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• Introduced by Sen. Bill Hardiman (R) on October 13, 2009, to revise the authority of the Michigan Children's Institute (the entity that is the statutory legal guardian for a child who is a ward of the state because parental rights have been terminated) so as to include the authority to consent to an adoption.
  • Referred to the Senate Families and Human Services Committee on October 13, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 18, 2009, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on December 9, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 9, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Families and Childrens Services Committee on December 9, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on February 24, 2010, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.