Act No. 204

Public Acts of 2022

Approved by the Governor

October 7, 2022

Filed with the Secretary of State

October 7, 2022

EFFECTIVE DATE:  October 7, 2022

state of michigan

101st Legislature

Regular session of 2022

Introduced by Reps. Wakeman, Green, Whiteford, Brann, Kahle, Brenda Carter, Young, Pohutsky, Tyrone Carter, O’Malley and Anthony

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5978

AN ACT to amend 1994 PA 203, entitled “An act to establish certain standards for foster care and adoption services for children and their families; and to prescribe powers and duties of certain state agencies and departments and adoption facilitators,” (MCL 722.951 to 722.960) by adding section 3b.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 3b. (1) Upon appropriation and by not later than October 1, 2022, the department must work in conjunction with entities that perform family finding and engagement services to help foster youth who are separated from their family to connect to family and friends who may assist in the foster youth’s care.

(2) By December 31, 2022, the department must make efforts in family finding and engagement services on behalf of all foster youth currently in the foster care program. The department must incorporate family finding and engagement services in all current and future child abuse and child neglect investigations.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

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Governor