September 29, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Phillips, Murphy, Clack, Vander Veen, Voorhees, Hager, Kooiman, Stahl, Hart and Hardman and referred to the Committee on Family and Children Services.
A bill to amend 1974 PA 150, entitled
"Youth rehabilitation services act,"
(MCL 803.301 to 803.309) by adding section 4j.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 4j. (1) If documented reasonable good-faith attempts
2 have been made to obtain parental consent for an evaluation of a
3 public ward committed to the youth agency's care under this act
4 who has previously been identified as requiring special education
5 programs and services, a youth agency may conduct the evaluation
6 without parental consent.
7 (2) If documented reasonable good-faith attempts have been
8 made to obtain parental consent for an evaluation of a public
9 ward committed to the youth agency's care under this act who has
10 not been previously identified as requiring special education
11 programs and services, a youth agency may conduct the evaluation
1 after receiving consent from a surrogate parent. The youth
2 agency shall appoint persons to serve as surrogate parents in
3 accordance with procedures approved by the state board of
4 education.
5 (3) For each public ward who is committed to a youth agency's
6 care under this act and who has an individualized education
7 program established, the youth agency shall provide reports to
8 that public ward's parents regarding the public ward's progress
9 toward the goals established in the individualized education
10 program.