A bill to create a parent and child legal representation commission and an office of parent and child legal representation; to prescribe the commission’s and office’s powers and duties; and to provide for appropriations.
Creates a commission and office to standardize, oversee, and fund legal representation for indigent parents and children in Michigan's child welfare cases, with requirements for public input, funding, and ongoing oversight.
Introduced
by
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-1
Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote