Title 400, SOCIAL SERVICES

Sec. 17. (1) A person shall not act as a professional fund raiser for a charitable organization or charitable purpose before he has filed an application for a license with the attorney general or after the expiration or cancellation of a license or renewal thereof. Applications f…

Sec. 17a. (1) After notice and an opportunity to be heard, the attorney general may suspend or revoke the license of a professional fund raiser or the registration of a charitable organization or professional solicitor that has violated or is violating this act or rules promulgat…

Sec. 18. (1) A person subject to this act, or an employee or agent of a person subject to this act, shall not do any of the following: (a) Engage in a method, act, or practice in violation of this act or a rule promulgated under this act; any restriction, condition, or limitation…

Sec. 19. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person that owns or operates a clothing donation box or that receives any of the personal property placed in a clothing donation box or proceeds of that personal property shall not do any of the following: (a) Fail or neglect to maintain …

Sec. 20. (1) In addition to any other action authorized by law, the attorney general may bring an action to enjoin an act or practice prohibited under this act. After finding that a person has engaged in or is engaging in a prohibited act or practice, a court may enter any approp…

Sec. 21. (1) The attorney general may investigate a complaint from any person in whatever manner the attorney general considers appropriate and may investigate on his or her own initiative any person that is subject to this act. The attorney general may require a person or an off…

Sec. 22. This act shall not be construed to limit or restrict the exercise of powers or the performance of the duties of the attorney general which he otherwise is authorized to exercise or perform under any other provisions of law.

Sec. 23. (1) A person that does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both, for each violation: (a) Knowingly misrepresents or misleads any person in any manner to believe tha…

Sec. 23a. (1) A person that is not a charitable organization, a professional fund raiser, or a volunteer supervised by a charitable organization, but that solicits contributions, conducts a fund-raising event, or conducts a charitable sales promotion for a charitable purpose is s…

Sec. 23b. The prosecuting attorney for a county may prosecute a person subject to this act in the same manner as the attorney general. A county prosecuting attorney shall notify the attorney general when he or she begins a prosecution under this section and provide the attorney g…

Sec. 24. Act No. 68 of the Public Acts of 1915, being sections 400.301 to 400.304 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed.

Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Account" means any of the following: (i) A demand deposit account. (ii) A draft account. (iii) A checking account. (iv) A negotiable order of withdrawal account. (v) A share account. (vi) A savings account. (vii) A time savings account. (viii) A …

Sec. 1a. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "office of child support act".

Sec. 2. The office of child support is established in the department.

Sec. 3. The office shall do all of the following: (a) Serve as a state agency authorized to administer title IV-D. (b) Assist a governmental agency or department in locating an adult responsible for the child for any of the following purposes: (i) To establish parentage. (ii) To …

Sec. 3a. (1) Upon receipt of a request from the office of the friend of the court under section 24 of the support and parenting time enforcement act, 1982 PA 295, MCL 552.624, or as required by federal regulations adopted under title IV-D, the office of child support shall initia…

Sec. 3b. (1) The director of the department shall direct the office to designate a period of not less than 90 days that ends not more than 7 months after the effective date of this section as a child support arrearage amnesty period. Under the terms and conditions set forth in su…

Sec. 4. (1) Upon request of the office or the state agency of another state that administers a program under part D of title IV of the social security act, chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. 651 to 660 and 663 to 669b, a governmental department, board, commission, bureau, agenc…

Sec. 4a. (1) The office shall enter into an agreement with financial institutions doing business in this state to collect the name, address, social security number, and account numbers for each parent who maintains an account at the financial institution and who owes past due chi…

Sec. 4b. (1) A financial institution incurs no obligation or liability to a depositor, account holder, or other person or entity arising from the furnishing of a report or information to the office, to an office agent or representative, or to the federal government or its designe…

Sec. 4c. This act does not prohibit a financial institution from doing any of the following: (a) Assessing and collecting fees and other charges from an account holder or depositor including, but not limited to, fees and charges for the maintenance and activities on an account. (…

Sec. 5. (1) The information obtained by the office shall be available to a governmental department, board, commission, bureau, agency, political subdivision of any state, a court of competent jurisdiction, or the federal government for purposes of administering, enforcing, and co…

Sec. 6. (1) The state disbursement unit is established as the direct responsibility of the office. The SDU shall use automated procedures, electronic processes, and computer-driven technology to the maximum extent feasible, efficient, and economical to receive and disburse suppor…

Sec. 7. (1) The department shall develop a schedule for the transition from receipt and disbursement of support and fees by offices of the friend of the court to centralized receipt and disbursement by the state disbursement unit. The schedule may provide for the transition to ta…

Sec. 8. (1) While held by the state disbursement unit, money the SDU receives as a support payment is the money of the recipient of support, is not public revenue, and shall not be deposited in the state treasury. While held by the state disbursement unit, money the SDU receives …

Sec. 9. The department, the SDU, and each office of the friend of the court shall cooperate in the transition to the centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees. An office of the friend of the court shall continue to receive and disburse support and fees through the …

Sec. 10. (1) Based on criteria established by the office and the state court administrative office, the office may centralize administrative enforcement procedures for services provided under title IV-D. The office may also centralize enforcement activities for friend of the cour…

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "older Michiganians act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Area agency on aging" means an agency designated by the commission under section 4(i). (b) "Chief elected official administrative officer" means any of the following: (i) The president of a village. (ii) The mayor of a city. (iii) The supervisor …

Sec. 3. (1) A commission on services to the aging is established within the executive office of the governor. The commission shall consist of 15 members appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. Commission membership shall reflect the broad geogr…

Sec. 4. (1) The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Serve as an effective and visible advocate for aging and older persons in all government decisions. (b) Advise the governor, the legislature, and the office of services to the aging concerning the coordination and admi…

Sec. 5. The office of services to the aging is created within the department of management and budget. The office shall exercise its powers and functions, including the functions of budgeting and procurement and management-related functions, as an autonomous entity, independent o…

Sec. 6. The office of services to the aging shall do all of the following: (a) Serve as a visible and effective advocate for aging and older persons. (b) Function as the single state agency within this state to supervise and administer the state plan required by the older America…

Sec. 6a. (1) There is established an older persons' shared housing program to be administered by the office. The office may contract with private or public nonprofit agencies or local governmental agencies to establish shared housing for the older persons in local areas. (2) In a…

Sec. 6b. (1) Within 2 years after the effective date of this section, the office shall report to the house and senate committees having jurisdiction over legislation relating to older persons. The report shall include all of the following: (a) A summary of the proposed model livi…

Sec. 6c. (1) The office may establish a program in 1 or more counties under which an older person, or a person of any age who is a member of an organization that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, 26 U.S.C. 501, may volunteer his or her …

Sec. 6g. (1) Job qualifications for the state long-term care ombudsman established pursuant to section 6(2)(aa) shall include, but not be limited to, experience in all of the following: (i) The field of aging. (ii) Health care. (iii) Working with community programs. (iv) Long-ter…

Sec. 6h. The local or regional long-term care ombudsman programs established pursuant to section 6(2)(aa) shall do all of the following: (a) Accept, investigate, verify, and work to resolve complaints, whether reported to or initiated by an ombudsman, relating to any action which…

Sec. 6i. (1) The state long-term care ombudsman, the local or regional long-term care ombudsmen, and their trained volunteers must be granted access to any long-term care facility for the purpose of carrying out section 6h. (2) If a restriction is placed on the ability to visit a…

Sec. 6j. (1) A person who retaliates or discriminates against any of the following individuals due to that individual's registration of a complaint or assistance in the investigation of a complaint is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) An officer, employee, resident, or visitor to a lo…

Sec. 6k. (1) There is established in the state treasury an older persons' abuse prevention fund, to be administered by the office. The fund shall consist of contributions of money from individuals, corporations, or other associations, and any money appropriated to the fund. No st…

Sec. 6l. (1) Beginning October 1, 2020, each area agency on aging must conduct or cause to be conducted a criminal background check that reveals information similar or substantially similar to information found on an internet criminal history access tool (ICHAT) check and a natio…

Sec. 7. The office shall develop interagency agreements with departments or agencies providing services to older persons. The agreements shall specify methods of interagency planning and coordination of services. The agreements shall be renewed annually.

Sec. 7a. The state advisory council on mental health and aging is jointly established in, and shall be administered and operated jointly by, the office of services to the aging and the department of mental health. The membership, duties, and operation of the state advisory counci…

Sec. 8. (1) The business which the commission created pursuant to this act may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Law…

Sec. 9. (1) An agency designated by the commission as an area agency on aging may be any of the following: (a) An established office on aging located within the region to be served by an area agency on aging. (b) An office or agency of a unit of local government that is designate…