RAISE THE AGE FUND                                                                          S.B. 102 (S-2):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                                  ON THIRD READING

Senate Bill 102 (Substitute S-2 as reported by the Committee of the Whole)

Sponsor:  Senator Sylvia Santana

Committee:  Judiciary and Public Safety

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Social Welfare Act to do the following:

-- Create the "Raise the Age Fund" within the State Treasury.

-- Require the Department of Treasury to spend money from the Fund to support the cost of raising the age of criminal responsibility for juveniles for costs not eligible for reimbursement through the Child Care Fund.

-- Specify that the costs eligible for reimbursement from the Fund would include the costs listed and associated with a court exercising jurisdiction under Section 2 of the juvenile code over a juvenile who was 17 years of age, but under the age of 18, at the time of offense.

-- Require a county, court, or tribe to report expenditures of money for certain costs, including personnel providing direct services to youths and youth placement, care costs, and indirect administrative costs.

The bill would take effect October 1, 2021.

Proposed MCL 400.117i                                           Legislative Analyst:  Stephen Jackson

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on the Department of Treasury. Based on the level of estimated revenue within the Fund, the ongoing costs associated with administering and investing the Fund would be less than $100 and would be within current appropriations.

The bill would have minor fiscal impact on the Judiciary and local units of government. A county, court, or tribe would incur additional costs to collect and report on expenditures for certain costs, including personnel providing direct services to youths and youth placement, care costs, and indirect administrative costs. The reporting costs likely would be minor and would be covered by current appropriations.

Date Completed:  4-24-19                                                    Fiscal Analyst:  Cory Savino

                                                                                                       Michael Siracuse

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.