HUMAN TRAFFICKING: CHILD SERVICES                                                           S.B. 593:

                                                                                  SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL

                                                                                                         IN COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 593 (as introduced 10-3-13)                                                                        

Sponsor:  Senator Rebekah Warren

Committee:  Families, Seniors and Human Services

Date Completed:  2-5-14

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Foster Care and Adoption Services Act to require a supervising agency, before placing a child in its care, to give special consideration to information that the child might have been a victim of human trafficking.  The bill also would allow a supervising agency to find that adoption, reunification, or other traditional foster care services might not be suitable for a child who was a human trafficking victim, and to provide other necessary services for the child. 

Proposed MCL 722.954e                                                    Legislative Analyst:  Jeff Mann

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have a minimal fiscal impact.  It is indeterminate whether the other necessary services referred to in the bill would cost more or less than reunification, adoption, or traditional foster care services.

                                                                                    Fiscal Analyst:  Frances Carley

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.