SB-0258, As Passed Senate, March 19, 2009
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 258
(As amended, March 19, 2009)
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled
"Child protection law,"
(MCL 722.621 to 722.638) by adding section 7k.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7k. <<(1)>> If a child dies who is under the court's
jurisdiction
under section 2(b) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939,
1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, the department shall provide written
notification not later than 1 business day to the court that had
jurisdiction over the child under section 2(b) of chapter XIIA of
the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, at the time of
the child's death, the state senator and state representative who
represent the district in which that court is located, and the
children's ombudsman.
<<(2) The department shall notify the children's ombudsman within 1
business day when a child dies and any of the following apply:
(A) The child died during an active child protective services investigation or an open child protective services case.
(B) The department received a prior child protective services complaint concerning the child's caretaker.
(C) The child's death may have resulted from child abuse or neglect.>>