SENATE BILL NO. 837
April 18, 2024, Introduced by Senators HERTEL, MCDONALD RIVET, MCMORROW,
SINGH, POLEHANKI, CHANG and MCCANN and referred to the Committee on Housing
and Human Services.
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled
"An act to provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to provide
for the establishment of standards of care for child care
organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain
departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"
(MCL 722.111 to 722.128) by adding section 12a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 12a. (1) No later than 90 days after the effective date
2 of the amendatory act that added this section, the department shall
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1 establish a process by which a licensee may request a review and
2 appeal of a determination by the department that the licensee
3 violated a rule promulgated under this act and the violation does
4 not result in a denial, revocation, or refusal to renew the
5 licensee's license under this act or an injunction under section
6 13.
7 (2) The process established under subsection (1) must be in
8 writing and posted publicly on the department's website.
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Statutes affected:
Senate Introduced Bill: 722.111, 722.128