Act No. 169

Public Acts of 1999

Approved by the Governor

November 8, 1999

Filed with the Secretary of State

November 8, 1999

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 8, 1999

STATE OF MICHIGAN

90TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

Introduced by Rep. Scranton

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4132

AN ACT to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled "An act to protect the welfare of the people of this state; to provide general assistance, hospitalization, infirmary and medical care to poor or unfortunate persons; to provide for compliance by this state with the social security act; to provide protection, welfare and services to aged persons, dependent children, the blind, and the permanently and totally disabled; to administer programs and services for the prevention and treatment of delinquency, dependency and neglect of children; to create a state department of social services; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department; to provide for the interstate and intercounty transfer of dependents; to create county and district departments of social services; to create within certain county departments, bureaus of social aid and certain divisions and offices thereunder; to prescribe the powers and duties of the departments, bureaus and officers; to provide for appeals in certain cases; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state department with respect to county and district departments; to prescribe certain duties of certain other state departments, officers, and agencies; to make an appropriation; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates," (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 115p.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 115p. (1) An appointed board, commission, or similar entity that acts in an advisory capacity to a juvenile facility shall have at least 1 member who is an elected official or administrative employee of the city, village, or township in which the juvenile facility is located.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Elected official" means the elected chief executive officer of the city, village, or township or a member of the legislative body of the city, village, or township.

(b) "Juvenile facility" means a facility operated or administered by the state that houses juveniles who are within or likely to come within the court's jurisdiction under section 2 of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.