“STATE WARD” DEFINITION                                S.B. 700 (S-2): REVISED FLOOR ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 700 (Substitute S-2 as reported) Sponsor: Senator Dick Posthumus Committee: Judiciary

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Youth Rehabilitation Services Act to revise the definition of “state ward” with respect to a juvenile sentenced as an adult to probation and committed to a juvenile facility. The Act includes in the definition of “state ward” a person accepted for care by the Department of Social Services (DSS) who is at least 15 years of age at the time he or she is committed to the DSS by a court of general criminal jurisdiction, if the act for which the youth is committed occurred before his or her 17th birthday. The bill would amend the Act to refer, instead, to a person who was at least 14 at the time he or she was committed.

The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 699, which would revise the sentencing options for juveniles tried as adults after the direct filing of criminal charges.

MCL 803.302                                                                                   Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

Please see FISCAL IMPACT for Senate Bill 699.

Date Completed: 12-4-95                                                                       Fiscal Analyst: M. Hansen

C. Cole

M. Bain

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.