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.).
What changed between versions
The state board is renamed from 'state child abuse and neglect prevention board' to 'children trust Michigan board' in the definitions section (Sec. 2).
In the definition of 'child,' the word 'person' is replaced with 'individual.'
A new defined term 'prevention partner' is added (Sec. 2(d)), meaning an organization that meets the criteria described in section 10(a). This term is used throughout the bill alongside or in place of 'local council.'
The board's housing within state government changes from the department of management and budget to the department of health and human services, altering which agency oversees its budget, procurement, and management functions.
The 50% matching requirement (through money or in-kind services) is moved from a condition for organizations receiving prevention program grants under Section 9(a)(ii) to a criterion that prevention partners must meet under Section 10(e). This shifts the matching obligation from individual grant recipients to the local organizations themselves.
Section 9(b) changes the funding purpose from 'to fund local councils' to 'to fund prevention partners,' broadening or redirecting where trust fund money can flow.
Section 12 clarifies that the auditor general's periodic review (every 3 years) is measured from September 29, 1982 (the original effective date of the act) rather than from the effective date of the current amendment.
