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MI SB1100

Bill

Status

Enrolled

12/15/2016

Primary Sponsor

Dave Hildenbrand

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Origin

Senate

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Creates the Michigan Veterans' Facility Authority as a public body corporate within the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to develop and operate long-term care facilities for honorably discharged veterans and their dependents.

  • Establishes a 9-member board of directors including the department director, three veterans' organization representatives, three healthcare professionals, and two additional members appointed from lists provided by legislative leaders.

  • Authorizes the authority to issue up to $150,000,000 in special revenue bonds to fund facility construction and improvement, with bond proceeds not to be used for operating costs.

  • Requires the authority to file annual reports to the governor and legislature detailing facility status, census, financial accounting, staff costs, and recommendations, with supplemental quarterly reports if a facility opening is planned.

  • Makes authority property and operations tax-exempt and exempts bonds from the revised municipal finance act while subjecting them to the agency financing reporting act.

Legislative Description

State financing and management; authorities; Michigan veterans' facility authority; create. Creates new act.

State financing and management: authorities

Last Action

Presented To Governor 12/29/2016 @ 4:32 Pm 12/30/16 Addenda

12/30/2016

Committee Referrals

Appropriations12/1/2016
Veterans, Military Affairs And Homeland Security9/21/2016

Full Bill Text

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