RUNNING HEAD: BILL ANALYSIS

Bill Analysis
Tonita Baldridge
Marygrove College
Professor Diane McMillan
SW314-51

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Abstract

This paper addresses what happens to a policy/bill once its introduced to the House of
Representative or to the Senate. It describes the legislation process that takes place in order for
the bill to be accepted and/or rejected before it becomes a law.

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Policy/Bill Title

The title of this bill is Human Trafficking. The policy/bill was introduced October 13,
2013. It is accompanied by a series of other bills that was introduced in legislation to address the
people who are victims of the human trafficking trade. In 2013, the Michigan legislator
formulated and passed six addition laws in conjunction to this bill, to address this crime. Human
trafficking is one of the fastest growing crimes to date, and Michigan is one of the key states it
takes place in. More laws are being formulated everyday!

The Bill number

The bill number is 0593; this bill provides updated provisions for help, for those children
who are victims of the human trafficking trade. It is a bill that requires the agencies that is
placing a child for foster care or adoption to give special attention to the childs welfare. The
agency that places the child must be aware of any special needs the child may have because of
their plight. They must also make the foster parent aware of those needs before the child is
placed into their care. The foster parent must be aware that the child my need the services of
mental health professionals, counseling, and any other services that will address the childs
trauma stemming from being a victim of human trafficking.

The Level of Government of the Bill

The bill was first sponsored in the Michigan Senate. The (primary person) was Senator
John Proos along with a host of other Senators that was responsible for the formulation of this
bill. The bill was referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors and Human Services. . The bill
is a revision or amendment to the 1994 public act 203 which is the Foster care and adoption
services act.

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Keywords, Phase or Concept of Policy/Bill

The Key words associated with this policy/bill are Children, Foster care Victims
and Services. These are the key words that describe the essence of what the policy/bill is
designed to address; which is Children who are placed in foster care and are victims of human
trafficking need to have access to the necessary services to address their needs.

Where the Policy/Bill resides?

The bill currently does not reside in any committee. Both the Senate and the House
quickly agreed to pass the bill when it was put before them to vote on.

What is the Status of thePolicy/Bill?

The current status of the bill is that it was recently passed into a law. Governor Snyder
signed off on it on October 15, 2014. It took approximately one year form the time the bill was
introduced by the Senate until it was passed into a law.

How Did My Legislator Voted on Policy/Bill?

This bill along with six other Human trafficking policies/bills was introduced to the
House of Representative by the Michigan Senate. The bill was passed on to the Criminal Justice
Committee of the House of Representative to be reviewed. The committee was in full
agreement with the Senate that the bill was appropriate in addressing the growing need of the
victims of human trafficking, in hopes of enabling them to move forward with their lives. The
House of Representative who serves my district is Brain Banks. He resides over District 1 in
Detroit. He also serves on the Criminal Justice Committee which voted to approve this bill

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Why I Did or Did Not Support this Policy/Bill

I supported this bill because human trafficking has gotten tremendous publicity in the last
couple of years. I also found out that Michigan is a one of the major states that has this growing
problem of human trafficking. More people, especially children are being victimized by this
crime. These individuals are no doubt going to be scared mentally and well physically.
Unfortunately, more laws of this nature are sure to follow as we learn more and more about the
effect it has on the victims. This law is detrimental to helping children as well as adults get the
proper help they need if they are to ever lead a successful life.

Impressions/Conclusions
I choose this policy/bill because it was among a few policies/bills that went the whole
distant by being passed by both the House and the Senate. There were so many policy/bills that
were introduced but never went any further then just being introduced. Many of these
policies/bills still remain on the docket to this day. Many of the police/ bills introduced have to
go through many revisions before the legislator of either party will even consider it. This is why
this bill was so unique to me, because of how quickly it was passed by the legislators of both
sides and signed into a law. The research in doing this assignment has definitely made me aware
of how a bill becomes a law!