HOUSE BILL No. 4160


     February 3, 1999, Introduced by Reps. LaForge, Schauer, Bogardus and DeHart and referred to the Committee on Family and Children Services.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 204, entitled

   "The children's ombudsman act,"

   (MCL 722.921 to 722.935) by adding section 6a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 6A.  (1) UPON THE REQUEST OF A STANDING COMMITTEE OF

 2    THE HOUSE OR SENATE TO WHICH A BILL AFFECTING CHILDREN HAS BEEN

 3    REFERRED, THE OMBUDSMAN SHALL PREPARE A PRELIMINARY CHILDREN'S

 4    IMPACT STATEMENT RELATING TO THAT BILL NOT LATER THAN THE EXPIRA-

 5    TION OF 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE REQUEST.  THE OMBUDSMAN

 6    SHALL DELIVER THE PRELIMINARY CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT PRE-

 7    PARED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.

 8         (2) NOT LATER THAN THE EXPIRATION OF 30 DAYS AFTER A BILL

 9    AFFECTING CHILDREN HAS PASSED THE FIRST HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE,

10    THE OMBUDSMAN SHALL PREPARE A CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT

11    RELATING TO THAT BILL.  THE OMBUDSMAN SHALL DELIVER THE


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 1    CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT PREPARED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION TO THE

 2    SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, SENATE MINORITY LEADER, SPEAKER OF THE

 3    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND MINORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF

 4    REPRESENTATIVES.

 5         (3) THE OMBUDSMAN SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN A

 6    CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

 7         (A) THE CHANGE TO CURRENT LAW OR ADDITIONAL LAW BEING PRO-

 8    POSED IN THE BILL.

 9         (B) THE EFFECT THE PROPOSED LAW WOULD HAVE ON CHILDREN AND

10    THEIR FAMILIES IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

11         (i) CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.

12         (ii) CHILDREN'S INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT.

13         (iii) CHILDREN'S SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

14         (iv) CHILDREN'S EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

15         (v) CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.

16         (vi) CHILDREN'S SAFETY.

17         (vii) CHILDREN'S CARE AND SUPERVISION BY COMPETENT, NURTUR-

18    ING ADULTS.

19         (viii) ABILITY OF PARENTS AND OTHER ADULTS RESPONSIBLE FOR 1

20    OR MORE CHILDREN TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE CHILDREN WITH RESPECT TO

21    THE AREAS IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (i) THROUGH (vii).















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