HB-4385, As Passed House, June 21, 2011HB-4385, As Passed Senate, June 21, 2011

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4385

     A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled

"Child protection law,"

(MCL 722.621 to 722.638) by adding section 7k.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 7k. (1) If a child dies who is under the court's

jurisdiction under section 2(b) of chapter XIIA of the probate code

of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, the department shall provide

notification in writing or electronically not later than 1 business

day to the court that had jurisdiction over the child under section

2(b) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL

712A.2, at the time of the child's death, the state senator and

state representative who represent the district in which that court

is located, and the children's ombudsman.

     (2) The department shall notify the children's ombudsman

within 1 business day when a child dies and any of the following

apply:

     (a) The child died during an active child protective services

investigation or an open child protective services case.

     (b) The department received a prior child protective services

complaint concerning the child's caretaker.

     (c) The child's death may have resulted from child abuse or

neglect.