2020 House Bill 5444 / Public Act 178

Create federally-approved state “kinship caregiver navigator program”

Introduced in the House

Feb. 4, 2020

Introduced by Rep. Frank Liberati (D-13)

To create a federally-approved state “kinship caregiver navigator program” to “assist kinship caregivers in learning about, finding, and using” government programs and services related to the children they are raising. This and House Bill 5443 apply to various social welfare or juvenile justice programs involved in these issues.

Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors

Feb. 26, 2020

Reported without amendment

Refer to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

March 3, 2020

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

March 10, 2020

Passed in the House 99 to 6 (details)

Received in the Senate

March 12, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors, and Veterans

July 23, 2020

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Sept. 16, 2020

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To create a federally-approved state “kinship caregiver navigator program” to “assist kinship caregivers in learning about, finding, and using” government programs and services related to the children they are raising. This and House Bill 5443 apply to various social welfare or juvenile justice programs involved in these issues.

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Oct. 8, 2020