January 31, 2018, Introduced by Senator MACGREGOR and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled
"The social welfare act,"
by amending section 115 (MCL 400.115), as amended by 1988 PA 75.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
115. Services to children and youth shall must include
all of the following:
(a) Operating training schools, the Michigan children's
institute, halfway houses, youth camps, diagnostic centers, state
operated regional detention facilities, regional short-term
treatment centers, group homes, and other facilities and programs
established with the approval of the legislature to provide an
effective program of out-of-home care for delinquent or neglected
children committed to or placed in the care and custody of the
department by probate courts, courts of general criminal
jurisdiction, or, where provided by law, the voluntary action of
parents or guardians.
(b) Encouraging and assisting in the development and
coordination of new programs as well as the coordination of
prevailing programs at all levels of government and with those
public and private nonprofit agencies and groups providing care or
training or supervision for delinquent and neglected children.
(c) Devising and making available a system of supervision for
juveniles on conditional release from facilities of the department
by establishing departmental programs, or, with the approval of the
legislature, by agreement with other units of state, regional, or
local government or with private agencies.
(d) Administering grants, subsidies, incentive payments, and
other fiscal programs authorized by the legislature including all
of the following:
(i) Subsidies or incentives to insure ensure adequate
locally-
based
locally based probation and other social services for
children
under the jurisdiction of the juvenile family division of
the
probate circuit court.
(ii) Cost-sharing programs between the state and county
concerning children's services, including funding prescribed in
sections
117c to 117d.section 117c.
(iii) Allocation of funds budgeted to the department for
governmental or private organizations operating delinquency
prevention programs or projects in accordance with standards
established by the office.
(e) Establishing, with the approval of the legislature,
training programs for delinquent youth by contract with government
and private agencies. The programs may be conducted through camps
established by the department or in cooperation with the department
of natural resources or with other organizations.
(f) Developing a coordinated system of care for delinquent and
neglected children committed to the department. The development of
treatment programs and other centers shall be coordinated with
locally-operated programs for treatment, detention, and diagnosis.
(g) Gathering and making available statistics and information
about the operation of the various state, regional, and local
components of the program of neglect and delinquency services and
presenting the information to the legislature and the public
through biennial reports.
(h) Conducting, or causing to be conducted, research necessary
to provide effective and adequate children and youth services and
programs throughout the state.
(i) Undertaking special studies regarding the development of
intensive probation, new probation methods, and other services
specifically aimed at reduction of detention and out-of-home care.
(j) Evaluating state statutes, court rules, and funding
arrangements related to problems of children and youth and
recommending
proposals for appropriate changes to insure ensure
equity in the availability of services and the protection of the
rights of children and youth.
(k) Assisting the legislature in the evaluation of the plan
developed
under former Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1975.1975
PA 280.
(l) Receiving any donation, grant, or gift of money or
property without obligation to the state for the benefit of its
programs or for children placed with or committed to its care. The
office, on receipt of the donation, grant, or gift, shall remit it
immediately
to the state treasury to be credited to the youth
services
children's trust fund which is created in the state
treasury.
(m) Services for children and youth authorized in title IV of
the
social security act, 42 U.S.C. USC
601 to 603, 604 to 632, 633
to
673, 674 to 679 687, and in title XX. of the social security
act,
42 U.S.C. 1397 to 1397e.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 529 of the 99th Legislature is enacted into
law.