ADULT FOSTER CARE FOR MINORS H.B. 4527: FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 4527 (as reported without amendment) Sponsor: Representative Gary Randall
House Committee: Human Services
Senate Committee: Families, Mental Health, and Human Services
The bill would amend the definition of “adult” in the Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act to include a person placed in an adult foster care family home or an adult foster care small group home pursuant to House Bill 4528. (The definition currently includes a person who is 18 or older, or a 16- or 17-year-old who is placed in an adult foster care home pursuant to the child care licensing Act.) The bill is tie-barred to House Bill 4528 which would amend the child care licensing Act to permit the placement of a child in an adult foster care home, on an exception basis, if that placement were in the child’s best interests, the child were neurologically handicapped and physically limited, and other criteria were met.
MCL 400.703 Legislative Analyst: L. Burghardt
Given that appropriate placement of children according to clinical needs is currently Department policy, it appears that the bill would have no fiscal impact.
Date Completed: 5-19-95 Fiscal Analyst: C. Cole
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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.