HOUSE BILL No. 4883

 

June 7, 2007, Introduced by Rep. Jackson and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

     A bill to amend 2000 PA 489, entitled

 

"Michigan trust fund act,"

 

by amending section 9 (MCL 12.259), as added by 2005 PA 232.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 9. (1) The Michigan merit award trust fund is established

 

in the department of treasury. The Michigan merit award trust fund

 

shall consist only of interest and earnings from Michigan merit

 

award trust fund investments, donations of money made to the trust

 

fund from any source, and any money allocated as provided by law.

 

     (2) Money in the Michigan merit award trust fund at the close

 

of a fiscal year shall remain in the Michigan merit award trust

 

fund and shall not revert to the general fund.

 

     (3) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the

 


Michigan merit award trust fund.

 

     (4) Except as otherwise provided in section 7(5), each fiscal

 

year, tobacco settlement revenue received by this state that is not

 

considered a TSR as that term is defined under the Michigan tobacco

 

settlement finance authority act, 2005 PA 226, MCL 129.261 to

 

129.279, minus any money received from the Michigan higher

 

education student loan authority under the higher education loan

 

authority act, 1975 PA 222, MCL 390.1151 to 390.1165, or from any

 

other revenue source, shall be allocated to the Michigan merit

 

award trust fund.