HOUSE BILL No. 4208

 

February 12, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Hardman and Plakas and referred to the Committee on Education.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Probate code of 1939,"                                                     

                                                                                

    by amending sections 2, 6, 6a, and 11 of chapter XIIA                       

                                                                                

    (MCL 712A.2, 712A.6, 712A.6a, and 712A.11), section 2 as amended            

                                                                                

    by 2001 PA 11, sections 6 and 11 as amended by 1996 PA 409, and             

                                                                                

    section 6a as added by 1996 PA 252, and by adding sections 11a              

                                                                                

    and 17e to chapter XIIA.                                                    

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1                              CHAPTER XIIA                                     

                                                                                

2       Sec. 2.  The court has the following authority and                          

                                                                                

3   jurisdiction:                                                               

                                                                                

4       (a) Exclusive original jurisdiction superior to and                         

                                                                                

5   regardless of the jurisdiction of another court in proceedings              

                                                                                

6   concerning a juvenile under 17 years of age who is found within             

                                                                                

7   the county if 1 or more of the following applies:                           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (1) Except as otherwise provided in this sub-subdivision, the               

                                                                                

2   juvenile has violated any municipal ordinance or law of the state           

                                                                                

3   or of the United States.  If the court enters into an agreement             

                                                                                

4   under section 2e of this chapter, the court has jurisdiction over           

                                                                                

5   a juvenile who committed a civil infraction as provided in that             

                                                                                

6   section.  The court has jurisdiction over a juvenile 14 years of            

                                                                                

7   age or older who is charged with a specified juvenile violation             

                                                                                

8   only if the prosecuting attorney files a petition in the court              

                                                                                

9   instead of authorizing a complaint and warrant.  As used in this            

                                                                                

10  sub-subdivision, "specified juvenile violation" means 1 or more             

                                                                                

11  of the following:                                                           

                                                                                

12      (A) A violation of section 72, 83, 86, 89, 91, 316, 317, 349,               

                                                                                

13  520b, 529, 529a, or 531 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328,            

                                                                                

14  MCL 750.72, 750.83, 750.86, 750.89, 750.91, 750.316, 750.317,               

                                                                                

15  750.349, 750.520b, 750.529, 750.529a, and 750.531.                          

                                                                                

16      (B) A violation of section 84 or 110a(2) of the Michigan                    

                                                                                

17  penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.84 and 750.110a, if the juvenile           

                                                                                

18  is armed with a dangerous weapon.  As used in this paragraph,               

                                                                                

19  "dangerous weapon" means 1 or more of the following:                        

                                                                                

20                                                                               (i) A loaded or unloaded firearm, whether operable or                               

                                                                                

21  inoperable.                                                                 

                                                                                

22      (ii) A knife, stabbing instrument, brass knuckles, blackjack,                

                                                                                

23  club, or other object specifically designed or customarily                  

                                                                                

24  carried or possessed for use as a weapon.                                   

                                                                                

25      (iii) An object that is likely to cause death or bodily                      

                                                                                

26  injury when used as a weapon and that is used as a weapon or                

                                                                                

27  carried or possessed for use as a weapon.                                   

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (iv) An object or device that is used or fashioned in a                      

                                                                                

2   manner to lead a person to believe the object or device is an               

                                                                                

3   object or device described in subparagraphs (i) to (iii).                     

                                                                                

4       (C) A violation of section 186a of the Michigan penal code,                 

                                                                                

5   1931 PA 328, MCL 750.186a, regarding escape or attempted escape             

                                                                                

6   from a juvenile facility, but only if the juvenile facility from            

                                                                                

7   which the individual escaped or attempted to escape was 1 of the            

                                                                                

8   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

9                                                                                (i) A high-security or medium-security facility operated by                         

                                                                                

10  the family independence agency or a county juvenile agency.                 

                                                                                

11      (ii) A high-security facility operated by a private agency                   

                                                                                

12  under contract with the family independence agency or a county              

                                                                                

13  juvenile agency.                                                            

                                                                                

14      (D) A violation of section 7401(2)(a)(i) or 7403(2)(a)(i) of                 

                                                                                

15  the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7401 and 333.7403.             

                                                                                

16      (E) An attempt to commit a violation described in paragraphs                

                                                                                

17  (A) to (D).                                                                 

                                                                                

18      (F) Conspiracy to commit a violation described in paragraphs                

                                                                                

19  (A) to (D).                                                                 

                                                                                

20      (G) Solicitation to commit a violation described in                         

                                                                                

21  paragraphs (A) to (D).                                                      

                                                                                

22      (H) A lesser included offense of a violation described in                   

                                                                                

23  paragraphs (A) to (G) if the individual is charged with a                   

                                                                                

24  violation described in paragraphs (A) to (G).                               

                                                                                

25      (I) Another violation arising out of the same transaction as                

                                                                                

26  a violation described in paragraphs (A) to (G) if the individual            

                                                                                

27  is charged with a violation described in paragraphs (A) to (G).             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (2) The juvenile has deserted his or her home without                       

                                                                                

2   sufficient cause, and the court finds on the record that the                

                                                                                

3   juvenile has been placed or refused alternative placement or the            

                                                                                

4   juvenile and the juvenile's parent, guardian, or custodian have             

                                                                                

5   exhausted or refused family counseling.                                     

                                                                                

6       (3) The juvenile is repeatedly disobedient to the reasonable                

                                                                                

7   and lawful commands of his or her parents, guardian, or                     

                                                                                

8   custodian, and the court finds on the record by clear and                   

                                                                                

9   convincing evidence that court-accessed services are necessary.             

                                                                                

10      (4) The juvenile willfully and repeatedly absents himself or                

                                                                                

11  herself from school or other learning program intended to meet              

                                                                                

12  the juvenile's educational needs, or repeatedly violates rules              

                                                                                

13  and regulations of the school or other learning program, and the            

                                                                                

14  court finds on the record that the juvenile, the juvenile's                 

                                                                                

15  parent, guardian, or custodian, and school officials or learning            

                                                                                

16  program personnel have met on the juvenile's educational problems           

                                                                                

17  and educational counseling and alternative agency help have been            

                                                                                

18  sought.  As used in this sub-subdivision only, "learning program"           

                                                                                

19  means an organized educational program that is appropriate, given           

                                                                                

20  the age, intelligence, ability, and psychological limitations of            

                                                                                

21  a juvenile, in the subject areas of reading, spelling,                      

                                                                                

22  mathematics, science, history, civics, writing, and English                 

                                                                                

23  grammar.                                                                    

                                                                                

24      (5) The juvenile is a truant as defined in the state approved               

                                                                                

25  local truancy policy required under section 1590 of the revised             

                                                                                

26  school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1590, and, if applicable, a               

                                                                                

27  parent or other person in parental relationship fails to respond            

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   to written notice required by the state approved local truancy              

                                                                                

2   policy or the parent or other person in parental relationship               

                                                                                

3   continues to fail to comply with the state approved local truancy           

                                                                                

4   policy.                                                                     

                                                                                

5       (b) Jurisdiction in proceedings concerning a juvenile under                 

                                                                                

6   18 years of age found within the county:                                    

                                                                                

7       (1) Whose parent or other person legally responsible for the                

                                                                                

8   care and maintenance of the juvenile, when able to do so,                   

                                                                                

9   neglects or refuses to provide proper or necessary support,                 

                                                                                

10  education, medical, surgical, or other care necessary for his or            

                                                                                

11  her health or morals, who is subject to a substantial risk of               

                                                                                

12  harm to his or her mental well-being, who is abandoned by his or            

                                                                                

13  her parents, guardian, or other custodian, or who is without                

                                                                                

14  proper custody or guardianship.  As used in this                            

                                                                                

15  sub-subdivision:                                                            

                                                                                

16      (A) "Education" means learning based on an organized                        

                                                                                

17  educational program that is appropriate, given the age,                     

                                                                                

18  intelligence, ability, and psychological limitations of a                   

                                                                                

19  juvenile, in the subject areas of reading, spelling, mathematics,           

                                                                                

20  science, history, civics, writing, and English grammar.                     

                                                                                

21      (B) "Without proper custody or guardianship" does not mean a                

                                                                                

22  parent has placed the juvenile with another person who is legally           

                                                                                

23  responsible for the care and maintenance of the juvenile and who            

                                                                                

24  is able to and does provide the juvenile with proper care and               

                                                                                

25  maintenance.                                                                

                                                                                

26      (2) Whose home or environment, by reason of neglect, cruelty,               

                                                                                

27  drunkenness, criminality, or depravity on the part of a parent,             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   guardian, nonparent adult, or other custodian, is an unfit place            

                                                                                

2   for the juvenile to live in.                                                

                                                                                

3       (3) Whose parent has substantially failed, without good                     

                                                                                

4   cause, to comply with a limited guardianship placement plan                 

                                                                                

5   described in section 5205 of the estates and protected                      

                                                                                

6   individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5205, regarding the                  

                                                                                

7   juvenile.                                                                   

                                                                                

8       (4) Whose parent has substantially failed, without good                     

                                                                                

9   cause, to comply with a court-structured plan described in                  

                                                                                

10  section 5207 or 5209 of the estates and protected individuals               

                                                                                

11  code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5207 and 700.5209, regarding the                 

                                                                                

12  juvenile.                                                                   

                                                                                

13      (5) If the juvenile has a guardian under the estates and                    

                                                                                

14  protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.1101 to                    

                                                                                

15  700.8102, and the juvenile's parent meets both of the following             

                                                                                

16  criteria:                                                                   

                                                                                

17      (A) The parent, having the ability to support or assist in                  

                                                                                

18  supporting the juvenile, has failed or neglected, without good              

                                                                                

19  cause, to provide regular and substantial support for the                   

                                                                                

20  juvenile for 2 years or more before the filing of the petition              

                                                                                

21  or, if a support order has been entered, has failed to                      

                                                                                

22  substantially comply with the order for 2 years or more before              

                                                                                

23  the filing of the petition.                                                 

                                                                                

24      (B) The parent, having the ability to visit, contact, or                    

                                                                                

25  communicate with the juvenile, has regularly and substantially              

                                                                                

26  failed or neglected, without good cause, to do so for 2 years or            

                                                                                

27  more before the filing of the petition.                                     

                                                                                


                                                                                

1                                                                                If a petition is filed in the court alleging that a juvenile                       

                                                                                

2   is within the provisions of subdivision (b)(1), (2), (3), (4), or           

                                                                                

3   (5) and the custody of that juvenile is subject to the prior or             

                                                                                

4   continuing order of another court of record of this state, the              

                                                                                

5   manner of notice to the other court of record and the authority             

                                                                                

6   of the court to proceed is governed by rule of the supreme                  

                                                                                

7   court.                                                                      

                                                                                

8       (c) Jurisdiction over juveniles under 18 years of age,                      

                                                                                

9   jurisdiction of whom has been waived to the family division of              

                                                                                

10  circuit court by a circuit court under a provision in a temporary           

                                                                                

11  order for custody of juveniles based upon a complaint for divorce           

                                                                                

12  or upon a motion related to a complaint for divorce by the                  

                                                                                

13  prosecuting attorney, in a divorce judgment dissolving a marriage           

                                                                                

14  between the juvenile's parents, or by an amended judgment                   

                                                                                

15  relative to the juvenile's custody in a divorce.                            

                                                                                

16      (d) If the court finds on the record that voluntary services                

                                                                                

17  have been exhausted or refused, concurrent jurisdiction in                  

                                                                                

18  proceedings concerning a juvenile between the ages of 17 and 18             

                                                                                

19  found within the county who is 1 or more of the following:                  

                                                                                

20      (1) Repeatedly addicted to the use of drugs or the                          

                                                                                

21  intemperate use of alcoholic liquors.                                       

                                                                                

22      (2) Repeatedly associating with criminal, dissolute, or                     

                                                                                

23  disorderly persons.                                                         

                                                                                

24      (3) Found of his or her own free will and knowledge in a                    

                                                                                

25  house of prostitution, assignation, or ill-fame.                            

                                                                                

26      (4) Repeatedly associating with thieves, prostitutes, pimps,                

                                                                                

27  or procurers.                                                               

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (5) Willfully disobedient to the reasonable and lawful                      

                                                                                

2   commands of his or her parents, guardian, or other custodian and            

                                                                                

3   in danger of becoming morally depraved.                                     

                                                                                

4                                                                                If a juvenile is brought before the court in a county other                        

                                                                                

5   than that in which the juvenile resides, before a hearing and               

                                                                                

6   with the consent of the judge of the court in the county of                 

                                                                                

7   residence, the court may enter an order transferring jurisdiction           

                                                                                

8   of the matter to the court of the county of residence.  Consent             

                                                                                

9   to transfer jurisdiction is not required if the county of                   

                                                                                

10  residence is a county juvenile agency and satisfactory proof of             

                                                                                

11  residence is furnished to the court of the county of residence.             

                                                                                

12  The order does not constitute a legal settlement in this state              

                                                                                

13  that is required for the purpose of section 55 of the social                

                                                                                

14  welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.55.  The order and a certified            

                                                                                

15  copy of the proceedings in the transferring court shall be                  

                                                                                

16  delivered to the court of the county of residence.  A case                  

                                                                                

17  designated as a case in which the juvenile shall be tried in the            

                                                                                

18  same manner as an adult under section 2d of this chapter may be             

                                                                                

19  transferred for venue or for juvenile disposition, but shall not            

                                                                                

20  be transferred on grounds of residency.  If the case is not                 

                                                                                

21  transferred, the court having jurisdiction of the offense shall             

                                                                                

22  try the case.                                                               

                                                                                

23      (e) Authority to establish or assist in developing a program                

                                                                                

24  or programs within the county to prevent delinquency and provide            

                                                                                

25  services to act upon reports submitted to the court related to              

                                                                                

26  the behavior of a juvenile who does not require formal court                

                                                                                

27  jurisdiction but otherwise falls within subdivision (a).  These             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   services shall be used only if the juvenile and his or her                  

                                                                                

2   parents, guardian, or custodian voluntarily accepts them.                   

                                                                                

3       (f) If the court operates a detention home for juveniles                    

                                                                                

4   within the court's jurisdiction under subdivision (a)(1),                   

                                                                                

5   authority to place a juvenile within that home pending trial if             

                                                                                

6   the juvenile is within the circuit court's jurisdiction under               

                                                                                

7   section 606 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236,             

                                                                                

8   MCL 600.606, and if the circuit court orders the family division            

                                                                                

9   of circuit court in the same county to place the juvenile in that           

                                                                                

10  home.  The family division of circuit court shall comply with               

                                                                                

11  that order.                                                                 

                                                                                

12      (g) Authority to place a juvenile in a county jail under                    

                                                                                

13  section 27a of chapter IV of the code of criminal procedure, 1927           

                                                                                

14  PA 175, MCL 764.27a, if the court designates the case under                 

                                                                                

15  section 2d of this chapter as a case in which the juvenile is to            

                                                                                

16  be tried in the same manner as an adult and the court determines            

                                                                                

17  there is probable cause to believe that the offense was committed           

                                                                                

18  and probable cause to believe the juvenile committed that                   

                                                                                

19  offense.                                                                    

                                                                                

20      (h) Jurisdiction over a proceeding under section 2950 or                    

                                                                                

21  2950a of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236,                   

                                                                                

22  MCL 600.2950 and 600.2950a, in which a minor less than 18 years             

                                                                                

23  of age is the respondent, or a proceeding to enforce a valid                

                                                                                

24  foreign protection order issued against a respondent who is a               

                                                                                

25  minor less than 18 years of age.  A personal protection order               

                                                                                

26  shall not be issued against a respondent who is a minor less than           

                                                                                

27  10 years of age.  Venue for an initial action under section 2950            

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   or 2950a of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236,                

                                                                                

2   MCL 600.2950 and 600.2950a, is proper in the county of residence            

                                                                                

3   of either the petitioner or respondent.  If the respondent does             

                                                                                

4   not live in this state, venue for the initial action is proper in           

                                                                                

5   the petitioner's county of residence.                                       

                                                                                

6       (i) Jurisdiction over an adult who violates section 1599 of                 

                                                                                

7   the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1599, and who is              

                                                                                

8   the parent or guardian of a juvenile over whom the court has                

                                                                                

9   jurisdiction under section 2(a)(5) of this chapter.  A proceeding           

                                                                                

10  under this subdivision is a criminal proceeding that shall be               

                                                                                

11  conducted in the same manner and with all the same procedural               

                                                                                

12  protections and guarantees as a trial for that violation in a               

                                                                                

13  court of general criminal jurisdiction.                                     

                                                                                

14      Sec. 6.  The court has jurisdiction over adults as provided                 

                                                                                

15  in this chapter and may make orders affecting adults as in the              

                                                                                

16  opinion of the court are necessary for the physical, mental, or             

                                                                                

17  moral well-being of a particular juvenile or juveniles under its            

                                                                                

18  jurisdiction.   However  Except as otherwise provided in this               

                                                                                

19  chapter, those orders shall be incidental to the court's                    

                                                                                

20  jurisdiction  of the court  over the juvenile or juveniles.                 

                                                                                

21      Sec. 6a.  The parent or guardian of a juvenile who is within                

                                                                                

22  the court's jurisdiction under section 2(a)(1), (4), or (5) of              

                                                                                

23  this chapter shall attend each hearing held under this chapter              

                                                                                

24  unless the court excuses the parent or guardian from attendance             

                                                                                

25  for good cause.  A parent or guardian who fails to attend the               

                                                                                

26  juvenile's hearing without good cause may be held in contempt and           

                                                                                

27  subject to fines.  Failure of a parent or guardian to attend a              

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   hearing, however, is not grounds for an adjournment, continuance,           

                                                                                

2   or other delay of the proceeding and does not provide a basis for           

                                                                                

3   appellate or other relief.                                                  

                                                                                

4       Sec. 11.  (1)  Except as provided in subsection (2), if  If                 

                                                                                

5   a person gives information to the court that a juvenile is within           

                                                                                

6   section 2(a)(2) to  (6)  (4), (b), (c), or (d) of this chapter, a           

                                                                                

7   preliminary inquiry may be made to determine whether the                    

                                                                                

8   interests of the public or the juvenile require that further                

                                                                                

9   action be taken.  If the court determines that formal                       

                                                                                

10  jurisdiction should be acquired, the court shall authorize a                

                                                                                

11  petition to be filed.                                                       

                                                                                

12      (2) Only the prosecuting attorney may file a petition                       

                                                                                

13  requesting the court to take jurisdiction of a juvenile allegedly           

                                                                                

14  within section 2(a)(1) of this chapter.  If the prosecuting                 

                                                                                

15  attorney submits a petition requesting the court to take                    

                                                                                

16  jurisdiction of a juvenile allegedly within section 2(a)(1) of              

                                                                                

17  this chapter and the court determines that formal jurisdiction              

                                                                                

18  should be acquired, the court shall authorize a petition to be              

                                                                                

19  filed.                                                                      

                                                                                

20      (3) Only the school district superintendent or intermediate                 

                                                                                

21  superintendent or his or her designee or the prosecuting attorney           

                                                                                

22  may file a petition requesting the court to take jurisdiction of            

                                                                                

23  a juvenile allegedly within section 2(a)(5) of this chapter.  If            

                                                                                

24  a petition is filed, the court shall hold a hearing within 10               

                                                                                

25  days.  If the court determines that the allegations in the                  

                                                                                

26  petition are supported, the court shall authorize a petition to             

                                                                                

27  be filed and obtain formal jurisdiction.  The court shall notify            

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   the prosecuting attorney unless he or she filed the petition.               

                                                                                

2       (4)  (3)  The petition described in subsections (1),  and                   

                                                                                

3   (2), and (3) shall be verified and may be upon information and              

                                                                                

4   belief.  The petition shall set forth plainly the facts that                

                                                                                

5   bring the juvenile within this chapter and shall contain all of             

                                                                                

6   the following information:                                                  

                                                                                

7       (a) The juvenile's name, birth date, and address.                           

                                                                                

8       (b) The name and address of the juvenile's parents.                         

                                                                                

9       (c) The name and address of the juvenile's legal guardian,                  

                                                                                

10  if there is one.                                                            

                                                                                

11      (d) The name and address of each person having custody or                   

                                                                                

12  control of the juvenile.                                                    

                                                                                

13      (e) The name and address of the juvenile's nearest known                    

                                                                                

14  relative, if no parent or guardian can be found.                            

                                                                                

15      (5)  (4)  If any of the facts required under subsection                     

                                                                                

16  (3)  (4) are not known to the petitioner, the petition shall               

                                                                                

17  state that the facts are not known.  If the juvenile attains his            

                                                                                

18  or her seventeenth birthday after the filing of the petition, the           

                                                                                

19  court's jurisdiction shall continue beyond the juvenile's                   

                                                                                

20  seventeenth birthday and the court may hear and dispose of the              

                                                                                

21  petition under this chapter.                                                

                                                                                

22      (6)  (5)  When a petition is authorized, the court shall                    

                                                                                

23  examine the court file to determine if a juvenile has had                   

                                                                                

24  fingerprints taken as required under section 3 of  Act No. 289 of           

                                                                                

25  the Public Acts of 1925, being section 28.243 of the Michigan               

                                                                                

26  Compiled Laws  1925 PA 289, MCL 28.243.  If a juvenile has not              

                                                                                

27  had his or her fingerprints taken, the court shall do either of             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   the following:                                                              

                                                                                

2       (a) Order the juvenile to submit himself or herself to the                  

                                                                                

3   police agency that arrested or obtained the warrant for the                 

                                                                                

4   juvenile's arrest  of the juvenile  so the juvenile's                       

                                                                                

5   fingerprints can be taken.                                                  

                                                                                

6       (b) Order the juvenile committed to the sheriff's custody                   

                                                                                

7   of the sheriff  for  the  taking  of  the juvenile's                       

                                                                                

8   fingerprints.                                                               

                                                                                

9       (7)  (6)  A petition or other court record may be amended at                

                                                                                

10  any stage of the proceedings as the ends of justice require.                

                                                                                

11      (8)  (7)  If the juvenile diversion act,  Act No. 13 of the                 

                                                                                

12  Public Acts of 1988, being sections 722.821 to 722.831 of the               

                                                                                

13  Michigan Compiled Laws  1988 PA 13, MCL 722.821 to 722.831, is              

                                                                                

14  complied with and the court determines that court services can be           

                                                                                

15  used in the prevention of delinquency without formal                        

                                                                                

16  jurisdiction, the court may offer court services to a juvenile              

                                                                                

17  without a petition being authorized as provided in section 2(e)             

                                                                                

18  of this chapter.                                                            

                                                                                

19      Sec. 11a.  If the court acquires jurisdiction over a                        

                                                                                

20  juvenile under section 2(a)(5) of this chapter, the prosecuting             

                                                                                

21  attorney may file a complaint alleging a violation of section               

                                                                                

22  1599 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1599, by              

                                                                                

23  the juvenile's parent or guardian in the same manner as for the             

                                                                                

24  district court.                                                             

                                                                                

25      Sec. 17e.  (1) Within 10 days after acquiring jurisdiction                  

                                                                                

26  over a juvenile under section 2(a)(5) of this chapter, the court            

                                                                                

27  shall hold a hearing.  The juvenile, the juvenile's parent or               

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   guardian, the school district superintendent of schools or                  

                                                                                

2   intermediate superintendent or his or her designee, and any                 

                                                                                

3   interested party shall have the opportunity at the hearing to               

                                                                                

4   propose a resolution to the juvenile's attendance problems.                 

                                                                                

5       (2) The court shall enter an order of disposition within 5                  

                                                                                

6   days after the hearing.  The order of disposition shall do all of           

                                                                                

7   the following:                                                              

                                                                                

8       (a) Order the juvenile to attend his or her school or an                    

                                                                                

9   alternative as provided by law.                                             

                                                                                

10      (b) Order the secretary of state to do 1 of the following:                  

                                                                                

11                                                                               (i) Suspend the juvenile's operator's or chauffeur's license                        

                                                                                

12  for a specified period of not more than 2 years unless the court            

                                                                                

13  shortens or eliminates the suspension period under this section.            

                                                                                

14  IF the juvenile's license is suspended when the court enters the            

                                                                                

15  order, the suspension under this section shall begin at the end             

                                                                                

16  of that suspension.                                                         

                                                                                

17      (ii) Deny the juvenile an operator's or chauffeur's license                  

                                                                                

18  for a specified period of not more than 2 years after the                   

                                                                                

19  juvenile is otherwise eligible for a license unless the court               

                                                                                

20  reinstates the juvenile's eligibility under this section.                   

                                                                                

21      (c) Require any other actions by the juvenile, the juvenile's               

                                                                                

22  parent or guardian, or school authorities necessary to resolve              

                                                                                

23  the juvenile's attendance problem.                                          

                                                                                

24      (3) In addition, the order of disposition may contain any                   

                                                                                

25  provision authorized under section 18 of this chapter.                      

                                                                                

26      (4) The court may shorten the license suspension or denial                  

                                                                                

27  period under subsection (2)(b) or end the period if the juvenile            

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   satisfies school attendance requirements specified by the court             

                                                                                

2   in its order and the court determines that shortening or                    

                                                                                

3   eliminating the period is in the juvenile's best interests.  The            

                                                                                

4   court shall order the secretary of state to shorten or end the              

                                                                                

5   license suspension or denial period.                                        

                                                                                

6       (5) A designee of a school district superintendent or                       

                                                                                

7   intermediate superintendent described in subsection (1) shall be            

                                                                                

8   an administrator or teacher of the school or school district.               

                                                                                

9       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

10  effect unless all of the following bills of the 92nd Legislature            

                                                                                

11  are enacted into law:                                                       

                                                                                

12      (a) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4207  (request                  

                                                                                

13  no. 00763'03).                                                              

                                                                                

14      (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4209  (request                  

                                                                                

15  no. 00763'03 b).