HOUSE BILL No. 5589

 

January 24, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Lemmons, Jr., Alma Smith, Vagnozzi, Anderson, Brown, Zelenko, Meisner, Espinoza, Lipsey, Wojno, Cheeks, Donigan, Williams, Polidori, Tobocman, Mayes, Clemente, Farrah, Plakas, Gleason, Virgil Smith, Kolb, Angerer, Hood and Lemmons, III and referred to the Committee on Insurance.

 

     A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled

 

"The insurance code of 1956,"

 

(MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 2128a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 2128a. The commissioner shall develop by January 1, 2007

 

a comprehensive community education program. In developing the

 

community education program, the commissioner shall form a

 

consortium of government officials and others having expertise in

 

relevant subject areas, including, but not limited to,

 

representatives of the secretary of state, department of

 

transportation, state police, and local law enforcement. The

 

community education program shall be designed to educate community

 

leaders as to specific steps that they can take to reduce home and

 

automobile premiums in their communities, including, but not


 

limited to, education efforts, fire prevention law enforcement

 

activities, improving traffic infrastructure, and increasing public

 

transportation. The commissioner shall promote and distribute the

 

community education program by July 1, 2007.