Improve Child Foster Care
The Detroit Free Press published an editorial yesterday urging the Michigan Legislature to act quickly on State Representative David Law's (R-27, Commerce Township) proposal to move the Children's Ombudsman's Office to the legislative branch of state government. Quite frankly, I think this is very good idea. It makes the Ombudsman more independent from the institutition that they are in charge of reviewing and such a move would improve the Legislature's ability to exercise its oversight role.
State Representative John Stahl (R-82, North Branch), Chair of the House Committee on Family & Children Service, has scheduled a hearing on Law's proposal (House Bill 6440) for tomorrow at 2 p.m. I encourgage the committee to proceed with Law's proposal expeditiously.
