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Michigan LEGISLATION
Bill Summary:
Appropriations: omnibus; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for fiscal year 2023-2024; provide for, and make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2022-2023. Creates appropriation act.
Text:
Sec. 228.
(1) As a condition of receiving appropriations in part 1, in collaboration with DHHS, the department shall promote and support initiatives in schools and other educational organizations that include, but are not limited to, training for educators, teachers, and other personnel in school settings for all of the following:
(a) Utilization of trauma-informed practices.
(b) Age-appropriate education and information on human trafficking.
(c) Age-appropriate education and information on sexual abuse prevention.
(2) Upon request by the department, the department of state police and the department of attorney general shall consult in the promotion and support of initiatives in schools and other educational organizations under subsection (1).
Human trafficking commission fund
170,000
Sec. 322.
(1) The department of attorney general shall submit a report by February 1 on the cumulative dollar expenditure amount related to each of the following department initiatives and activities for the prior fiscal year:
(a) Catholic church investigation.
(b) Elder abuse task force.
(c) Conviction integrity unit.
(d) Opioid litigation.
(e) Hate crimes unit.
(f) Payroll fraud enforcement unit.
(g) PFAS contamination. As used in this subdivision, ?PFAS? means perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
(h) Human trafficking.
(i) Robocall enforcement.
(j) Job court.
(k) Organized retail crime unit.
(l) Reducing utility rate increases.
(m) Boy Scouts of America investigation.
(2) For each expenditure required to be reported under subsection (1), the report must include the dollar amount spent by fund source.
Sec. 544.
The department may require all foster care parents, caseworkers, and guardians ad litem to receive trauma-informed training that includes a human trafficking awareness component.
Sec. 581.
From the funds appropriated in part 1 for foster care payments, the department shall allocate $50,000.00 for caseworkers to provide immediate assistance with urgent needs, including, but not limited to, food, clothing, and other basic necessities, for children upon removal from their home or other dangerous environment, including children who are victims of human trafficking. The department shall track the distribution of the funds and by June 1 of the current fiscal year shall submit to the report recipients required in section 246 of this part a report on the number of funds distributed and the number of children impacted.
Sec. 653.
From the funds appropriated in part 1 for food assistance program benefits, an individual who is the victim of domestic violence or human trafficking and does not qualify for any other exemption may be exempt from the 3-month in 36-month limit on receiving food assistance under 7 USC 2015. This exemption can be extended an additional 3 months upon demonstration of continuing need.
Sec. 235.
In collaboration with the Michigan department of health and human services and the Michigan department of education, the department shall advise on initiatives in schools and other educational organizations that include, but are not limited to, training for educators, teachers, and other personnel in school settings for all of the following:
(a) Utilization of trauma-informed practices.
(b) Age-appropriate education and information on human trafficking.
(c) Age-appropriate education and information on sexual abuse prevention.