HB-4915, As Passed House, September 18, 2014
July 18, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Lori and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1989 PA 196, entitled
"An act to abolish the criminal assessments commission; to
prescribe certain duties of the crime victim services commission;
to create the crime victim's rights fund; to provide for
expenditures from the fund; to provide for assessments against
criminal defendants and certain juvenile offenders; to provide for
payment of crime victim's rights services; and to prescribe the
powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and
departments,"
by amending section 4 (MCL 780.904), as amended by 2010 PA 280.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4. (1) The crime victim's rights fund is created as a
separate fund in the state treasury. The state treasurer shall
credit to the fund all amounts received under this act and as
provided by law. The state treasurer shall invest fund money in the
same manner as surplus funds are invested under section 3 of 1855
PA 105, MCL 21.143. Earnings from the fund shall be credited to the
fund.
(2) The fund shall be expended only as provided in this act.
Amounts in the fund in excess of the necessary revenue determined
by the commission under section 3(a) may be used for crime victim
compensation under 1976 PA 223, MCL 18.351 to 18.368. Any
additional excess revenue that has not been used for crime victim
compensation may be used to provide for establishment and
maintenance of a statewide trauma system, including staff support
associated with trauma and related emergency medical services
program activities. Not more than $3,500,000.00 shall be expended
for this purpose from the fund in any fiscal year.
(3)
Beginning October 1, 2014, 2018,
the amount expended for
the statewide trauma system from the fund shall not exceed 50% of
the maximum allowable under subsection (2), unless the amount
expended is reasonably proportional to crime victims' utilization
of the statewide trauma system.