Title 400, SOCIAL SERVICES

Sec. 11. If a youth chooses to participate in extended foster care services and meets the eligibility criteria set forth in section 9, the department and the youth shall sign a voluntary foster care agreement that shall include, at a minimum, information regarding all of the foll…

Sec. 13. As soon as the department determines that a youth is eligible under section 9 and the youth signs the voluntary foster care agreement described in section 11, the department may provide extended foster care services to the youth in accordance with this act.

Sec. 15. Within 150 days after the voluntary foster care agreement is signed, the department shall file with the court in the county where the youth resides a written report that shall contain all of the following: (a) The youth's name, date of birth, race, gender, and current ad…

Sec. 17. The court has the jurisdiction to review the voluntary foster care agreement signed by the department and the youth in section 11. Upon the filing of a report under section 15, the court shall open a young adult voluntary foster care case for the purpose of determining w…

Sec. 19. Following the court's determination in section 17, the court shall close the young adult voluntary foster care case and the department shall provide extended foster care services to the youth in accordance with this act.

Sec. 21. The department shall conduct periodic case reviews not less than once every 180 days to address the status of the youth's safety, continuing necessity and appropriateness of placement, extent of compliance with the case plan, and projected date by which the youth may no …

Sec. 23. (1) A youth may choose to terminate the voluntary foster care agreement and stop receiving extended foster care services at any time. (2) If, at any time, the department determines that the youth is not in compliance with the voluntary foster care agreement or any progra…

Sec. 25. (1) The department may provide extended guardianship assistance for a youth, who is at least 18 years of age but less than 21 years of age, if the youth began receiving guardianship assistance at 16 years of age or older. (2) The department shall determine a youth's init…

Sec. 27. The department may provide extended guardianship assistance in accordance with this article if the youth meets 1 of the following conditions for eligibility: (a) The youth is completing secondary education or a program leading to an equivalent credential. (b) The youth i…

Sec. 29. (1) The court shall retain jurisdiction of a youth receiving, or a youth for whom the department is determining eligibility for receiving, extended guardianship assistance until that youth no longer receives guardianship assistance. (2) The court shall hold a hearing reg…

Sec. 31. (1) In accordance with the provisions of section 115j(4) of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.115j, the department may provide extended adoption assistance for an adoptee who is at least 18 years of age but less than 21 years of age if the department determine…