SENATE BILL No. 904 December 1, 1999, Introduced by Senator PETERS 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), as amended by 1998 PA 527. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 2. As used in this act: 2 (A) "AUTHORITY" MEANS THE MICHIGAN YOUTH AUTHORITY CREATED 3 IN SECTION 3 OF THE MICHIGAN YOUTH AUTHORITY ACT. 4 (B)(a)"County juvenile agency" means that term as 5 defined in section 2 of the county juvenile agency act, 1998 6 PA 518, MCL 45.622. 7(b) "Department" means the family independence agency.02632'99 c * LTB 2 1 (c) "Juvenile" means an individual within the court's 2 jurisdiction under section 2(a)(1) of chapter XIIA of THE PROBATE 3 CODE OF 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2. 4 Sec. 3. ThedepartmentAUTHORITY shall establish 1 or 5 more juvenile boot camps, OR CONTINUE TO OPERATE ANY JUVENILE 6 BOOT CAMP ESTABLISHED BY THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY UNDER 7 THIS ACT, to house and train juveniles who are ordered to partic- 8 ipate in a juvenile boot camp program under section 18 of chapter 9 XIIA of THE PROBATE CODE OF 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18, or 10 who are placed in a juvenile boot camp program after commitment 11 under that section to a county juvenile agency for placement in a 12 juvenile boot camp program.To implement this section, the13department may use the authority granted under14sections 115a(1)(f) and 117a(4) of the social welfare act, 193915PA 280, MCL 400.115a and 400.117a, as appropriate.16 Sec. 4. ThedepartmentAUTHORITY shall develop 1 or more 17 juvenile boot camp programs, OR CONTINUE TO OPERATE A JUVENILE 18 BOOT CAMP PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY 19 UNDER THIS ACT, for juveniles ordered to participate in such a 20 program or placed in such a program by a county juvenile agency. 21 A juvenile boot camp program shall provide a program of physi- 22 cally strenuous work and exercise, patterned after military basic 23 training, and other programming as thedepartmentAUTHORITY 24 determines, including at a minimum educational and substance 25 abuse programs, and counseling. A juvenile boot camp program 26 shall be restricted to juveniles of the same sex.To implement27this section, the department may use the authority granted under02632'99 c * 3 1sections 115a(1)(f) and 117a(4) of the social welfare act, 19392PA 280, MCL 400.115a and 400.117a, as appropriate.3 Sec. 5. (1) After a juvenile is placed in a juvenile boot 4 camp program, thedepartmentAUTHORITY shall verify that the 5 juvenile meets the requirements of section 18(1)(m)(ii), (iii), 6 and (iv) of chapter XIIA of THE PROBATE CODE OF 1939, 1939 7 PA 288, MCL 712A.18, and that there is an opening in a juvenile 8 boot camp program. If the juvenile does not meet those require- 9 ments, there is no opening in a juvenile boot camp program, or 10 the county juvenile agency is unable to place the juvenile in a 11 juvenile boot camp program, the juvenile shall be returned to the 12 court that entered the order of disposition for alternative 13 disposition. 14 (2) A juvenile's placement in a juvenile boot camp shall not 15 be less than 90 days or more than 180 days. However, if during 16 that period the juvenile misses more than 5 days of program par- 17 ticipation due to medical excuse for illness or injury occurring 18 after he or she was placed in the program, the placement period 19 shall be increased by the number of days missed, beginning with 20 the sixth day of medical excuse up to a maximum of 20 days. A 21 physician's statement shall verify a medical excuse and a copy 22 shall be sent to the court entering the disposition. A juvenile 23 who is medically unable to participate in a juvenile boot camp 24 program for more than 25 days shall be returned to the court that 25 entered the order of disposition for alternative 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 02632'99 c * 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 court entering the order of dis- 6 position shall mail thedepartmentAUTHORITY 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, thedepartmentAUTHORITY shall cer- 12 tify to the 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 court that 18 entered the order of disposition for alternative disposition. 19 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 20 effect unless Senate Bill No. 901 21 of the 90th Legislature is enacted into 22 law. 02632'99 c * Final page. LTB