HB-4607, As Passed House, October 10, 2007

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4607

     A bill to amend 1982 PA 250, entitled

"Child abuse and neglect prevention act,"

(MCL 722.601 to 722.613) by adding section 9a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 9a. (1) The state board may authorize disbursement of

available money from the state general fund and federal funds, upon

legislative appropriations or interdepartmental transfer, to fund

grants for community-based collaborative prevention services and

secondary prevention programs designed to do any of the following:

     (a) Foster positive parenting skills especially for parents of

children under 3 years of age.

     (b) Improve parent and child interaction.

House Bill No. 4607 (H-2) as amended October 9, 2007

     (c) Promote access to needed community services.

     (d) Increase local capacity to serve families at risk.

     (e) Improve school readiness.

     (f) Support healthy family environments that discourage

alcohol, tobacco, and drug use.

     (2) The money disbursed by the state board under subsection

(1) shall be distributed through a request for proposals process

established by the state board in conjunction with the state human

services directors. Projects funded with grants awarded under this

section shall meet all of the following criteria:

     (a) The grants must be secondary prevention initiatives and

voluntary to consumers. Money shall not be expended in cases in

which neglect or abuse has been substantiated.

     (b) Demonstrate that the planned services are part of

community's integrated comprehensive family support strategy

endorsed by the local community collaborative with input from a

great start collaborative if one exists in the community.

     (c) Provide a 25% local match, of which not more than 10% may

be in-kind services, unless the maximum percentage is waived by the

board in conjunction with the state human services directors.

     (3) Not later than 122 days following the end of the state

fiscal year in which funds have been disbursed under this section,

the board shall prepare and submit to the governor, the state human

services [DIRECTORS], and the legislature an annual report of outcomes

achieved by the providers of the community-based collaborative

prevention services funded under this section for the previous

fiscal year.

House Bill No. 4607 (H-2) as amended October 9, 2007

     (4) As used in this section, "state human services directors"

means the director of the department of community health, the

director of the department of education[

] and the

director of the department of human services.