SB-0421, As Passed Senate, November 30, 2017

SENATE BILL No. 421

May 31, 2017, Introduced by Senator JONES and referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors and Human Services.

     A bill to amend 1982 PA 250, entitled

"Child abuse and neglect prevention act,"

by amending section 2 (MCL 722.602).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 2. (1) As used in this act:

     (a) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age.

     (b) "Child abuse" means harm or threatened harm to a child's

health or welfare by a person responsible for the child's health or

welfare, which harm occurs or is threatened through nonaccidental

physical or mental injury; sexual abuse, which includes a violation

of section 145c of the Michigan penal code, Act No. 328 of the

Public Acts of 1931, being section 750.145c of the Michigan

Compiled Laws 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145c.

Senate Bill No. 421 as amended November 29, 2017

     (c) "Local council" means an organization which that meets the

criteria described in section 10(a).

     (d) "Neglect" means harm to a child's health or welfare by a

person responsible for the child's health or welfare which that

occurs through negligent treatment, including the failure to

provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care, though<<,

in the court's discretion, financially able to do so or, in the

court's discretion, the failure to seek financial or other reasonable

means to do so.>>

     (e) "State board" means the state child abuse and neglect

prevention board created in section 3.

     (f) "Prevention program" means a system of direct provision of

child abuse and neglect prevention services to a child, parent, or

guardian, and may include research programs related to prevention

of child abuse and neglect.

     (g) "Trust fund" means the children's trust fund established

in the department of treasury.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after the date it is enacted into law.