HOUSE BILL No. 4493

 

 

April 19, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Lucido and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.

 

     A bill to amend 1979 PA 218, entitled

 

"Adult foster care facility licensing act,"

 

by amending sections 32 and 33 (MCL 400.732 and 400.733).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 32. (1) The department shall notify, by first-class mail

 

or electronic mail, the clerk of the city, village, or township

 

where a proposed adult foster care facility is to be located at

 

least 45 days before the issuance of a license.

 

     (2) The When a new or renewal license is issued for an adult

 

foster care facility, the department shall immediately notify, by

 

first-class mail or electronic mail, the clerk of the city,

 

village, or township of all newly where the licensed adult foster

 

care facilities within 30 days after the issuance of a

 

license.facility is located.

 

     (3) The department shall notify the clerk of the city,


village, or township of the location of all licensed adult foster

 

care facilities within the boundaries of that city, village, or

 

township by first-class mail or electronic mail within 30 days

 

after receipt of the a request for that information from the clerk.

 

     Sec. 33. This act supersedes all local regulations applicable

 

specifically to adult foster care facilities. Local ordinances,

 

regulations, or construction codes regulating institutions shall

 

not be applied to adult foster care large group homes, adult foster

 

care small group homes, or adult foster care family homes. However,

 

adult foster care facilities are exempt from a zoning ordinance

 

only to the extent provided in section 206 of the Michigan zoning

 

enabling act, 2006 PA 110, MCL 126.3206, or required under federal

 

law. This section shall not be construed to does not exempt adult

 

foster care facilities from local construction codes which that are

 

applicable to private residences.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.