June 6, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Franz, Zorn, Genetski, Roberts, Kurtz, Brown, Kelly, Potvin, MacMaster, Dianda, Bumstead, Somerville, MacGregor, Tlaib, Lori, Abed and Oakes and referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
A bill to amend 2004 PA 363, entitled
"Military family relief fund act,"
by amending sections 2 and 4 (MCL 35.1212 and 35.1214).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of military and veterans
affairs.
(b) "Family" or "families" means the military dependents as
determined by the qualified individual's branch of service.
(c) "Fund" means the military family relief fund created in
section 3.
(d) "Need" means an unforeseen situation that causes a
temporary or short-term financial emergency or hardship that a
grant under this act will resolve and for which an applicant can
demonstrate the ability to meet expenses in the future.
(e) (d)
"Qualified individual"
means an individual who meets
all of the following criteria:
(i) The individual is or was a member of a reserve component of
the
United States armed forces based in this state or who is a
resident of this state serving in a reserve component of the United
States armed forces based in another state and is called to active
duty by the president of the United States or the United States
secretary of defense as a result of national response to September
11, 2001 or as a response to a national emergency declared by the
president of the United States and for which funds are being spent
by the federal government.
(ii) The individual's family can document the need for
financial assistance for clothing, food, housing, utilities,
medical services or prescriptions, insurance payments, vehicle
payments, or other related necessities of daily living in either of
the following situations:
(A)
The need occurred during the time the individual is on
active
duty.more than 30 days after
a unit received a mobilization
order for active federal service or within 6 months after a unit
returned from active federal service.
(B) The need occurred because the individual has incurred a
line of duty injury or illness.
(f) (e)
"Reserve components of the
United States armed forces"
means all of the following:
(i) The army national guard of the United States.
(ii) The army, naval, marine corps, air force, and coast guard
reserves.
(iii) The air national guard of the United States.
(g) "Unit" means a mobilized unit in which the qualified
individual is in active federal service.
Sec. 4. (1) Each year that the contribution designation
program under section 438 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA
281, MCL 206.438, is in effect, an amount equal to the cumulative
designations, plus interest and dividends earned, made under that
section shall be appropriated from the general fund to the fund for
use solely in support of the purposes provided in this act. No
money from the fund shall be used for the purpose of administering
the fund or implementing section 438 of the income tax act of 1967,
1967 PA 281, MCL 206.438, except for the express purpose of
advertising, marketing, or otherwise promoting the goals of the
fund to the public.
(2) The money in the fund shall not be used by the department
to replace funds otherwise designated to support similar programs
within the department.