HOUSE BILL No. 4099


     January 31, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Sanborn, Cassis, Stewart, Van Woerkom, Middaugh, Kooiman, Mortimer, Rocca, Ehardt, Kolb, Mead and
Richner and referred to the Committee on Family and Children Services.


        A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

   "The social welfare act,"

   (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 115q.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 115Q.  (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND

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      PROVIDE A TRAINING PROGRAM TO EACH DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE WHO IS

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      REQUIRED TO PERFORM A FIELD INVESTIGATION OR HOME VISIT.  THE

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      TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (A) MANDATORY TRAINING ON DEFUSING THREATENING BEHAVIOR.

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           (B) MANDATORY TRAINING ON HOW TO PERFORM A SAFE INVESTIGA-

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      TION OR HOME VISIT AND RECOGNIZE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS

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      SITUATION.

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           (2) IF A DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE WHO IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM A

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      FIELD INVESTIGATION OR HOME VISIT HAS DOCUMENTED A RISK THAT

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      LEADS TO A REASONABLE APPREHENSION REGARDING THE SAFETY OF


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      PERFORMING A FIELD INVESTIGATION OR HOME VISIT, THAT EMPLOYEE

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      SHALL COMPLETE THE FIELD INVESTIGATION OR HOME VISIT WITH ANOTHER

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      DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN TRAINED AS REQUIRED IN SUBSEC-

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      TION (1) OR WITH A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless all of the following bills of the 91st Legislature

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      are enacted into law:

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           (a) Senate Bill No. ______ or House Bill No. ______ (request

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      no. 01452'01).

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           (b) Senate Bill No. ______ or House Bill No. ______ (request

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      no. 01453'01).


































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