SB 0018
Children: foster care; conditions on the use of certain benefits for a child in foster care; provide. Amends 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.951 - 722.960) by adding sec. 8f.
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Bill overview
This bill updates Michigan’s Foster Care and Adoption Services Act to improve communication and financial oversight for children in foster care. Specifically, it requires the Department of Health and Human Services to notify the child, their guardian ad litem (if one exists), and the placement agency about benefit applications, decisions, and appeals. Furthermore, it mandates detailed information about the child’s assets and resources be shared before permanency planning hearings and ensures that benefit funds ultimately belong to the child or their designated guardian upon termination of the department’s care.
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