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MI HB5279
Bill
Status
6/20/2024
Primary Sponsor
Felicia Brabec
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AI Summary
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Creates a buddy-to-buddy mentorship program within the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency to provide 1-on-1 support to currently serving military members, National Guard, reserves, and veterans in the state.
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Connects participants through volunteer mentors to benefits and resources in education, employment, family issues, financial matters, and health care, as well as mental health and substance use disorder advocates and veteran navigators.
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Permits non-veterans to serve as mentors but requires the agency to make reasonable efforts to recruit veterans for mentor positions.
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Allows the program to receive funding from any source and exempts individual service member and veteran information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Effective only if House Bills 5276, 5277, and 5280, and either Senate Bill ____ or House Bill 5720 are enacted into law.
Legislative Description
Military affairs: other; office of mental health peer mentorship program; establish within the Michigan department of military and veterans affairs. Amends 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.501 - 32.851) by adding sec. 323. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5276'23, HB 5277'23, HB 5280'23, HB 5720'24
Military affairs: other
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Veterans And Emergency Services
6/25/2024