2019 House Bill 4706

Clarify child protection law detail

Introduced in the House

June 11, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Andrea Schroeder (R-43)

To revise details of how child abuse or neglect reports are categorized based on a determination of whether a recurrence of child abuse or child neglect is deemed to be probable or less probable, and the government agency response that is required for each. This is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 4704 to 4709 that revise Michigan's child protective services law and programs in response to a 2018 Auditor General finding that "efforts to ensure the appropriate and consistent application of selected CPS investigation requirements” are insufficient.

Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors

Sept. 18, 2019

Reported without amendment

Refer to the Committee on Judiciary with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Dec. 10, 2019

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass; the substitute gets more specific about the required responses to child abuse and neglect reports.

Jan. 16, 2020

Passed in the House 105 to 1 (details)

To revise details of how child abuse or neglect reports are categorized based on whether children in a household are considered either "safe, safe with services, or unsafe," and the government agency response that is required for each category. This is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 4704 to 4709 that revise Michigan's child protective services law and programs in response to a 2018 Auditor General finding that "efforts to ensure the appropriate and consistent application of selected CPS investigation requirements” are insufficient.

Received in the Senate

Jan. 21, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors, and Veterans