(1) The state foster care review board program is created within the state court administrative office, to consist of staff necessary to perform the functions of the state board program as prescribed by this act. The state court administrative office shall administer the state foster care review program.
  (2) The state court administrative office shall assist the state board program in developing and maintaining access to and liaison with the probate court in each county of this state that has a local board.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.132

  • Foster care: means care provided to a child on a 24-hour basis either by a child care organization or by a person or organization appointed by the juvenile division of the probate court, either temporarily or permanently, to provide court supervised child care, pursuant to any of the following:
  (i) An order of the juvenile division of the probate court if the court acquired jurisdiction over the child pursuant to section 2(b)(1) or (2) of chapter XIIA of Act No. See Michigan Laws 722.131
  • Local board: means a local foster care review board created under section 4. See Michigan Laws 722.131
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • State board program: means the state foster care review board program created in section 2. See Michigan Laws 722.131
    •   (3) This act shall not be construed to authorize either the state court administrative office or the local boards to provide direct supervision of foster care services.
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