HOUSE BILL No. 5026
July 9, 1997, Introduced by Rep. McManus and referred to the Committee on Human Services and Children. A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled "Child protection law," (MCL 722.621 to 722.636) by adding section 9a. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 9A. THE AGENCY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THAT IS RESPONSI- 2 BLE FOR ADMINISTERING AND PROVIDING SERVICES UNDER THIS ACT SHALL 3 MAKE AN ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE THAT SHALL 4 INCLUDE AT LEAST ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 5 (A) STATISTICAL INFORMATION INCLUDING AT LEAST ALL OF THE 6 FOLLOWING: 7 (i) TOTAL REPORTS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT INVESTIGATED UNDER 8 THIS ACT AND THE NUMBER THAT WERE SUBSTANTIATED AND 9 UNSUBSTANTIATED. 02671'97 GWH 2 1 (ii) CHARACTERISTICS OF PERPETRATORS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT AND 2 THE CHILD VICTIMS SUCH AS AGE, RELATIONSHIP, SOCIOECONOMIC 3 STATUS, RACE, AND ETHNICITY. 4 (iii) THE CATEGORY LISTED UNDER SECTION 3 IN WHICH THE INDI- 5 VIDUAL WHO MADE THE REPORT FITS, OR OTHER CATEGORIZATION IF THE 6 INDIVIDUAL IS NOT WITHIN A GROUP REQUIRED TO REPORT UNDER THIS 7 ACT. 8 (iv) STATISTICS RELATING TO THE CENTRAL REGISTRY SUCH AS 9 NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS. 10 (B) POLICY RELATED TO CHILDREN'S PROTECTIVE SERVICES INCLUD- 11 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MAJOR POLICY CHANGES AND COURT DECISIONS 12 AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS ACT. 02671'97 Final page. GWH