February 5, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Law, Bieda, Hopgood, Gleason, Spade, Tobocman, Sak, Murphy, Elkins, Pappageorge, Gillard, Meisner, Smith, Hunter, Hood, Zelenko, Gieleghem, Phillips, Vagnozzi, Dennis, Sheltrown, Vander Veen, Nofs, Woodward, Condino, Wojno, Accavitti, O'Neil, Brown, Adamini, Plakas, Farrah, Kolb, Lipsey, Cheeks, McConico, Jamnick, Reeves, Minore, Williams, Clack, Ruth Johnson, Palmer, Voorhees, Hager, Hardman, Richardville, Ehardt, Pumford, Woronchak, Gaffney, Rocca and Meyer and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.
A bill to amend 1946 (1st Ex Sess) PA 9, entitled
"An act to create the Michigan veterans' trust fund, and to
define who shall be eligible to receive assistance therefrom; to
provide for the disbursement of the income thereof and surplus
therein; to create a board of trustees, and to prescribe its
powers and duties; to provide for county and district committees,
and their powers, duties, and expenses; to prescribe penalties;
and to make appropriations to carry out the provisions of this
act,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 35.602).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 2. (1)
For the purposes of the administration of
2 this act, a Michigan veteran is a veteran as that term is defined
3 by Act No. 190 of the
Public Acts of l965, as amended, shall be
4 deemed to be a person,
male or female, 1965 PA 190, MCL
35.61 to
5 35.62, whose legal
residence immediately prior to entering the
6 service in the armed forces of the United States was in Michigan,
7 who if by induction, enlistment, commission, warrant,
or other
8 means that veteran
entered upon or was in active service in the
1 armed forces of the
United States , at any time for at least
2 180 days from and
after the date as defined by Act No. 190 of
3 the Public Acts of
1965, as amended, being sections 35.61 and
4 35.62 of the Michigan
Compiled Laws, or Vietnam era, as
5 determined for the
purposes of administration of this act,
6 whether by induction,
enlistment, commission, warrant, or
7 otherwise, and who during a period described in section 1 of
8 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61, and if that veteran has been honorably
9 discharged, retired, or
separated therefrom, or who from that
10 service or has reverted
to an inactive status therefrom from
11 that service under honorable conditions. However, former members
12 of the women's auxiliary army corps who refused to accept
13 transfer to or induction
into the women's army corps shall not
14 be deemed to be are not Michigan veterans. within
the meaning
15 of this definition. A veteran who did not have legal residence
16 in Michigan immediately prior
to before entering the military
17 service in the armed forces of the United States may become
18 eligible to for
benefits administered under this act after
19 having established establishing a legal residence in Michigan.
20 A veteran whose legal
residence was in Michigan prior to before
21 entering military service
will lose loses his or her rights
22 under this act by leaving this state for a period of time
23 exceeding 2 years. A
person who shall have been separated from
24 service in the armed forces of the United States for reason of
25 physical or mental disability incurred in the line of duty prior
26 to the completion of 180 days'
days of service shall be
27 considered is a veteran for the purpose of the
administration
1 of under this act. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection
2 (2), World War II shall
be deemed to be is that period from
3 and after August 27, 1940 , to the inclusive date of through
4 June 30, 1946. Grants made to eligible Michigan veterans between
5 June 30, 1946 , and
the effective date of this act
6 September 23, 1949 are declared
valid. A person otherwise
7 qualified with at least 90 days of service during World War I,
8 the Spanish American War, or the Mexican Wars, as those terms are
9 defined in Act No.
190 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended,
10 shall be deemed section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61, is a
11 veteran for the purposes of this act.
12 (2) A person who served in the merchant marines of the United
13 States during World War II as that term is defined in section 1
14 of 1965 PA 90, MCL 35.61, is a veteran for purposes of this act.
15 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take
16 effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5490
17 (request no. 05884'03 *) of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into
18 law.