OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE H.B. 4639, 4640, & 4643:

SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL

IN COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

House Bills 4639, 4640, and 4643 (as passed by the House)

Sponsor: Representative Kimberly Edwards (H.B. 4639)

Representative Jimmy Wilson (H.B. 4640)

Representative Donna McKinney (H.B. 4643)

House Committee: Criminal Justice

Senate Committee: Committee of the Whole

 

Date Completed: 10-19-23

 


CONTENT

 

House Bill 4639 would amend the Social Welfare Act to modify references of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman (OCO) and the Children's Ombudsman to instead refer to the Office of the Child Advocate and Child Advocate, respectively.

 

House Bill 4640 would amend the Probate Code of 1939 to modify references of the OCO and the Children's Ombudsman to instead refer to the Office of the Child Advocate and Child Advocate, respectively.

 

House Bill 4643 would amend the Foster Care and Adoption Services Act to modify references of the OCO and the Children's Ombudsman to instead refer to the Office of the Child Advocate and Child Advocate, respectively.

 

The bills are tie-barred to House Bill 4638, which would amend the Children's Ombudsman Act to rename the OCO to the Office of the Child Advocate and the Ombudsman to the Child Advocate and specify that the Office of the Child Advocate could be responsible for certain juvenile justice services in addition to the services that the OCO is currently responsible for.

 

MCL 400.115m (H.B. 4639)

710.67 et al. (H.B. 4640)

722.955 (H.B. 4643)

PREVIOUS LEGISLATION

(This section does not provide a comprehensive account of previous legislative efforts on this subject matter.)

 

House Bills 4639, 4640, and 4643 are companion bills to Senate Bills 433, 434, and 437, respectively.

 

Legislative Analyst: Tyler P. VanHuyse

FISCAL IMPACT

 

The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

 

Fiscal Analyst: Humphrey Akujobi

Michael Siracuse

Elizabeth Raczkowski

 

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.