September 29, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Murphy, Williams, Clack, Phillips, Vander Veen, Voorhees, Hart, Kooiman, Stahl, Hager 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 4d.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 4d. To ensure that policies and procedures regarding
2 public wards eligible for accommodations required under section
3 504 of title V of the rehabilitation act of 1973, 29 USC 794;
4 subtitle A of title II of the Americans with disabilities act of
5 1990, 42 USC 12131 to 12134; and the implementing regulations for
6 those statutes are followed, a youth agency shall require regular
7 meetings between education and other youth agency staff to do, at
8 least, all of the following:
9 (a) Identify public wards who have disabilities that qualify
10 them for accommodations required under section 504 of title V of
11 the rehabilitation act of 1973, 29 USC 794; subtitle A of title
1 II of the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, 42 USC 12131
2 to 12134; and the implementing regulations for those statutes.
3 (b) Develop strategies to accommodate the needs of the public
4 wards identified under subdivision (a).
5 (c) Ensure that strategies developed under subdivision (b)
6 are implemented and are effective.