Michigan § 400.1 - Family independence agency; creation; powers and duties; director, assistants, and employees; rules; successor to juvenile institute commission; other references.
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§ 400.1. Family independence agency; creation; powers and duties; director, assistants, and employees; rules; successor to juvenile institute commission; other references.
A department of state government is created that shall be known and designated as the family independence agency, and that shall possess the powers granted and perform the duties imposed in this act. The family independence agency shall consist of a director and the assistants and employees appointed or employed in the family independence agency.
The family independence agency is responsible for the operation and supervision of the institutions and facilities established within the family independence agency. The institutions and facilities may be operated on a coeducational basis. The family independence agency shall make and enforce its own rules, not inconsistent with the law governing the institutions or facilities under its control, respecting the conduct of the institutions and facilities, discipline in the institutions and facilities, the care of property, and the welfare of the residents.
The family independence agency shall be, in all respects, the legal successor to the powers, duties and responsibilities of the juvenile institute commission.
A reference in this act to "the state department of social services", "the state department", or "department" means the family independence agency.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 400.1 ("Family independence agency; creation; powers and duties; director, assistants, and employees; rules; successor to juvenile institute commission; other references.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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