Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.601
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "child abuse and neglect prevention act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION ACT (Act 250 of 1982)
Michigan · statute · 250 of 1982, Mich. Comp. Laws · 13 active provisions
Provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.602
Definitions.
(1) As used in this act: (a) "Child" means an individual under 18 years of age. (b) "Child abuse" means harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare by a person responsible for the child's health or welfare, which harm occurs or is threatened through nonaccidental physical or mental injury; or sexual abuse, w…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.603
Children trust Michigan board; creation; exercise of powers and duties; performance of management functions; appointment and qualifications of executive director; staff.
(1) The children trust Michigan board is created as an autonomous agency within the department of health and human services. The state board shall exercise its powers and duties independently of the director of the department of health and human services except that budget, procurement, and related management functions…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.604
State board; composition; appointment, qualifications, and terms of public members; chairperson; election of officers and committees; compensation, reimbursement, salaries, and operating expenses.
(1) The state board shall be composed of the following members: (a) The director of the department of health and human services, the director of the children's services administration, the superintendent of public instruction, and the director of the department of state police, or designees authorized to speak on their…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.605
Conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of writings to public.
(1) The business which the state board performs shall be conducted at a public meeting of the state board held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the me…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.606
Duties of state board.
(1) The state board shall do all of the following: (a) Meet not less than twice annually at the call of the chairperson. (b) One year after the original appointment of the state board, and biennially thereafter, develop a state plan for the distribution of funds from the trust fund. In developing the plan, the state bo…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.607
Recommending changes to governor and legislature.
The state board may recommend to the governor and the legislature changes in state programs, statutes, policies, budgets, and standards which will reduce the problem of child abuse and neglect, improve coordination among state agencies that provide prevention services, and improve the condition of children and parents…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.608
Federal funds, gifts, grants, bequests, and donations; disposition.
(1) The state board may do any of the following: (a) Accept federal money granted by congress or executive order for the purposes of this act as well as gifts, grants, bequests, and donations from individuals, private organizations, or foundations. The acceptance and use of federal money does not commit state money and…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.609
Authorization for disbursement of trust fund money; purposes; order of preference; limitation.
(1) The state board may authorize the disbursement of available money from the trust fund, upon legislative appropriations, for exclusively the following purposes that are listed in the order of preference for expenditure: (a) To fund a private nonprofit or public organization in the development or operation of a preve…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.610
Grants to prevention partner; criteria.
(1) In making grants to a prevention partner, the state board shall consider the degree to which the prevention partner meets the following criteria: (a) Has as its primary purpose the development and facilitation of a collaborative community prevention program in a specific geographical area. The prevention program mu…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.611
Rules.
Not later than 2 years after the effective date of this act, the state board shall promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.612
Review of functions, responsibilities, and performance of state board; transmittal; notice.
A thorough, written review of the functions, responsibilities, and performance of the state board must be completed by the auditor general each 3 years after September 29, 1982. The written review prepared under this section must be transmitted and notice given in the same manner as provided in section 6(1)(b).
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.613
Conditional effective date.
This act shall not take effect unless the following bills of the 81st Legislature are enacted into law: (a) House Bill No. 5610. (b) House Bill No. 5609.