Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "children's advocacy center act".
Michigan · statute · 544 of 2008, Mich. Comp. Laws · 4 active provisions
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "children's advocacy center act".
As used in this act: (a) "Board" means the domestic violence prevention and treatment board created in section 2 of 1978 PA 389, MCL 400.1502. (b) "Children's advocacy center" means an entity accredited as a child advocacy center by the national children's alliance or its successor agency. (c) "Fund" means the children…
(1) The children's advocacy center fund is created within the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund inv…
(1) Money shall not be expended from the fund for the first year after the effective date of this act. Beginning 2 years after the effective date of this act, the board may expend money from the fund as appropriated. Money in the fund shall be expended only as follows: (a) To provide investigative, assessment, counseli…