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MI HB6377
Bill
Status
Passed
12/8/2022
Primary Sponsor
Roger Hauck
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AI Summary
- Creates a county veteran service fund within the state treasury to receive money from any source, with interest and earnings credited to the fund and no year-end lapse to the general fund
- Designates the Michigan veterans affairs agency as fund administrator and authorizes it to disburse grants to counties for veteran service operations within 60 days of receiving a completed grant agreement
- Distributes grant funding through a base amount of $50,000 per county plus a per capita amount based on veteran population using the most recent U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Geographic Distribution of VA Expenditures Report
- Requires grant-eligible counties to maintain at least 70% of pre-October 2018 funding levels, provide minimum 20 hours per week of veteran services, establish remote access to VA computing systems, obtain PIV cards, and submit quarterly and regular financial reports
- Suspends eligibility requirements retroactively for fiscal years ending September 30, 2020, 2021, and 2022 to allow counties to establish emergent need relief programs providing direct financial assistance to veterans through available fund money
Legislative Description
Military affairs: other; distribution structure of the county veteran service fund; modify. Amends sec. 3a of 1953 PA 192 (MCL 35.623a).
Veterans: other
Last Action
Assigned Pa 233'22 With Immediate Effect
12/8/2022
Committee Referrals
Local Government9/27/2022
Appropriations9/15/2022
Full Bill Text
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