Bill Text: MI SB0259 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Children; protection; state child advocacy council; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0257'09

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-03-19 - Referred To Committee On Families And Children's Services [SB0259 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-SB0259-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 259

 

 

February 18, 2009, Introduced by Senators RICHARDVILLE, PAPPAGEORGE, CROPSEY, HARDIMAN, GILBERT, KAHN, JANSEN and BIRKHOLZ and referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services.

 

 

 

     A bill to create the office of the legislative child fatality

 

investigator; and to prescribe the powers and duties of the

 

legislative child fatality investigator, the legislative council,

 

certain state departments and officers, and certain county and

 

private agencies serving children.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the

 

"legislative child fatality investigative review act".

 

     Sec. 2. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Department" means the department of human services.

 

     (b) "Investigator" means the legislative child fatality

 

investigator created in section 3.

 

     Sec. 3. (1) The office of the legislative child fatality

 

investigator is created within the legislative council.

 

     (2) The principal executive officer of the office of the

 

legislative child fatality investigator is the legislative child

 

fatality investigator, who shall be appointed by and serve at the

 

pleasure of the legislative council.

 

     (3) The principal purpose for the investigator is to identify

 

specific causes and systemic problems that contribute to the

 

mortality of children in foster care.

 

     Sec. 4. (1) The legislative council shall establish procedures

 

for approving the budget for the office, expending funds, and

 

employing personnel. Subject to annual appropriation, the office

 

shall employ sufficient personnel to carry out the duties and

 

powers prescribed by this act.

 

     (2) The investigator shall establish procedures for conducting

 

investigations, holding hearings, and reporting findings from

 

investigations.