# Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1: Family independence agency; creation; powers and duties; director, assistants, and employees; rules; successor to juvenile institute commission; other references > Michigan · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-280-of-1939_S400.1 ## Section - **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1 - **Heading:** Family independence agency; creation; powers and duties; director, assistants, and employees; rules; successor to juvenile institute commission; other references - **Jurisdiction:** Michigan - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.1 ## Text Sec. 1. 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. History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939; Am. 1943, Act 208, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1943; Am. 1947, Act 224, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1947; CL 1948, 400.1; Am. 1957, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1972, Act 301, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Am. 1995, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ## Nearby sections - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1 Family independence agency; creation; powers and duties; director, assistants, and employees; rules; successor to juvenile institute commission; other references.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-280-of-1939_S400.1.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1a Social welfare act; short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-280-of-1939_S400.1a.md) - [Mich. Comp. 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Laws § 400.9 Rules for conduct of hearings; procedure; hearing authority; powers and duties; review; representation of department; compliance with Open Meetings Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-280-of-1939_S400.9.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-280-of-1939_S400.1. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.