SB-1261, As Passed Senate, December 14, 2012

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1261

     A bill to amend 1984 PA 22, entitled

"Michigan civilian conservation corps act,"

by amending sections 2, 3, and 4 (MCL 409.302, 409.303, and

409.304), sections 2 and 3 as amended by 1994 PA 394 and section 4

as amended by 1985 PA 30, and by adding a heading for chapter I.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     CHAPTER I MICHIGAN CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS STATE PROGRAM

     Sec. 2. As used in this act:chapter:

     (a) "Chief" means the chief administrator of the Michigan

civilian conservation corps appointed pursuant to section 4.

     (b) "Commission" means the Michigan jobs commission or its

successor agency.

(a) (c) "Corps" means the Michigan civilian conservation corps

established under this chapter.

(b) (d) "Corpsmember" means a participant in the corps.

(c) (e) "Department" means the department of natural

resources.

     (d) "Director" means the director of the department.

(e) (f) "Endowment fund" means the Michigan civilian

conservation corps endowment fund created in section 12a.

     (g) "Minority" means a person who is black, hispanic,

oriental, eskimo, or an American Indian who is not less than 1/4

quantum Indian blood as certified by the person's tribal

association and verified by the Indian affairs commission.

     (h) "Recipient" means a city, village, county, township,

school district, or intermediate school district of this state.

     (f) "Guideline" means that term as it is defined in section 3

of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL

24.203.

(g) (i) "Resident" means an individual who has in this state

the individual's true, fixed, and permanent home and principal

establishment to which the individual intends to return whenever

absent. An individual is a resident until the individual

establishes a permanent establishment outside this state.

     (h) "Rule" means that term as it is defined in section 7 of

the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.207.

Sec. 3. (1) The Michigan civilian conservation corps is

established jointly within the department and the commission for

the purpose of conserving, doing all of the following:

     (a) Conserving, improving, and developing this state's

Senate Bill No. 1261 (S-1) as amended December 11, 2012

natural, cultural, and recreational resources. , and for enhancing,

     (b) Enhancing, preserving, and maintaining public lands and

waters state-owned lands and waters under control of the department

through the employment of residents of this state in work training

programs. The department may administer on a contractual basis a

grant program that dispenses funds to recipients.

     (c) Providing field experience and training to residents of

the state who are interested in pursuing natural, cultural, or

recreational resource related careers.

     (d) Enhancing public access, recreation opportunities, and

natural resource based economic activities on state-owned land

under control of the department.

     (2) The work training programs required by this section and

section 5 conducted by the corps shall provide work experience for

certain residents of this state that will increase their likelihood

of obtaining future employment or enhancing their future

educational opportunities, or both.

     Sec. 4. The governor by and with the advice and consent of the

senate shall appoint a chief to administer the corps. The chief The

department shall administer the corps. In administering the corps,

the department shall do all of the following:

     (a) Recruit and employ corpsmembers who meet the requirements

of section 6 6a. [The Workforce Development Agency in coordination with

 its local service delivery partners, the Michigan Works! Agencies, may identify and refer eligible candidates to the corps for possible participation as corpsmembers.  These recommendations are advisory in nature, are non-binding upon the agency's decisions to employ certain corpsmembers and do not preclude the department from considering eligible participants from any other sources.]The level of corpsmember participation and

enrollment in fiscal year 1985-86 shall not exceed 500

corpsmembers. In fiscal year 1986-87 and thereafter the level of

corpsmember participation and enrollment shall not exceed 850

corpsmembers.

     (b) Select work training programs for the corps that meet the

requirements of section 5.

     (c) Execute employment contracts containing terms and

conditions as are considered necessary and desirable for the

employment of corpsmembers.

     (d) Execute contracts with the federal government and

recipients for the implementation of this act.

     (e) Apply for and accept grants or contributions of funds,

when appropriate, from any public or private source.

     (f) Purchase, rent, or otherwise acquire or obtain necessary

property, supplies, instruments, tools, and equipment necessary for

the implementation of this act.

     (g) Appoint supervisors, Employ instructors, mentors,

trainers, safety officers, and such medical and other personnel as

he or she the department considers appropriate.

     (h) Establish rules of conduct designed to maintain order and

discipline in each corps program.

     (i) Adopt guidelines, promulgate rules, and take any other

action necessary to implement this act.

     (j) Contact colleges and universities in this state with

natural, cultural, or recreational resource related curricula to

facilitate university-based programs that will do 1 or more of the

following:

     (i) Provide credit to corpsmembers for their participation in

the corps.

     (ii) Recognize participation in the corps for field experience.

     (iii) Recognize participation in the corps as an internship.

     (k) Collaborate with businesses, nonprofit organizations, and

other interested persons to develop funding sources for the corps.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 96th Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) Senate Bill No. 1262.

     (b) Senate Bill No. 1263.

     (c) Senate Bill No. 1264.

     (d) Senate Bill No. 1265.