HOUSE BILL No. 4456


     April 13, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Sanborn, Richner, Julian, Kowall, DeHart, Wojno, Gieleghem, Callahan, Rocca, Faunce, Howell, Hale, Mortimer, LaForge, O'Neil, Kukuk and DeVuyst and referred to the Committee on Family and Civil Law.


        A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

   "The social welfare act,"

   (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 115p.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 115P.  (1) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 2    POLICE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND PROVIDE TO

 3    ALL CHILDREN'S PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASEWORKERS A SELF-DEFENSE

 4    TRAINING PROGRAM.

 5         (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE ALL CHILDREN'S PROTECTIVE

 6    SERVICES CASEWORKERS TO COMPLETE FIELD INVESTIGATIONS AND HOME

 7    VISITS IN GROUPS OF NOT LESS THAN 2 CASEWORKERS.










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