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Public Act 265 of 2010
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- Introduced by Rep. Gino Polidori (D) on January 22, 2009, to require government authorities determining whether to remove a child from his or her parents and place the child in foster care to give special consideration and preference to placing the child with relatives instead, unless doing so is clearly not in the child’s best interests.
- Referred to the House Family and Childrens Services Committee on January 22, 2009.
- Reported in the House on March 25, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on March 26, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on March 26, 2009.
- Referred to the House Family and Childrens Services Committee on January 22, 2009.
- Passed 109 to 0 in the House on March 26, 2009.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the Senate on March 31, 2009.
- Referred to the Senate Families and Human Services Committee on March 31, 2009.
- Reported in the Senate on September 14, 2010, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on December 1, 2010, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 1, 2010.
- Referred to the Senate Families and Human Services Committee on March 31, 2009.
- Passed 34 to 0 in the Senate on December 2, 2010, to require government authorities determining whether to remove a child from his or her parents and place the child in foster care to give special consideration and preference to placing the child with relatives instead, unless doing so is clearly not in the child’s best interests.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Moved to reconsider by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey (R) on December 2, 2010, the vote by which the bill was passed, so that a missing Senator can vote. The motion passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 2, 2010.
- Received in the Senate on December 2, 2010.
- Passed 35 to 0 in the Senate on December 2, 2010, to require government authorities determining whether to remove a child from his or her parents and place the child in foster care to give special consideration and preference to placing the child with relatives instead, unless doing so is clearly not in the child’s best interests.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on December 2, 2010.
- Passed 97 to 0 in the House on December 3, 2010, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 14, 2010.
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1) Re: 2009 House Bill 4118 (Give preference to relatives over foster care ) by jphillips on April 15, 2010To whom it may concern;
I have great intrest in this bill because I was a foster child growing up myself. I am concerned however, that this bill may not be a high priority to the Senet. I admitt, I do not know much about what might be going on, but this bill was passed in the house almost one year ago. Why has it been Idle for so long?
HB 4118 (2009) should be passed by the senet as soon as possible. Unboubtedly, many children's lives would profet from this. The longer this bill stays idle, the more kids are going to be seperated from their families and lost in the system. Delaying this process would result in children not learning the benifits of being a part of a loving family unit. The children who don't get a chance to experience this may lose many important life skills, such as, trust of adults, stability (emotional and enviornmental), and a sense of permanency. These children often develop disorders like RAD ( reactive attatchment disorder), Depression, Anxiety Disorders, of which there are many. These all can take effect from the traumtic experience of being ripped away suddenly from all your loved ones and every thing you are familiar with, then being placed in homes with strangers, and moving around from one to another constantly having to adapt to new rules and personalities. And for children in school, keeping up with work is nearly impossible.
How do I know this happens? I know because I've experienced it, first hand, several times over. I have had serious trust issues my entire life, I have Reacive Attatchment Disorder, still being in my 20's, I have an anxiety disorder, Depression, I cannot get comfortable in a house for very long without wanting to move (as I've done this my entire life), I withdrew from adults and never trusted them until I left foster care, I always felt like a burden and completely alone, and I felt no one really cared for me and my personal well being. I determined, at the age of twelve, that the adults just wanted to control everything not ever caring how I felt about it. Therefore, I hated all adults until I became one. I made very, very bad choices growing up and I became an angry person who lashed out at everyone. I had a problem with panic attacks and suicidal thoughts. No one knew, because no one cared enough to pay close attention. Is this what we want for the children of our future?
Foster Care is needed very much for those children being abused and neglected at home, but it is so important to pass this bill so that if at all possible, the children can get placed in a safe and familiar enviornment with family other than the parents or strangers.
sincerely,
Jessica Phillips
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Introduced in the House on January 22, 2009, to require government authorities determining whether to remove a child from his or her parents and place the child in foster care to give special consideration and preference to placing the child with relatives instead, unless doing so is clearly not in the child’s best interests
The vote was 109 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 not voting
(House Roll Call 93 at House Journal 0)
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