Children: child abuse or child neglect; child abuse and neglect prevention act; modify. Amends title & secs. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 & 12 of 1982 PA 250 (MCL 722.602 et seq.).

SB 1065 amends the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Act to create the Children Trust Michigan Board, an autonomous agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. This new board will be composed of state officials and eleven public members appointed by the governor to represent diverse community groups such as parents, labor, and religious organizations. The board is authorized to hire staff and partner with nonprofits to raise funds for preventing child abuse and neglect. Its primary function is to distribute money from a state trust fund to local councils and prevention partners that develop community programs, provided these organizations meet specific criteria like having local approval and matching funds. The bill also updates the official title of the act and clarifies definitions for terms like "child abuse" and "neglect."