November 5, 2003, Introduced by Senators SANBORN, JELINEK, PATTERSON, CROPSEY, BERNERO, SCHAUER, GARCIA, HARDIMAN, SWITALSKI, OLSHOVE, BROWN, GOSCHKA, ALLEN and CASSIS and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled
"Probate code of 1939,"
by amending section 18a of chapter XIIA (MCL 712A.18a), as
amended by 1998 PA 478.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 CHAPTER XIIA
2 Sec. 18a. (1) If desirable or necessary, the court may
3 place a ward of the court in or commit a ward of the court to a
4 private institution or agency incorporated under the laws of
5 another state and approved or licensed by that state's department
6 of social welfare, or the equivalent approving or licensing
7 agency, for the care of children of similar age, sex, and
8 characteristics.
9 (2) If a juvenile who has been placed on probation under this
10 chapter relocates out of the county with case management
1 responsibility, the probation shall be continued in the
2 juvenile's new county of residence. The county with case
3 management shall transfer all probation responsibilities for the
4 juvenile to the juvenile's new county of residence.