2024 Senate Bill 694

Children: child care; definitions in the child care organizations act; revise.

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,” by amending sections 1 and 9 (MCL 722.111 and 722.119), section 1 as amended by 2023 PA 173 and section 9 as amended by 2022 PA 71; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 18, 2024

Introduced by Sen. Mary Cavanagh (D-6) and five co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Dayna Polehanki (D-5), Erika Geiss (D-1), Veronica Klinefelt (D-11), Sam Singh (D-28) and Sue Shink (D-14)

Referred to the Committee on Oversight

Feb. 7, 2024

Reported with substitute S-1

Feb. 13, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole