Michigan · statute · 215 of 2008, Mich. Comp. Laws · 5 active provisions
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "foster care independence act". (2) As used in this act: (a) "Adjudicated delinquent" means an individual found to have committed an offense that, if committed by an adult, would be a criminal offense. (b) "Child abuse" and "child neglect" mean those terms as defined…
(1) If this state receives federal money for the purposes described in this act and the federal money is not reduced below the level this state received on the effective date of this act and if public and private partners continue to provide the services they provided on the effective date of this act, the department s…
(1) A young adult is eligible for services under this act if he or she is or has been in a foster care placement through the state or a child placing agency based on child abuse or child neglect on or after his or her fourteenth birthday. (2) A young adult is not eligible for services under this act if 1 or more of the…
(1) The department may provide at least all of the following goods and services to eligible young adults in the foster care independence program: (a) Services that are not available from other funding sources or agencies for eligible young adults currently in the foster care system and for young adults released from fo…
The department may provide goods and services allowed under federal law and any other goods and services the department considers appropriate.