March 23, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Hummel, Stahl, Shaffer, Caswell, Kooiman, Hildenbrand, Emmons, Drolet, Hoogendyk, Gosselin, Casperson, Marleau, Moolenaar, Steil, Sheen, Stakoe, Nofs, Sheltrown, Palmer, Newell, Pearce, Ward, Meyer, Pastor, Garfield, Vander Veen, Robertson, Huizenga, Elsenheimer, Palsrok, Acciavatti, LaJoy, Green, Hansen, Moore, Taub, Hune, Van Regenmorter, Brandenburg and Jones and referred to the Committee on Family and Children Services.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled
"The social welfare act,"
(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 5c.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5c. The department of human services shall not refuse to
issue a license under this act to a child placing agency based
solely on the child placing agency's objection to performing,
assisting, counseling, recommending, facilitating, referring, or
participating in a placement that violates the child placing
agency's written religious or moral convictions or policies.