Michigan Compiled Laws Act 220 Of 1935 Michigan Children's Institute (400.201 - 400.216)

AN ACT to provide family home care for children committed to the care of the state, to create the Michigan children's institute under the control of the Michigan social welfare commission, to prescribe the powers and duties thereof, and to provide penalties for violations of certain provisions of this act.

History: 1935, Act 220, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935 ;-- Am. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 8, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1944 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 220, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955

Section 400.201 Michigan Children's Institute; Creation; Transfer Of Records And Property From State Public School.
That in order the state may more effectively exercise the duty and obligation which it owes to unfortunate children, there is hereby created and...
Section 400.202 Children's Institute; Control By Social Welfare Commission; Superintendent, Officers And Employees.
The said Michigan children's institute shall be under the control and management of the Michigan social welfare commission, hereinafter referred to as “the commission”,...
Section 400.203 Provisions For Admission Of Child Under 17 To Michigan Children's Institute.
(1) A child under 17 years of age, provision for whose support and education has been made under regulations of the department, may be...
Section 400.204 Michigan Children's Institute; Commitment Order; Transportation; Expense; Communication With Child's Attorney.
(1) Within 30 days after an order is made committing a child to the superintendent of the Michigan children's institute, the court shall send...
Section 400.205 Committed Children; Placement In Private Home, Investigation, Court Order.
In case a child has been committed to said institute, and a person in the same county has been found who is willing to...
Section 400.206 Committed Children; Temporary Residential Facilities.
The commission shall maintain at Ann Arbor and at such other places as may be made available to the commission, temporary residential facilities for...
Section 400.207 Rules For Maintenance, Health, Instruction, And Training Of Children; Liability For Cost Of Child's Care; Superintendent As Authorized Agent; Receipt And Disposition Of Donation, Grant, Or Personal Property; Investments; Crediting Earnings; Expenditures; Requisition From Trust Fund; Utilization Of County Facilities; Services Of Voluntary Organization; Enforcement Of Rules; Cancellation Of Agreement; Restoration Of Child To Parent Or Relative; Assistance To Parent Or Relative; Licensed Boarding Home; Expense; Reimbursement; Investigation; Report.
(1) The department shall promulgate necessary rules for the maintenance, health, instruction, and training of the children under the control of the Michigan children's...
Section 400.208 Committed Children; Return To Home County.
The said commission is authorized to return to the counties from which they were sent, the following classes of children: First, those who have...
Section 400.209 Committed Children; Adoption, Marriage, Guardianship, Or Emancipation; Consent By Superintendent; Authorization To Allow Child To Hunt Game; Preliminary Consent Denial Review Process.
(1) The superintendent of the institute or his or her designee is authorized to consent to the adoption, marriage, guardianship, or emancipation of any...
Section 400.210 Committed Children; Application For Removal From Institute, Procedure; Visitation To Homes.
Any person desiring to take a child from said institute by agreement or adoption shall apply for that purpose in writing, on such form...
Section 400.211 Preservation Of Records; Confidentiality.
The commission shall preserve in said institute all legal and other papers of importance including reports of investigation of parentage, of family conditions of...
Section 400.212 Repealed. 1955, Act 220, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955.
Compiler's Notes: The repealed section conveyed land for use of Michigan children's village, gave state hospital commission jurisdiction over village, and regulated admissions.
Section 400.213 Construction Of Act; Severing Clause.
This bill being remedial in its nature and purposes shall be liberally construed in order to accomplish the beneficial purposes herein sought. Should any...
Section 400.214 Aiding Child To Escape; Penalty.
Any person who shall aid or assist, or entice a child under the control of the said institute to escape from a home in...
Section 400.215, 400.216 Repealed. 1955, Act 220, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955.
Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections regulated location of Michigan children's institute, limited acquisition and construction costs, repealed inconsistent acts, abolished name “state public school”, and...

Last modified: October 10, 2016