HOUSE BILL No. 6261

 

September 29, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Phillips, Murphy, Clack, Vander Veen, Voorhees, Hart, Hager, Kooiman, Stahl and Hardman and referred to the Committee on Family and Children Services.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1974 PA 150, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Youth rehabilitation services act,"                                        

                                                                                

    (MCL 803.301 to 803.309) by adding section 4i.                              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 4i. (1) A youth agency shall identify public wards who                 

                                                                                

2   require special education programs and services who have not been           

                                                                                

3   previously certified as requiring special education programs and            

                                                                                

4   services.                                                                   

                                                                                

5       (2) A youth agency shall establish and implement policies and               

                                                                                

6   procedures to identify public wards who exhibit difficulty in the           

                                                                                

7   general education program.  The youth agency shall develop                  

                                                                                

8   modifications in its general education program designed to                  

                                                                                

9   support public wards identified under this subsection.  The youth           

                                                                                

10  agency shall monitor the education progress of public wards                 

                                                                                

11  identified under this subsection.