Committee Meeting

Meetings by bodies of elected members delegated by the House or Senate to consider and make recommendations concerning disposition of bills, resolutions, and other related matters referred to them. Committees are appointed by the Speaker of the House or the Senate Majority Leader and are organized according to subject matter.

Committee(s)
Families, Children, and Seniors
Chair
Rep. Rodney Wakeman
Clerk
Clerk Phone
(517) 373-8474
Location
Room 327, House Office Building, Lansing, MI
Date
Tuesday 05/10/2022
Time
01:00 PM
Time Notes
or immediately following session.
Agenda
HB 5801 (Rep. Bronna Kahle) Children: protection; children's services commission; create.

HB 5974 (Rep. Mary Whiteford) Juveniles: other; definition of relative in the juvenile code; revise.

HB 5975 (Rep. Laurie Pohutsky) Courts: guardian ad litem; trauma-informed training for lawyer-guardian ad litem; require.

HB 5976 (Rep. Tyrone Carter) Human services: other; annual report by the department of health and human services; require to submit to legislature.

HB 5977 (Rep. Phil Green) Human services: other; annual needs assessment regarding the utilization of residential treatment and the needs of youth who are referred for clinical interventions; require the department of health and human services to conduct.

HB 5978 (Rep. Rodney Wakeman) Children: foster care; family finding and engagement company; require department of health and human services to use to help connect foster children to family members and friends.

HB 5980 (Rep. Stephanie Young) Children: foster care; extended licensing for certain foster homes; provide for.

HB 5981 (Rep. Sarah Anthony) Land use: zoning and growth management; increase capacity for foster youth in state licensed residential facilities; provide for under certain conditions.

HB 6070 (Rep. Jack O'Malley) Individual income tax: credit; incentive for employers to offer paid adoption leave to certain employees; provide for.

HB 6073 (Rep. Mary Whiteford) Children: child care; definition of relative in the child care organizations; revise.

HB 6074 (Rep. Mary Whiteford) Children: other; definition of relative in the probate code of 1939; revise.

HB 6075 (Rep. Daire Rendon) Children: guardians; definition of relative in the guardianship assistance act; revise.

HR 262 (Rep. Brenda Carter) A resolution to urge the United States Congress to expand the federal Family First Prevention Services Act by allowing flexibility in the use of Title IV-E funds to help children remain safely in their homes.

And any other business properly before the committee.

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https://house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol

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