Michigan Laws 722.606 – Duties of state board
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(1) The state board shall do all of the following:
(a) Meet not less than twice annually at the call of the chairperson.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.606
- Child: means a person under 18 years of age. See Michigan Laws 722.602
- Child abuse: means harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare by a person responsible for the child's health or welfare, which harm occurs or is threatened through nonaccidental physical or mental injury; sexual abuse, which includes a violation of section 145c of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750. See Michigan Laws 722.602
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Neglect: means harm to a child's health or welfare by a person responsible for the child's health or welfare that occurs through negligent treatment, including the failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care, though financially able to do so, or the failure to seek financial or other reasonable means to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care. See Michigan Laws 722.602
- 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: means the state child abuse and neglect prevention board created in section 3. See Michigan Laws 722.602
- Trust fund: means the children's trust fund established in the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 722.602
(b) One year after the original appointment of the state board, and biennially thereafter, develop a state plan for the distribution of funds from the trust fund. In developing the plan, the state board shall review already existing prevention programs. The plan shall assure that an equal opportunity exists for establishment of prevention programs and receipt of trust fund money among all geographic areas in this state. The plan shall be transmitted to the clerk of the house of representatives and to the secretary of the senate. The state board shall notify the governor and the members of the legislature that the plan is available.
(c) Provide for the coordination and exchange of information on the establishment and maintenance prevention programs.
(d) Develop and publicize criteria for the receipt of trust fund money by eligible local councils and eligible prevention programs.
(e) Review, approve, and monitor the expenditure of trust fund money by local councils and prevention programs.
(f) Provide statewide educational and public informational seminars for the purpose of developing appropriate public awareness regarding the prevention of child abuse and neglect; encourage professional persons and groups to recognize and deal with prevention of child abuse and neglect; encourage and coordinate the development of local councils; make information about the prevention of child abuse and neglect available to the public and organizations and agencies which deal with problems of child abuse and neglect; and encourage the development of community prevention programs.
(g) Establish a procedure for an annual, internal evaluation of the functions, responsibilities, and performance of the state board. In a year in which the biennial state plan is prepared, the evaluation shall be coordinated with the preparation of the state plan.
(2) The state board shall enter into contracts with public or private agencies to fulfill the requirements of subsection (1)(f) and may contract to fulfill the other requirements of subsection (1). The state board shall utilize existing state resources and staff of participating departments whenever practicable.