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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1201 - Short Title.

400.1201 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan low income heating assistance and shut-off protection act".
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1202 - Meanings of Words and Phrases.

400.1202 Meanings of words and phrases.
Sec. 2.
For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 3 to 6 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1203 - Definitions; a to C.

400.1203 Definitions; A to C.
Sec. 3.
(1) "AFDC" means aid to families with dependent children administered under the social welfare act, Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, being sections 400.1 to 400.121 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(2) "Annual consumption cap" means the maximum level of natural gas use by an assisted household for which the department is responsible for payment.
(3) "Assisted household" means a person who receives a heating allowance.
(4) "Calculated consumption level" means the calculated level of energy consumption established for a dwelling by the provider utility and authorized by the department.
(5) "Cost settlement" means the reconciliation process undertaken pursuant to sections 12 and 13.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1204 - Definitions; D to P.

400.1204 Definitions; D to P.
Sec. 4.
(1) "Department" means the department of social services.
(2) "GA" means general assistance administered under the social welfare act, Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, being sections 400.1 to 400.121 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(3) "Heating allowance" means the amount included in an assisted household's AFDC or GA grant which is intended for the payment of heating bills.
(4) "Preenrollment arrearage" means the amounts owed by an assisted household to a provider utility for billings incurred before the household enrolled in the program.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1205 - Definitions; P to S.

400.1205 Definitions; P to S.
Sec. 5.
(1) "Program", except when used in the phrase "weatherization program", means the low income heating assistance and shut-off protection program created in section 7.
(2) "Program year" means a state fiscal year which ends before October 1, 1988. The portion of the state fiscal year ending on September 30, 1984, shall be considered the first program year.
(3) "Provider utility" means an investor-owned natural gas or electric utility company which provides residential heating utility service to an assisted household. During the first and second program years only, provider utilities shall include only consumers power company, the Detroit edison company, and Michigan consolidated gas company. For other energy providers, the maximum level of benefit provided to their customers will be the same regardless of the type of fuel used by the program participant.
(4) "Shut-off protection" means the right accorded to an assisted household whereby the household is protected against termination of heating utility service for nonpayment of bills.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1206 - Definitions; S to W.

400.1206 Definitions; S to W.
Sec. 6.
(1) "Supplemental payment" means a payment made by the department to a GA or AFDC recipient, or to a provider utility on the recipient's behalf, whether designated as supplemental payment, special heating allowance, or otherwise, which is intended for the payment of heating energy or electrical bills, and which is made in addition to the recipient's regular heating allowance.
(2) "Weatherization" means the conservation repairs which the department designates be performed, and the conservation measures assigned by the department for installation in the dwelling of an assisted household pursuant to the weatherization program.
(3) "Weatherization program" means the program created by the public assistance home repair, weatherization, and shut-off protection act.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1207 - Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Program; Creation; Administration; Purpose; Duties of Department.

400.1207 Low income heating assistance and shut-off protection program; creation; administration; purpose; duties of department.
Sec. 7.
(1) There is created a low income heating assistance and shut-off protection program. The program shall be administered by the department to prevent utility service shut-offs, promote awareness of and changes in energy use habits, promote conservation techniques, provide incentives for energy conservation, help reduce energy use by improving the housing stock, and provide relocation assistance.
(2) The department shall do all of the following:
(a) Coordinate weatherization efforts for assisted households.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, and subject to restrictions prescribed by federal regulations governing temporary assistance to needy families or other federal programs, rules of the department, or otherwise, for preventing the disclosure of confidential information to any person not authorized by law to receive the confidential information, on an annual basis, the department shall make available to an energy provider information concerning applicants for, and recipients of, public assistance, the disclosure of which is necessary and the use of which is strictly limited to the purpose of an energy provider administering a program created by statute or by order of the Michigan public service commission and intended to assist applicants for, or recipients of, public assistance in defraying their energy costs or preventing or delaying utility disconnection.
(c) Expand the department's energy crisis intervention services within available resources. The department shall review and make recommendations concerning cases of assisted households having natural gas use or electrical consumption that exceeds the annual consumption cap, and shall expand its effort to identify dwellings that cannot be made energy-efficient and help relocate those assisted households to more energy efficient dwellings if reasonable alternative housing is available. The department shall determine whether a dwelling cannot be made energy efficient.
(d) Develop and implement a uniform record keeping and reporting system for the program.
(e) Establish monitoring criteria for program evaluation that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(i) The number of assisted households that exceed the annual consumption cap.
(ii) The average consumption both before and after weatherization for each assisted household.
(iii) The number of shut-offs of heating service to assisted households.
(iv) The number of dwellings of assisted households weatherized.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 170, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1207a - Low Income Customer Energy Bills Subject to Shutoff; Direct Payment by Department to Energy Provider; Agreement; Eligibility.

400.1207a Low income customer energy bills subject to shutoff; direct payment by department to energy provider; agreement; eligibility.
Sec. 7a.
Not later than April 1, 2010 or at a time considered possible by the department, the department shall operate an electronic payment process with participating energy providers to provide for the payment of low income customer energy bills that are subject to shutoff. The department, as it considers appropriate, shall enter into agreements with energy providers in which the energy provider agrees to permit the department to make direct payments to the energy provider on behalf of an eligible recipient. The agreement shall authorize the energy provider to provide customer information to the department. The department shall determine the eligible recipients, program requirements, benefit levels, and funding levels.
History:
Add. 2009, Act 153, Imd. Eff. Nov. 23, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1208 - Annual Consumption Cap; Establishment; Conditions Requiring Payments in Excess of Limits; Lowering or Raising Consumption Caps.

400.1208 Annual consumption cap; establishment; conditions requiring payments in excess of limits; lowering or raising consumption caps.
Sec. 8.
(1) An annual consumption cap is established for all assisted households. The department shall be responsible for payment of heating bills of assisted households up to the annual consumption cap. Subject to subsections (2), (3), and (4) and the available appropriation for each fiscal year, the annual assistance cap for full program years is as follows:
1984-1985
300,000 cubic feet
1985-1986
300,000 cubic feet
1986-1987
250,000 cubic feet
1987-1988
200,000 cubic feet
(2) As part of the energy program created by this act, the department, subject to available funding, shall make payments in excess of the limits established in section 10 or 53 of Act No. 171 of the Public Acts of 1983, as appropriate to recipients of public assistance, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The recipient to which the payment is to be made is, at the time of requesting the additional payment, paying to a heating fuel provider, or permitting the department to directly pay to a heating fuel provider, or has agreed to permit the department to directly pay to a heating fuel provider, the monthly basic heating allowance included in the recipient's grant and appropriate special needs allowances.
(b) The recipient has agreed to participate in the weatherization-related service offered by the state and to accept weatherization when designated by the department to receive that service.
(c) If weatherization has been determined to be inappropriate for the residence of the recipient, the recipient has agreed to relocate to reasonable alternative housing, when the housing is available.
(3) If the department determines that the consumption caps in subsection (1) can be lowered while still meeting payment obligations and providing shut-off protection, the department may lower the caps.
(4) If the average winter temperature in a program year is colder than normal by 5% or more, the department shall seek legislative approval to raise the annual assistance cap as the department considers necessary.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1209 - Enrollment in Program; Conditions; Automatic Reenrollment.

400.1209 Enrollment in program; conditions; automatic reenrollment.
Sec. 9.
(1) An assisted household may enroll in the program by meeting all of the following conditions:
(a) Agreeing to participate in the weatherization program and accept weatherization measures designated by the department.
(b) Paying to heating fuel providers, or agreeing to permit the department to pay directly to heating fuel providers on behalf of the household, the household's monthly heating allowance and supplemental payments, if any. As used in this subdivision, "heating fuel provider" means any individual or entity which provides an assisted household with energy primarily for heating purposes.
(c) Establishing terms and maintaining payments with the provider for preenrollment arrearage, if any, pursuant to section 12.
(2) An assisted household which is enrolled under subsection (1), which is eligible for shut-off protection, and which elects under subsection (1)(b) to have its monthly heating bills paid directly to a provider utility on its behalf shall be automatically reenrolled in each subsequent program year unless the household discontinues its participation in the program.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1211 - Excess Energy Consumption; Review and Investigation; Noncompliance With Suggested Corrections; Reduction of Excess Consumption.

400.1211 Excess energy consumption; review and investigation; noncompliance with suggested corrections; reduction of excess consumption.
Sec. 11.
(1) The department shall review and investigate the case of any assisted household whose dwelling has been weatherized but which exceeds the calculated consumption level. The department shall determine the cause of the excess energy consumption.
(2) If, after review and investigation conducted pursuant to subsection (1), the department concludes that reasonable and prudent action by the assisted household will eliminate the excess consumption, the department shall advise the assisted household of measures to be taken to reduce excess energy consumption. If the assisted household does not comply with the department's suggested corrections, the household shall not be entitled to shut-off protection for the subsequent program year, as long as the household remains in the same dwelling unit.
(3) If, after a review and investigation conducted pursuant to subsection (1), the department concludes that the excess consumption cannot be remedied by the assisted household, the department shall use available resources and means to reduce the excess consumption.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1212 - Preenrollment Arrearage; Determination; Payment.

400.1212 Preenrollment arrearage; determination; payment.
Sec. 12.
The preenrollment arrearage for an assisted household shall be determined before the household is enrolled in the program. The assisted household shall agree to pay, or to have paid by the department to the provider utility on the household's behalf, 5% of the household's monthly AFDC or GA grant, to be applied to the preenrollment arrearage.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1213 - Quarterly Projections or Compilation of Actual Billings by Provider Utility; Billing Department; Deduction of Payments From Total Department Obligation; Sample of Account Status; Monthly Cost Settlements.

400.1213 Quarterly projections or compilation of actual billings by provider utility; billing department; deduction of payments from total department obligation; sample of account status; monthly cost settlements.
Sec. 13.
(1) During the first 2 program years, a provider utility shall provide quarterly projections or compile actual billings of the total amount which is owed or will be owed for a calendar quarter by assisted households receiving shut-off protection. The provider utility shall bill the department for not less than 85% of the projected or actual amount, payable during the first month following the end of the calendar quarter. The amounts paid by the department shall not be applied to individual assisted household accounts but shall be deducted by the provider utility from the total department obligation. If a projected amount is used, the provider utility shall also include with the projection a statistically valid sample of the account status for all assisted households.
(2) Individual monthly cost settlements between the provider utility and the department shall be performed for assisted households who terminate participation in the program.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1214 - Annual Reconciliation; Payment to Provider Utility; Section Inapplicable to Certain Assisted Households.

400.1214 Annual reconciliation; payment to provider utility; section inapplicable to certain assisted households.
Sec. 14.
At the end of each program year, the provider utility shall perform a reconciliation to match billings for actual natural gas consumption by assisted households with payments from assisted households and the department. An amount equal to any underpayment shall be paid to the provider utility up to the annual consumption cap within 60 days of receipt of an annual reconciliation computer tape. This section shall not apply to assisted households for which cost settlements have been individually made.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1215 - Energy Refunds or Credits; Application.

400.1215 Energy refunds or credits; application.
Sec. 15.
Any pipeline or purchase gas adjustments or other energy refunds or credits to assisted households enrolled in the program shall be applied by the provider utility to the assisted household's preenrollment arrearage. Refunds or credits in excess of preenrollment arrearages shall be refunded by the provider utility to the state general fund.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1216 - Assistance Programs for Temporarily and Long-Term Unemployed Workers; Development; Scope; Implementation and Duration of Programs.

400.1216 Assistance programs for temporarily and long-term unemployed workers; development; scope; implementation and duration of programs.
Sec. 16.
(1) The Michigan public service commission shall develop assistance programs for temporarily and long-term unemployed workers in this state. The programs shall include all of the following:
(a) An outreach program designed to advise newly unemployed workers of assistance available through provider utilities. The outreach program shall provide informational material to newly unemployed workers through the Michigan employment security commission.
(b) Cyclical budget payment plan options for unemployed workers.
(c) Specialized home energy analysis programs designed to advise newly unemployed workers of low-cost and no-cost weatherization and energy conservation measures.
(d) Deferred payment options for long-term unemployed workers who are not recipients of general assistance or aid to families with dependent children, which shall not include an option in which the deferred amount becomes an obligation of the state if the individual becomes an assisted household.
(2) The programs developed under this section shall be implemented by provider utilities and shall not be in effect after September 30, 1988.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 34 of 1984 - Michigan Low Income Heating Assistance and Shut-Off Protection Act (400.1201 - 400.1217) › Section 400.1217 - Conditional Effective Date.

400.1217 Conditional effective date.
Sec. 17.
This act shall not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 82nd Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) House Bill No. 4971.
(b) House Bill No. 4973.
(c) House Bill No. 4974.
(d) House Bill No. 4975.
(e) House Bill No. 4976.
History:
1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
Compiler's Notes:
The following House Bills, referred to in Sec. 17, were enacted into law as follows:House Bill No. 4971 was approved by the Governor on March 22, 1984, and became P.A. 1984, No. 36.House Bill No. 4973 was approved by the Governor on March 22, 1984, and became P.A. 1984, No. 35.House Bill No. 4974 was approved by the Governor on March 22, 1984, and became P.A. 1984, No. 37.House Bill No. 4975 was approved by the Governor on April 12, 1984, and became P.A. 1984, No. 49.House Bill No. 4976 was approved by the Governor on March 12, 1984, and became P.A. 1984, No. 26.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 615 of 2012 - Michigan Energy Assistance Act (400.1231 - 400.1236) › Section 400.1231 - Short Title.

400.1231 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan energy assistance act".
History:
2012, Act 615, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 615 of 2012 - Michigan Energy Assistance Act (400.1231 - 400.1236) › Section 400.1232 - Definitions.

400.1232 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Crisis" means 1 of the following:
(i) An individual or recipient has received a past due notice on an energy bill for his or her household.
(ii) A residential fuel tank is estimated to contain not more than 25% of its heating fuel capacity.
(iii) A stated need for deliverable fuel or a nontraditional fuel source in which there is no meter or regular energy bill provided.
(iv) A notice that the balance in a prepayment account is below a minimum amount.
(b) "Department" means the department of human services.
(c) "Eligible low-income household" means a household with a household income of not more than 150% of the federal poverty guidelines.
(d) "Energy assistance" means a program to assist eligible low-income households in meeting their home energy costs for their primary residence through payment or partial payment of bills for 1 or more of the following:
(i) Electricity.
(ii) Natural gas.
(iii) Propane.
(iv) Heating oil.
(v) Any other deliverable fuel used to provide heat.
(e) "Federal poverty guidelines" means the poverty guidelines published annually in the federal register by the United States department of health and human services under its authority to revise the poverty line under section 673(2) of subtitle B of title VI of the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1981, 42 USC 9902.
(f) "Funds" means a portion of the money received from the federal low income home energy assistance program block grant that is not used for the home heating credit, money received from the low-income energy assistance fund, or any other money appropriated for this program.
(g) "Program" means the Michigan energy assistance program established in section 3.
History:
2012, Act 615, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 615 of 2012 - Michigan Energy Assistance Act (400.1231 - 400.1236) › Section 400.1233 - Michigan Energy Assistance Program; Administration; Use and Distribution of Funds; Services; Application; Report.

400.1233 Michigan energy assistance program; administration; use and distribution of funds; services; application; report.
Sec. 3.
(1) Subject to state appropriations, not later than October 1, 2013, the department shall establish and administer the Michigan energy assistance program statewide to provide energy assistance to eligible low-income households.
(2) The department may use funds received from a federal energy assistance program and any funds collected or appropriated to fund the program. The department shall distribute the funds described in this subsection for energy assistance and may use a portion of the funds for necessary administrative expenses. Necessary administrative expenses shall be calculated using an established cost allocation methodology.
(3) Energy assistance must include services that will enable participants to become or move toward becoming self-sufficient, including assisting participants in paying their energy bills on time, assisting participants in budgeting for and contributing to their ability to provide for energy expenses, and assisting participants in utilizing energy services to optimize on energy efficiency. By October 1, 2014, each entity that carries out a contract with the department under this section shall provide or coordinate these services. The department shall attempt to coordinate its efforts with the efforts of other state departments or agencies to assist low-income households in becoming or moving toward becoming self-sufficient.
(4) The department shall develop a simplified, single application for all applicants to use to apply for energy assistance under the program. The single application shall be made available to all entities that contract with the department to provide services under the program.
(5) Not later than December 1, 2014, and annually after that, the department shall provide a report to the legislature, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house committees on issues relating to energy, and the senate and house fiscal agencies on how money from the program created in this act was distributed.
History:
2012, Act 615, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 615 of 2012 - Michigan Energy Assistance Act (400.1231 - 400.1236) › Section 400.1234 - Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund; Use; Limitation.

400.1234 Low-income energy assistance fund; use; limitation.
Sec. 4.
(1) The department shall only use money from the low-income energy assistance fund for energy assistance.
(2) Money from the low-income energy assistance fund may be used for the program's crisis season, which begins on November 1 and ends May 31 each year. Not more than 30% of the funds received for the program shall be spent outside of the crisis season.
History:
2012, Act 615, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 615 of 2012 - Michigan Energy Assistance Act (400.1231 - 400.1236) › Section 400.1235 - Contracts.

400.1235 Contracts.
Sec. 5.
(1) The department, in consultation with the Michigan public service commission, may contract with different public or private entities or local units of government to provide energy assistance.
(2) The department shall include clear performance metrics in any contract with an entity under this section.
(3) Except as provided in this subsection, an entity with which the department contracts under subsection (1) shall use not less than 92% of the funds received from the department for energy assistance. An entity with which the department contracts under subsection (1) may, upon approval from the department, use less than 92% but not less than 90% of the funds received for the program for energy assistance.
History:
2012, Act 615, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 615 of 2012 - Michigan Energy Assistance Act (400.1231 - 400.1236) › Section 400.1236 - Repealed. 2023, Act 105, Imd. Eff. July 27, 2023.

400.1236 Repealed. 2023, Act 105, Imd. Eff. July 27, 2023.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to a sunset of the Michigan energy assistance act.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 263 of 1996 - Juvenile Boot Camp Act (400.1301 - 400.1309) › Section 400.1301 - Short Title.

400.1301 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "juvenile boot camp act".
History:
1996, Act 263, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 263 of 1996 - Juvenile Boot Camp Act (400.1301 - 400.1309) › Section 400.1302 - Definitions.

400.1302 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "County juvenile agency" means that term as defined in section 2 of the county juvenile agency act.
(b) "Department" means the family independence agency.
(c) "Juvenile" means an individual within the court's jurisdiction under section 2(a)(1) of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2.
History:
1996, Act 263, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 527, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 263 of 1996 - Juvenile Boot Camp Act (400.1301 - 400.1309) › Section 400.1303 - Juvenile Boot Camps; Establishment; Implementation of Section.

400.1303 Juvenile boot camps; establishment; implementation of section.
Sec. 3.
The department shall establish 1 or more juvenile boot camps to house and train juveniles who are ordered to participate in a juvenile boot camp program under section 18 of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18, or who are placed in a juvenile boot camp program after commitment under that section to a county juvenile agency for placement in a juvenile boot camp program. To implement this section, the department may use the authority granted under sections 115a(1)(f) and 117a(4) of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.115a and 400.117a, as appropriate.
History:
1996, Act 263, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 527, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 263 of 1996 - Juvenile Boot Camp Act (400.1301 - 400.1309) › Section 400.1304 - Juvenile Boot Camp Programs; Development; Restriction; Implementation of Section.

400.1304 Juvenile boot camp programs; development; restriction; implementation of section.
Sec. 4.
The department shall develop 1 or more juvenile boot camp programs for juveniles ordered to participate in such a program or placed in such a program by a county juvenile agency. A juvenile boot camp program shall provide a program of physically strenuous work and exercise, patterned after military basic training, and other programming as the department determines, including at a minimum educational and substance abuse programs, and counseling. A juvenile boot camp program shall be restricted to juveniles of the same sex. To implement this section, the department may use the authority granted under sections 115a(1)(f) and 117a(4) of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.115a and 400.117a, as appropriate.
History:
1996, Act 263, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 527, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 263 of 1996 - Juvenile Boot Camp Act (400.1301 - 400.1309) › Section 400.1305 - Juvenile Boot Camp Programs; Placement; Verification; Returning Juvenile to Probate Court; Placement Period; Community Reintegration.

400.1305 Juvenile boot camp programs; placement; verification; returning juvenile to probate court; placement period; community reintegration.
Sec. 5.
(1) After a juvenile is placed in a juvenile boot camp program, the department shall verify that the juvenile meets the requirements of section 18(1)(o)(ii), (iii), and (iv) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18, and that there is an opening in a juvenile boot camp program. If the juvenile does not meet those requirements, there is no opening in a juvenile boot camp program, or the county juvenile agency is unable to place the juvenile in a juvenile boot camp program, the juvenile shall be returned to the court that entered the order of disposition for alternative disposition.
(2) A juvenile's placement in a juvenile boot camp shall not be less than 90 days or more than 180 days. If during that period the juvenile misses more than 5 days of program participation due to medical excuse for illness or injury occurring after he or she was placed in the program, the placement period must be increased by the number of days missed, beginning with the sixth day of medical excuse up to a maximum of 20 days. A physician's statement must verify a medical excuse and a copy must be sent to the court entering the disposition. A juvenile who is medically unable to participate in a juvenile boot camp program for more than 25 days shall be returned to the court that entered the order of disposition for alternative disposition.
(3) Following his or her stay in a juvenile boot camp, the juvenile shall complete a period of not less than 120 days or more than 180 days of intensive supervised community reintegration in the local community.
History:
1996, Act 263, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 527, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 391, Eff. Apr. 4, 2021
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 263 of 1996 - Juvenile Boot Camp Act (400.1301 - 400.1309) › Section 400.1306 - Mailing Copy of Disposition to Department and County Juvenile Agency.

400.1306 Mailing copy of disposition to department and county juvenile agency.
Sec. 6.
When a juvenile is placed in a juvenile boot camp or committed to a county juvenile agency for placement in a juvenile boot camp, the clerk of the court entering the order of disposition shall mail the department and the county juvenile agency a certified copy of the disposition within 5 business days after placement or commitment.
History:
1996, Act 263, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 527, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 263 of 1996 - Juvenile Boot Camp Act (400.1301 - 400.1309) › Section 400.1307 - Completion of Course Training; Certification; Failure to Complete Program.

400.1307 Completion of course training; certification; failure to complete program.
Sec. 7.
(1) At any time during a juvenile's stay in a juvenile boot camp, but not less than 5 days before the juvenile's expected date of release, the department shall certify to the court that entered the order of disposition and, if applicable, the county juvenile agency whether the juvenile has satisfactorily completed the course of training at the juvenile boot camp.
(2) A juvenile who fails to perform satisfactorily at the juvenile boot camp program shall be reported to the court that entered the order of disposition for alternative disposition.
History:
1996, Act 263, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 527, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 263 of 1996 - Juvenile Boot Camp Act (400.1301 - 400.1309) › Section 400.1308 - Effective Date.

400.1308 Effective date.
Sec. 8.
This act shall take effect August 1, 1996.
History:
1996, Act 263, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 263 of 1996 - Juvenile Boot Camp Act (400.1301 - 400.1309) › Section 400.1309 - Conditional Effective Date.

400.1309 Conditional effective date.
Sec. 9.
This act shall not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 88th Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 681.
(b) Senate Bill No. 696.
History:
1996, Act 263, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996
Compiler's Notes:
Senate Bill No. 681, referred to in this section, was filed with the Secretary of State April 17, 1996, and became P.A. 1996, No. 164, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997.Senate Bill No. 696, also referred to in this section, was filed with the Secretary of State June 12, 1996, and became P.A. 1996, No. 243, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 389 of 1978 - Domestic and Sexual Violence (400.1501 - 400.1511) › Section 400.1501 - Definitions.

400.1501 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Board" means the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board created under Executive Order No. 2012-17.
(b) "Dating relationship" means frequent, intimate associations primarily characterized by the expectation of affectional involvement. Dating relationship does not include a casual relationship or an ordinary fraternization between 2 individuals in a business or social context.
(c) "Department" means the department of health and human services.
(d) "Domestic violence" means the occurrence of any of the following acts by an individual that is not an act of self-defense:
(i) Causing or attempting to cause physical or mental harm to a family or household member.
(ii) Placing a family or household member in fear of physical or mental harm.
(iii) Causing or attempting to cause a family or household member to engage in involuntary sexual activity by force, threat of force, or duress.
(iv) Engaging in activity toward a family or household member that would cause a reasonable individual to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested.
(e) "Family or household member" includes any of the following:
(i) A spouse or former spouse.
(ii) An individual with whom the person resides or has resided.
(iii) An individual with whom the person has or has had a dating relationship.
(iv) An individual with whom the person is or has engaged in a sexual relationship.
(v) An individual to whom the person is related or was formerly related by marriage.
(vi) An individual with whom the person has a child in common.
(vii) The minor child of an individual described in subparagraphs (i) to (vi).
(f) "Fund" means the domestic violence prevention and treatment fund created in section 5.
(g) "Prime sponsor" means a county, city, village, or township of this state, or a combination thereof, a federally recognized Indian tribe that has trust land located within this state, or a private, nonprofit association or organization.
History:
1978, Act 389, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 84, Eff. July 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 281, Eff. Sept. 27, 2018 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 182, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Popular Name:
Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 389 of 1978 - Domestic and Sexual Violence (400.1501 - 400.1511) › Section 400.1502 - Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment Board; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Vacancy; Chairperson; Quorum; Compensation and Expenses.

400.1502 Domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancy; chairperson; quorum; compensation and expenses.
Sec. 2.
(1) The domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board created under Executive Order No. 2012-17 consists of 7 members, all of whom must have experience in an area related to the problems of domestic or sexual violence. The members must be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.
(2) Members of the board shall serve for terms of 3 years except that of the members first appointed 2 shall serve for a term of 1 year, 2 shall serve for a term of 2 years, and 1 shall serve for a term of 3 years. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of a term must be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(3) The governor shall designate 1 member of the board to serve as chairperson. A majority of the members of the board constitute a quorum.
(4) The per diem compensation of the board and the schedule for reimbursement of expenses will be established annually by the legislature.
History:
1978, Act 389, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 127, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 1979 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 281, Eff. Sept. 27, 2018
Popular Name:
Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 389 of 1978 - Domestic and Sexual Violence (400.1501 - 400.1511) › Section 400.1503 - Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Availability of Certain Writings to Public.

400.1503 Conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of certain writings to public.
Sec. 3.
(1) The business which the board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
(2) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the board in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1978, Act 389, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978
Popular Name:
Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 389 of 1978 - Domestic and Sexual Violence (400.1501 - 400.1511) › Section 400.1504 - Powers and Duties of Board; Staff.

400.1504 Powers and duties of board; staff.
Sec. 4.
The department shall provide staff to enable the board to carry out the following powers and duties established under Executive Order No. 2012-17:
(a) Coordinate and monitor programs and services funded under this act for the prevention of domestic and sexual violence and the treatment of victims of domestic and sexual violence.
(b) Develop standards for the implementation and administration of services and procedures to prevent domestic and sexual violence and to provide services and programs for victims of domestic and sexual violence.
(c) Provide planning and technical assistance to prime sponsors for the development, implementation, and administration of programs and services for the prevention of domestic and sexual violence and the treatment of victims of domestic and sexual violence.
(d) Conduct research to develop and implement effective means for preventing domestic and sexual violence and treating victims of domestic and sexual violence.
(e) Provide assistance to the department of state police in developing a system for monitoring and maintaining a uniform reporting system to provide accurate statistical data on domestic and sexual violence.
(f) Coordinate educational and public informational programs for the purpose of developing appropriate public awareness regarding the problems of domestic and sexual violence; encourage professional persons and groups to recognize and deal with problems of domestic and sexual violence; to make information about the problems of domestic and sexual violence available to the public, organizations, and agencies that deal with problems of domestic and sexual violence; and encourage the development of community programs to prevent domestic and sexual violence and provide services to victims of domestic and sexual violence.
(g) Study and recommend changes in civil and criminal laws and procedures that will enable victims of domestic and sexual violence to receive equitable and fair treatment under the law.
(h) Advise the legislature and governor on the nature, magnitude, and priorities of the problem of domestic and sexual violence and the needs of victims of domestic and sexual violence; and recommend appropriate changes in state laws and programs related to domestic and sexual violence.
(i) Develop policies, budgets, and standards that will reduce the problem of domestic and sexual violence and improve the condition of victims.
(j) Administer grants from the federal government or a federal agency and other funds as provided by law or designated by the department.
History:
1978, Act 389, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 281, Eff. Sept. 27, 2018
Popular Name:
Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 389 of 1978 - Domestic and Sexual Violence (400.1501 - 400.1511) › Section 400.1505 - Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Fund; Establishment; Administration; Criteria and Conditions for Awarding Grants or Contracts.

400.1505 Domestic violence prevention and treatment fund; establishment; administration; criteria and conditions for awarding grants or contracts.
Sec. 5.
The domestic violence prevention and treatment fund is established within the department. Subject to the approval of the board, the department shall administer the fund for the purposes described in this act and shall establish qualifying criteria for awarding grants or contracts under section 6 and may specify conditions for each grant or contract.
History:
1978, Act 389, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978
Popular Name:
Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 389 of 1978 - Domestic and Sexual Violence (400.1501 - 400.1511) › Section 400.1506 - Grants or Contracts for Support of Local Programs; Application by Prime Sponsor; Agreement as Condition to Award or Contract; Cost of Programs and Services; Limitation on Amount Received.

400.1506 Grants or contracts for support of local programs; application by prime sponsor; agreement as condition to award or contract; cost of programs and services; limitation on amount received.
Sec. 6.
(1) Subject to the approval of the board, the department may award a grant or enter into a contract, using money in the fund, for the support of local programs designed to do any of the following:
(a) Establish or maintain a shelter program as provided in section 7.
(b) Develop and establish a training program for persons engaged in areas related to the problems of domestic violence.
(c) Develop and implement effective means for the prevention and treatment of domestic violence.
(2) A prime sponsor that desires to receive a grant from, or to enter into a contract with, the department shall make application in the manner prescribed by the department.
(3) The department shall not award a grant to a prime sponsor or enter into a contract with a prime sponsor, unless the prime sponsor agrees that the state share, including federal money, payable for programs and services financed with state or federal money received under the authority of this act shall not exceed 75% of the total cost of the domestic violence prevention and treatment programs and services provided by that prime sponsor during the term of the award or contract. The total cost of programs and services may include the fair market value of in-kind contributions received by a prime sponsor. A prime sponsor shall not receive more than $75,000.00 in state general fund-general purpose appropriations under this act during a fiscal year.
History:
1978, Act 389, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 101, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 225, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1990 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 24, 1993
Popular Name:
Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 400 - Social Services › Act 389 of 1978 - Domestic and Sexual Violence (400.1501 - 400.1511) › Section 400.1507 - Shelter Program; Funds for Establishment; Emergency Shelter; Services.

400.1507 Shelter program; funds for establishment; emergency shelter; services.
Sec. 7.
(1) A prime sponsor may receive funds under this act to establish or maintain a shelter program for victims of domestic violence and their dependent children. Emergency shelter may be provided directly at a facility operated by the prime sponsor or indirectly at transient or residential facilities available in the community. A shelter program shall either provide not less than 3 of the following services or assist the victim in obtaining information and referral services to not less than 3 of the following services:
(a) Crisis and support counseling for victims of domestic violence and their dependent children.
(b) Emergency health care services.
(c) Legal assistance.
(d) Financial assistance.
(e) Housing assistance.
(f) Transportation assistance.
(g) Child care services.
(2) To the extent possible, a prime sponsor which establishes a shelter program under this section shall utilize services provided by county community mental health programs established under chapter 2 of Act No. 258 of the Public Acts of 1974, as amended, being sections 330.1200 to 330.1246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1978, Act 389, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978
Popular Name:
Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Act