a guardian ad litem, the guardian ad                   

25  litem for the child.                                                        

26      (f) A nonparent adult if the nonparent adult is required to                 

27  comply with the case service plan.                                          

1       (g) If tribal affiliation has been determined, the elected                  

2   leader of the Indian tribe.                                                 

3       (h) The attorney for the child, the attorneys for each party,               

4   and the prosecuting attorney if the prosecuting attorney has                

5   appeared in the case.                                                       

6       (i) If the child is 11 years of age or older, the child.                    

7       (j) Other persons as the court may direct.                                  

8       (6) At a review hearing under subsection (2), (3), or (4),                  

9   the court shall review on the record all of the following:                  

10      (a) Compliance with the case service plan with respect to                   

11  services provided or offered to the child and the child's parent,           

12  guardian, custodian, or nonparent adult if the nonparent adult is           

13  required to comply with the case service plan and whether the               

14  parent, guardian, custodian, or nonparent adult if the nonparent            

15  adult is required to comply with the case service plan has                  

16  complied with and benefited from those services.                            

17      (b) Compliance with the case service plan with respect to                   

18  parenting time with the child.  If parenting time did not occur             

19  or was infrequent, the court shall determine why parenting time             

20  did not occur or was infrequent.                                            

21      (c) The extent to which the parent complied with each                       

22  provision of the case service plan, prior court orders, and an              

23  agreement between the parent and the agency.                                

24      (d) Likely harm to the child if the child continues to be                   

25  separated from the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.                  

26      (e) Likely harm to the child if the child is returned to the                

27  child's parent, guardian, or custodian.                                     

1       (7) After review of the case service plan, the court shall                  

2   determine the extent of progress made toward alleviating or                 

3   mitigating the conditions that caused the child to be placed in             

4   foster care or that caused the child to remain in foster care.              

5   The court may modify any part of the case service plan including,           

6   but not limited to, the following:                                          

7       (a) Prescribing additional services that are necessary to                   

8   rectify the conditions that caused the child to be placed in                

9   foster care or to remain in foster care.                                    

10      (b) Prescribing additional actions to be taken by the parent,               

11  guardian, nonparent adult, or custodian, to rectify the                     

12  conditions that caused the child to be placed in foster care or             

13  to remain in foster care.                                                   

14      (8) At a review hearing under subsection (2), (3), or (4),                  

15  the court shall determine the continuing necessity and                      

16  appropriateness of the child's placement and shall order the                

17  return of the child to the custody of the parent, continue the              

18  dispositional order, modify the dispositional order, or enter a             

19  new dispositional order.                                                    

20      (9) If in a proceeding under section 2(b) of this chapter a                 

21  child is placed in foster care, the court shall determine at the            

22  dispositional hearing and each review hearing whether the cause             

23  should be reviewed before the next review hearing required by               

24  subsection (2), (3), or (4).  In making this determination, the             

25  court shall consider at least all of the following:                         

26      (a) The parent's ability and motivation to make necessary                   

27  changes to provide a suitable environment for the child.                    

1       (b) Whether there is a reasonable likelihood that the child                 

2   may be returned to his or her home prior to the next review                 

3   hearing required by subsection (2), (3), or (4).                            

4       (10) Unless waived, if not less than 7 days' notice is given                

5   to all parties prior to the return of a child to the child's                

6   home, and no party requests a hearing within the 7 days, the                

7   court may issue an order without a hearing permitting the agency            

8   to return the child to the child's home.                                    

9       (11) An agency report filed with the court shall be                         

10  accessible to all parties to the action and shall be offered into           

11  evidence.  The court shall consider any written or oral                     

12  information concerning the child from the child's parent,                   

13  guardian, custodian, foster parent, child caring institution,               

14  relative with whom a child is placed, attorney, lawyer-guardian             

15  ad litem, or guardian ad litem, in addition to any other                    

16  evidence, including the appropriateness of parenting time,                  

17  offered at the hearing.