HOUSE BILL No. 5815


     April 30, 1998, Introduced by Reps. LaForge, Goschka, Voorhees, DeVuyst, Hale, Hanley, Cherry, Martinez, Godchaux, Gire, Scott, Schauer, Price, Brater, Scranton and Bogardus and referred to the Committee on Human Services and Children.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 204, entitled

   "The children's ombudsman act,"

   (MCL 722.921 to 722.935) by adding section 6a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 6A.  (1) UPON THE REQUEST OF A STANDING COMMITTEE OF

 2    THE HOUSE OR SENATE TO WHICH A BILL AFFECTING CHILDREN HAS BEEN

 3    REFERRED, THE OMBUDSMAN SHALL PREPARE A PRELIMINARY CHILDREN'S

 4    IMPACT STATEMENT RELATING TO THAT BILL NOT LATER THAN THE EXPIRA-

 5    TION OF 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE REQUEST.  THE OMBUDSMAN

 6    SHALL DELIVER THE PRELIMINARY CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT PRE-

 7    PARED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.

 8         (2) NOT LATER THAN THE EXPIRATION OF 30 DAYS AFTER A BILL

 9    AFFECTING CHILDREN HAS PASSED THE FIRST HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE,

10    THE OMBUDSMAN SHALL PREPARE A PRELIMINARY CHILDREN'S IMPACT

11    STATEMENT RELATING TO THAT BILL.  THE OMBUDSMAN SHALL DELIVER THE


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 1    PRELIMINARY CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT PREPARED UNDER THIS

 2    SUBSECTION TO THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, SENATE MINORITY LEADER,

 3    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, AND HOUSE MINORITY LEADER.

 4         (3) THE OMBUDSMAN SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE

 5    PRELIMINARY CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

 6         (A) THE CHANGE TO CURRENT LAW OR ADDITIONAL LAW BEING PRO-

 7    POSED IN THE BILL.

 8         (B) THE EFFECT THE PROPOSED LAW WOULD HAVE ON CHILDREN AND

 9    THEIR FAMILIES.

10         (C) ANY OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THAT BILL THE OMBUDS-

11    MAN CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE.


































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