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SENATE BILL NO. 1059
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled
"Child protection law,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 722.623), as amended by 2022 PA 66.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. (1) An individual is required to report under this act 1
as follows: 2
(a) A physician, dentist, physician's assistant, registered 3
dental hygienist, medical examiner, nurse, person licensed to 4
provide emergency medical care, audiologist, psychologist, physical 5
June 23, 2026, Introduced by Senator MOSS and referred to Committee on Housing and Human
Services.
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therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, 1
athletic trainer, marriage and family therapist, licensed 2
professional counselor, social worker, licensed master's social 3
worker, licensed bachelor's social worker, registered social 4
service technician, social service technician, a person employed in 5
a professional capacity in any office of the friend of the court, 6
school administrator, school counselor or teacher, law enforcement 7
officer, member of the clergy, or regulated child care provider who 8
has reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or child neglect shall 9
make an immediate report to centralized intake by telephone, or, if 10
available, through the online reporting system, of the suspected 11
child abuse or child neglect. Within Not later than 72 hours after 12
making an oral report by telephone to centralized intake, the 13
reporting person shall file a written report as required in under 14
this act. If the immediate report has been made using the online 15
reporting system and that report includes the information required 16
in a written report under subsection (2), that report is considered 17
a written report for the purposes of this section and no additional 18
written report is required. The department shall prioritize a 19
written report from a member of the staff of a school in the online 20
reporting system and place the written report on a priority list 21
for investigation. If the reporting person is a member of the staff 22
of a hospital, agency, or school, the reporting person shall notify 23
the person in charge of the hospital, agency, or school of his or 24
her the reporting person's finding and that the report has been 25
made, and shall make a copy of the written or electronic report 26
available to the person in charge. A notification to the person in 27
charge of a hospital, agency, or school does not relieve the member 28
of the staff of the hospital, agency, or school of the obligation 29
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of reporting to the department as required by under this section. 1
One report from a hospital, agency, or school is adequate to meet 2
the reporting requirement. A member of the staff of a hospital, 3
agency, or school shall not be dismissed or otherwise penalized for 4
making a report required by under this act or for cooperating in an 5
investigation. 6
(b) A department employee who is 1 of the following and has 7
reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or child neglect shall make 8
a report of suspected child abuse or child neglect to the 9
department in the same manner as required under subdivision (a): 10
(i) Eligibility specialist. 11
(ii) Family independence manager. 12
(iii) Family independence specialist. 13
(iv) Social services specialist. 14
(v) Social work specialist. 15
(vi) Social work specialist manager. 16
(vii) Welfare services specialist. 17
(c) Any employee of an organization or entity that, as a 18
result of federal funding statutes, regulations, or contracts, 19
would be prohibited from reporting in the absence of a state 20
mandate or court order. A person An individual required to report 21
under this subdivision shall report in the same manner as required 22
under subdivision (a). 23
(2) The written report or a report made using the online 24
reporting system must contain the name of the child and a 25
description of the child abuse or child neglect. If possible, the 26
report shall must contain the names and addresses of the child's 27
parents, the child's guardian, the persons individuals with whom 28
the child resides, and the child's age. The report shall must 29
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contain other information available to the reporting person that 1
might establish the cause of the child abuse or child neglect, and 2
the manner in which the child abuse or child neglect occurred. 3
(3) The department shall inform the reporting person of the 4
required contents of the written report at the time the oral report 5
is made by the reporting person. 6
(4) The written report required in under this section must be 7
mailed or otherwise transmitted to centralized intake. 8
(5) Upon On receipt of a written report of suspected child 9
abuse or child neglect, the department may provide copies to the 10
prosecuting attorney and the probate court of the counties in which 11
the child suspected of being abused or neglected resides and is 12
found. 13
(6) If an allegation, written report, or subsequent 14
investigation of suspected child abuse or child neglect indicates a 15
violation of section 136b, 145c, 462a to 462h, or 520b to 520g of 16
the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.136b, 750.145c, 17
750.462a to 750.462h, and 750.520b to 750.520g, or a violation of 18
section 7401c of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 19
333.7401c, involving methamphetamine has occurred, or if the 20
allegation, written report, or subsequent investigation indicates 21
that the suspected child abuse or child neglect was committed by an 22
individual who is not a person responsible for the child's health 23
or welfare, including, but not limited to, a member of the clergy, 24
a teacher, a teacher's aide, or an individual 18 years of age or 25
older who is involved in a youth program, the department must 26
transmit a copy of the allegation or written report and the results 27
of any investigation to a law enforcement agency in the county in 28
which the incident occurred. If an allegation, written report, or 29
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subsequent investigation indicates that the individual who 1
committed the suspected child abuse or child neglect is a child 2
care provider and the department believes that the report has basis 3
in fact, the department shall, within 24 hours after completion of 4
the allegation, written report, or subsequent investigation, 5
transmit a copy of the written report or the results of the 6
investigation to the child care regulatory agency with authority 7
over the child care provider's child care organization or adult 8
foster care location authorized to care for a child. 9
(7) If a local law enforcement agency receives an allegation 10
or written report of suspected child abuse or child neglect or 11
discovers evidence of or receives a report of an individual 12
allowing a child to be exposed to or to have contact with 13
methamphetamine production, and the allegation, written report, or 14
subsequent investigation indicates that the child abuse or child 15
neglect or allowing a child to be exposed to or to have contact 16
with methamphetamine production, was committed by a person 17
responsible for the child's health or welfare, the local law 18
enforcement agency shall refer the allegation or provide a copy of 19
the written report and the results of any investigation to the 20
county department of the county in which the abused or neglected 21
child is found, as required by under subsection (1)(a). If an 22
allegation, written report, or subsequent investigation indicates 23
that the individual who committed the suspected child abuse or 24
child neglect or allowed a child to be exposed to or to have 25
contact with methamphetamine production, is a child care provider 26
and the local law enforcement agency believes that the report has 27
basis in fact, the local law enforcement agency shall transmit a 28
copy of the written report or the results of the investigation to 29
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the child care regulatory agency with authority over the child care 1
provider's child care organization or adult foster care location 2
authorized to care for a child. Neither this This subsection nor or 3
subsection (1) relieves does not relieve the department of its 4
responsibilities to investigate reports of suspected child abuse or 5
child neglect under this act. 6
(8) For purposes of this act, the pregnancy of a child less 7
than 12 years of age or the presence of a sexually transmitted 8
infection in a child who is over 1 month of age but less than 12 9
years of age is reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or child 10
neglect has occurred. 11
(9) In conducting an investigation of child abuse or child 12
neglect, if the department suspects that a child has been exposed 13
to or has had contact with methamphetamine production, the 14
department shall immediately contact the law enforcement agency in 15
the county in which the incident occurred. 16