Children: services; residential treatment plans; require the department to observe. Amends 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.21 - 712B.41) by adding sec. 18u to ch. XIIA.
Summary
HB 5724 would amend Michigan’s Probate Code to add a new requirement for children subject to a court-ordered treatment plan that includes residential treatment. If a child is referred for placement in a residential treatment program, the Department would be required to ensure the child is placed in such a program within 14 days of the referral.
The bill is narrowly focused on the timing of placements for children in court-ordered treatment settings. It does not create a new treatment program or change the criteria for when residential treatment is appropriate; instead, it imposes a deadline on the Department to complete the placement process after a referral has been made.
Impact
The bill would add section 18u to chapter XIIA of the 1939 Probate Code, creating a statutory placement timeline for children referred to residential treatment under a court-ordered treatment plan. In practice, this would require the Department to act within 14 days to secure placement, potentially affecting child welfare administration, residential treatment providers, and courts overseeing treatment plans. It would also create a clearer enforceable standard for timeliness in these cases.
Sentiment
There is no recorded committee transcript or vote history provided, so no direct evidence of support or opposition is available from the materials. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears administrative and child-focused, suggesting an intent to speed access to needed residential treatment rather than to make broader policy changes.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided context. Potential areas of concern, if raised, would likely involve whether a 14-day deadline is feasible given placement availability, funding, staffing, and the supply of residential treatment beds, as well as how the Department would comply when programs are full or unavailable.
Children: parental rights; process to allow the reinstatement of terminated parental rights; create. Amends 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.21 - 712B.41) by adding sec. 21a to ch. XIIA.
Juveniles: other; presumption of admissibility for a juvenile's self-incriminating responses obtained through deceptive police practices; modify. Amends sec. 1, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.1) & adds sec. 17e to ch. XIIA.
Children: parental rights; grounds for termination of parental rights; include human trafficking violations. Amends sec. 19b, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.19b).
Crimes: prostitution; references to prostitute and prostitution; modify in the probate code of 1939. Amends secs. 2, 13a & 18k, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.2 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5016'25
Courts: juries; reference in the probate code; amend to reflect repeal. Amends sec. 17, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.17). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4091'25
Juveniles: criminal procedure; expunction of crimes resulting from being a victim of human trafficking; expand. Amends sec. 18e, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.18e).
Children: protection; safe delivery of newborns law; modify definition of newborn and allow surrender to a newborn safety device. Amends secs. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 17 & 20, ch. XII of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712.1 et seq.) & adds sec. 3a to ch. XII.
Human services: medical services; coverage for diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and treatment of autism spectrum disorders; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 109u.