SENATE BILL NO. 1195
June 4, 1998, Introduced by Senator BULLARD and referred to the Committee on Families, Mental Health and Human Services. A bill to amend 1996 PA 263, entitled "Juvenile boot camp act," by amending sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 (MCL 400.1302, 400.1303, 400.1304, 400.1305, 400.1306, and 400.1307). THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 2. As used in this act: 2 (A) "COUNTY JUVENILE AGENCY" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED IN 3 SECTION 2 OF THE COUNTY JUVENILE AGENCY ACT. 4 (B) (a) "Department" means the family independence 5 agency. 6 (C) (b) "Juvenile" means an individual within the COURT'S 7 jurisdiction of the juvenile division of the probate court 8 under section 2(a)(1) of chapter XIIA of Act No. 288 of the 9 Public Acts of 1939, being section 712A.2 of the Michigan 10 Compiled Laws 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2. S03600'97 g ** JOJ 2 1 Sec. 3. The department shall establish 1 or more juvenile 2 boot camps to house and train juveniles who are ordered to par- 3 ticipate in a juvenile boot camp program by a disposition 4 entered under section 18 of chapter XIIA of Act No. 288 of the 5 Public Acts of 1939, being section 712A.18 of the Michigan 6 Compiled Laws 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18, OR WHO ARE PLACED IN A 7 JUVENILE BOOT CAMP PROGRAM AFTER COMMITMENT UNDER THAT SECTION TO 8 A COUNTY JUVENILE AGENCY FOR PLACEMENT IN A JUVENILE BOOT CAMP 9 PROGRAM. To implement this section, the department may use the 10 authority granted under sections 115a(1)(f) and 117a(4) of the 11 social welfare act, Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, 12 being sections 400.115a and 400.117a of the Michigan Compiled 13 Laws 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.115A AND 400.117A, as appropriate. 14 Sec. 4. The department shall develop 1 or more juvenile 15 boot camp programs for juveniles ordered to participate in such a 16 program OR PLACED IN SUCH A PROGRAM BY A COUNTY JUVENILE AGENCY. 17 A juvenile boot camp program shall provide a program of physi- 18 cally strenuous work and exercise, patterned after military basic 19 training, and other programming as the department determines, 20 including at a minimum educational and substance abuse programs, 21 and counseling. A juvenile boot camp program shall be restricted 22 to juveniles of the same sex. To implement this section, the 23 department may use the authority granted under 24 sections 115a(1)(f) and 117a(4) of the social welfare act, Act 25 No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, being sections 400.115a and 26 400.117a of the Michigan Compiled Laws 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.115A 27 AND 400.117A, as appropriate. S03600'97 g ** 3 1 Sec. 5. (1) After a juvenile is placed in a juvenile boot 2 camp program, the department shall verify that the juvenile meets 3 the requirements of section 18(1)(m)(ii), (iii), and (iv) of 4 chapter XIIA of Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939, being 5 section 712A.18 of the Michigan Compiled Laws 1939 PA 288, MCL 6 712A.18, and that there is an opening in a juvenile boot camp 7 program. If the juvenile does not meet those requirements, or 8 if there is not an NO opening in a juvenile boot camp program, 9 OR THE COUNTY JUVENILE AGENCY IS UNABLE TO PLACE THE JUVENILE IN 10 A JUVENILE BOOT CAMP PROGRAM, the juvenile shall be returned to 11 the probate court that entered the ORDER OF disposition for 12 alternative disposition. 13 (2) A juvenile's placement in a juvenile boot camp shall not 14 be less than 90 days or more than 180 days. However, if during 15 that period the juvenile misses more than 5 days of program par- 16 ticipation due to medical excuse for illness or injury occurring 17 after he or she was placed in the program, the placement period 18 shall be increased by the number of days missed, beginning with 19 the sixth day of medical excuse up to a maximum of 20 days. A 20 physician's statement shall verify a medical excuse and a copy 21 shall be sent to the court entering the disposition. A juvenile 22 who is medically unable to participate in a juvenile boot camp 23 program for more than 25 days shall be returned to the probate 24 court that entered the ORDER OF disposition for alternative 25 disposition. 26 (3) Following his or her stay in a juvenile boot camp, the 27 juvenile shall complete a period of not less than 120 days or S03600'97 g ** 4 1 more than 180 days of intensive supervised community 2 reintegration in the local community. 3 Sec. 6. When a juvenile is placed in a juvenile boot camp 4 OR COMMITTED TO A COUNTY JUVENILE AGENCY FOR PLACEMENT IN A JUVE- 5 NILE BOOT CAMP, the clerk of the probate court entering the 6 ORDER OF disposition shall mail the department AND THE COUNTY 7 JUVENILE AGENCY a certified copy of the disposition within 5 8 business days after placement OR COMMITMENT. 9 Sec. 7. (1) At any time during a juvenile's stay in a juve- 10 nile boot camp, but not less than 5 days before the juvenile's 11 expected date of release, the department shall certify to the 12 probate court that entered the ORDER OF disposition AND, IF 13 APPLICABLE, THE COUNTY JUVENILE AGENCY whether the juvenile has 14 satisfactorily completed the course of training at the juvenile 15 boot camp. 16 (2) A juvenile who fails to perform satisfactorily at the 17 juvenile boot camp program shall be reported to the probate 18 court that entered the ORDER OF disposition for alternative 19 disposition. 20 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 21 effect unless all of the following bills of the 89th Legislature 22 are enacted into law: 23 (a) Senate Bill No. 1183. 24 25 (b) Senate Bill No. 1184. 26 S03600'97 g ** 5 1 (c) Senate Bill No. 1185. 2 3 (d) Senate Bill No. 1186. 4 5 (e) Senate Bill No. 1187. 6 7 (f) Senate Bill No. 1196. 8 9 (g) Senate Bill No. 1197. 10 S03600'97 g ** Final page. JOJ