September 29, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Williams, Murphy, Clack, Phillips, Vander Veen, Voorhees, Hart, Hager, Kooiman, Stahl and Hardman and referred to the Committee on Family and Children Services.
A bill to amend 1974 PA 150, entitled
"Youth rehabilitation services act,"
(MCL 803.301 to 803.309) by adding section 4k.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 4k. A youth agency shall conduct comprehensive
2 evaluations of public wards committed to the youth agency's care
3 under this act who are suspected of being in need of special
4 education programs and services. At a minimum, a comprehensive
5 evaluation shall include appropriate diagnostic tests and
6 in-depth clinical interviews to assess the public ward's level of
7 intelligence, skill in processing information, use of language,
8 perceptual abilities, and emotional development.