# MCL 722.954a

MCL 722.954a, “Placement of child in supervising agency's care; determination of placement with relative; good cause exception;…”, is an MCL section of [1994 PA 203](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-1f89-73a8-b94a-5ec0fe42d676); in force.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-c7cc-75eb-82e7-19a414f8e309>

Within: [1994 PA 203](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-1f89-73a8-b94a-5ec0fe42d676)

Type: [schema:Legislation](https://schema.org/Legislation)

- `adms:identifier`: [mcl-object mcl-722-954a](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-c7cd-714a-ab09-a24627f080d6)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`: [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-722-954a](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-c7cc-75eb-82e7-19a3949d90c4)
- `schema:isPartOf`: [1994 PA 203](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-1f89-73a8-b94a-5ec0fe42d676)
- `schema:legislationIdentifier`: MCL 722.954a
- `schema:legislationJurisdiction`: [Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-57ff-7219-9e2f-cdc1b39bd0fa)
- `schema:legislationLegalForce`: [schema:InForce](https://schema.org/InForce)
- `schema:legislationType`: [MCL section](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/mclSection)
- `schema:name`: Placement of child in supervising agency's care; determination of placement with relative; good cause exception; notification; special consideration and preference to child's relative; placement of siblings; documentation of decision; review hearing.
- `schema:url`: [https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-722-954a](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-722-954a)
- `skos:prefLabel`: MCL 722.954a

## Elsewhere

- [Official page](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-722-954a) (www.legislature.mi.gov)

## Pointing here

- Changed by bills (4; `schema:legislationChanges`):
  - [HB 4803 (2023-2024)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d568-a7d7-7469-8375-9d91eea1f247)
  - [HB 5243 (2021-2022)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d567-d1c2-70c4-84c8-5e964af8a36d)
  - [HB 6051 (2019-2020)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d567-51ae-70d9-b09c-2faa4eab591d)
  - [SB 1166 (2021-2022)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d568-2d8d-767a-9732-4ef51733e375)
- Amended by (3; `eli:amends`):
  - [2010 PA 265](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-37c7-777b-beb7-fdbf234d5c4e)
  - [2016 PA 190](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-37c5-7792-bc9a-5b74b664023e)
  - [2022 PA 211](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-37c8-7127-9bf9-f1623872b62e)
- Its changes, from (1; `eli:changes`):
  - [1997 PA 172](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-37bf-75bc-919c-a196a65678c8)

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