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Code · Michigan · Chapter 722 — Children

722.135 Local foster care review board; membership; terms; persons ineligible for appointment to local board; election of chairperson and vice-chairperson; meetings; trai

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722.135 Local foster care review board; membership; terms; persons ineligible for appointment to local board; election of chairperson and vice-chairperson; meetings; training sessions; reimbursement of expenses; removal of member.
Sec. 5.
(1)A local board shall be composed of 5 members who reside within the jurisdiction of the local board, and who represent to the maximum extent possible the socio-economic, racial, and ethnic groups residing within that jurisdiction. A local board may have 1 or more alternate members who serve when an appointed board member is unavailable.
(2)A local board member shall serve a renewable 3-year term. Of the initial members, 3 members shall serve for 3 years, and 2 members shall serve for 2 years.
(3)A person employed by a child care organization, the family independence agency, or the court shall not be appointed to a local board.
(4)A local board shall elect 1 of its members to serve as chairperson and 1 to serve as vice-chairperson. Each shall serve for a term of 1 year.
(5)A local board shall meet at a place and time specified by the state court administrative office and approved by the chairperson of the local board.
(6)Each member of a local board shall attend an orientation training session and subsequent training sessions as required by the state court administrative office.
(7)The members of a local board shall serve without compensation. Reimbursement of expenses of members of the local board shall be in accordance with standard travel reimbursement rates established annually by the department of management and budget.
(8)A local board member may be removed for cause by the state court administrator.
History: 1984, Act 422, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1984 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 159, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 74, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1989 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 170 , Eff. Mar. 31, 1998
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