HB-4826, As Passed Senate, June 30, 2005

HOUSE BILL No. 4826

May 24, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Baxter, Bieda, Taub, Palmer, Byrum, Nitz, Gosselin and Ward and referred to the Committee on Family and Children Services.

     A bill to amend 1982 PA 250, entitled

"Child abuse and neglect prevention act,"

by amending section 4 (MCL 722.604).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 4. (1) The state board shall be composed of the following

15 members:

     (a) The director of  social  human services,  the director of

mental health, the director of  public  community health, the

superintendent of public instruction, and the director of the

department of state police, or designees authorized to speak on

their behalf.

     (b)  Ten  Eleven public members appointed by the governor with

the advice and consent of the senate. As a group, the public

members shall  demonstrate  do all of the following:

     (i) Demonstrate knowledge in the area of child abuse and

neglect prevention.  ; shall be

     (ii) Be representative of the demographic composition of this

state.  ; and, to

     (iii) To the extent practicable,  shall be representative of

all of the following categories: parents, organized labor, the

business community, the religious community, the legal community,

professional providers of child abuse and neglect prevention

services, and volunteers in child abuse and neglect prevention

services.

     (2) The term of each public member shall be 3 years, except

that of the public members first appointed, 3 shall serve for 3

years, 3 for 2 years, and 4 for 1 year. A public member shall not

serve more than 2 consecutive terms whether partial or full. A

vacancy shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in

the same manner as the original appointment.

     (3) The governor shall designate a chairperson of the state

board from among the public members.  , which  The chairperson

shall serve in that position at the pleasure of the governor. The

state board may elect other officers and committees as it considers

appropriate.

     (4) The actual and necessary per diem compensation and the

schedule for reimbursement of expenses for the public members of

the state board shall be the same as is established annually by the

legislature for similar boards that are reimbursed from the general

fund. The compensation and reimbursement, executive director and

staff salaries, and all actual and necessary operating expenses of

the state board shall be paid from the trust fund,  pursuant

according to an authorization as provided in section 9.