Senate Introduced Bill 1193
























SENATE BILL NO. 1193


   June 4, 1998, Introduced by Senator CISKY and referred to the
        Committee on Families, Mental Health and Human Services.



        A bill to amend 1935 PA 220, entitled

   "An act to provide family home care for children committed to the
   care of the state, to create the Michigan children's institute
   under the control of the Michigan social welfare commission, to
   prescribe the powers and duties thereof, and to provide penalties
   for violations of certain provisions of this act,"

   by amending section 7 (MCL 400.207), as amended by 1980 PA 306.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 7.  (1) The  state  department 
             of social services 

 2    shall promulgate necessary rules for the maintenance, health,

 3    instruction, and training of the children under the control of

 4    the Michigan children's institute,  ;  for placing
             them in homes,

 5     ;  and for their supervision while they remain
             PUBLIC wards.  of

 6     the state.  The liability of a county for the cost
                       of a child's

 7    care shall be determined  pursuant to Act No. 150 of the
             Public

 8     Acts of 1974, being sections 803.301 to 803.309 of the
                       Michigan




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 1    Compiled Laws  UNDER THE YOUTH REHABILITATION
             SERVICES ACT, 1974

 2    PA 150, MCL 803.301 TO 803.309.

 3         (2) The superintendent is the authorized agent of the

 4    department to  carry out the purposes of  IMPLEMENT
             this act.

 5         (3) The superintendent or the department may receive any

 6    donation, grant, or personal property for the benefit of the

 7    children of the Michigan children's institute.  The
             superinten-

 8     dent or the department, upon receipt of  UPON
                       RECEIVING a dona-

 9    tion, grant, or personal property,  within 30 days,
              THE SUPERIN-

10    TENDENT OR THE DEPARTMENT shall remit  the same  IT
             WITHIN 30

11    DAYS to the state treasury to be credited to the Michigan

12    children's institute trust fund, which is created in the state

13    treasury.  The state treasurer may keep as much of the fund as

14    the treasurer considers advisable invested in United States gov-

15    ernment bonds, notes, bills, certificates, or other obligations,

16    and shall credit the earnings on the investments to the fund.

17         (4) The  state  department  of social
             services  may expend

18    necessary amounts for the purposes of the Michigan children's

19    institute for the care and education of the children during

20    minority or until released as provided in this act.  When a part

21    of the trust fund is required by the department for these pur-

22    poses, the superintendent shall obtain  the same 
             THOSE FUNDS by

23    requisition.

24         (5) The  state  department  of social
             services  may utilize

25    facilities existing in a county in caring for children and may

26    accept the services of a voluntary organization for the benefit

27    of the children, subject to rules promulgated by the department.



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 1    The SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ENFORCE THESE rules  shall be
             enforced

 2     by the superintendent  on behalf of the department.

 3         (6) An agreement entered into with a person for the care of

 4    a child who is a ward of the Michigan children's institute shall

 5    provide that the department may cancel the agreement if, in the

 6    DEPARTMENT'S opinion,  of the department,  the
             interest of the

 7    child requires it.  If a parent or relative within the third

 8    degree of consanguinity or affinity of a child who is a ward of

 9    the institute establishes a suitable home and is capable and

10    willing to support the child, the department may restore the

11    child to his or her parent or relative.  The institute may assist

12    the parent or relative with the support of the child  ,
              if the

13    aid is less than the cost of care  that  the
             institute would oth-

14    erwise provide.

15         (7) The department may place and maintain a child under the

16    control of the institute in a licensed boarding home for

17    children.  , and the  THE expense of supervision
             and transporta-

18    tion of the child to the home shall be paid out of money appro-

19    priated to the institute, subject to partial reimbursement by the

20    county liable as provided in this section.  The superintendent

21    shall cause an investigation of the condition and suitability of

22    each boarding home to be made  ,  and a report to
             be made and

23    kept on file at the SUPERINTENDENT'S office.  of the

24     superintendent.  The report shall have the
                       SUPERINTENDENT'S

25    approval  of the superintendent  before a child of
             the institute

26    may be placed in the licensed boarding home.





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 1         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

 2    effect unless all of the following bills of the 89th Legislature

 3    are enacted into law:

 4         (a) Senate Bill No. 1183.

 5    

 6         (b) Senate Bill No. 1184.

 7    

 8         (c) Senate Bill No. 1185.

 9    

10         (d) Senate Bill No. 1186.

11    

12         (e) Senate Bill No. 1187.

13    

14         (f) Senate Bill No. 1196.

15    

16         (g) Senate Bill No. 1197.

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