HB-6025, As Passed Senate, December 19, 2008

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 6025

     A bill to establish the united way fund in the department of

treasury; to establish the children's hospital of Michigan fund in

the department of community health; to provide for the distribution

of the money from those funds; to prescribe the powers and duties

of certain agencies and officials; and to provide for

appropriations.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

PART 1

     Sec. 1. This part shall be known and may be cited as the

"united way fund act".

     Sec. 2. As used in this act:

     (a) "Department" means the department of treasury.

     (b) "Fund" means the united way fund created in section 3.

     Sec. 3. (1) The united way fund is created in the department

to provide funds for donation to any united way of America

organization located in this state to improve lives by mobilizing

the caring power of communities to provide for basic needs,

including, but not limited to, food, clothing, and shelter.

     (2) The state treasurer shall credit to the fund all amounts

appropriated for this purpose under section 435 of the income tax

act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.435.

     (3) The fund shall consist of the money credited to the fund

pursuant to section 435 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281,

MCL 206.435, any interest and earnings accruing from the saving and

investment of that money, and other appropriations, money, or other

things of value received by the fund.

     (4) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the

fund.

     Sec. 4. (1) The money, interest, and earnings of the fund

shall be expended solely for the purposes described in this act.

     (2) Money granted or received as a gift or donation to the

fund is available for distribution upon appropriation to each

county from which a contribution, gift, or donation was received.

     Sec. 5. Money from the fund may be used as matching funds for

a federal grant if those funds are to be used for the purposes

described under section 3 only if the federal grant will benefit

the county from which the matching funds were received.

     Sec. 6. The money in the fund that is available for

distribution shall be appropriated each year. Money in the fund at

the close of the year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse

to the general fund.

                                PART 2

     Sec. 11. This part shall be known and may be cited as the

"children's hospital of Michigan fund act".

     Sec. 13. As used in this part:

     (a) "Department" means the department of community health.

     (b) "Fund" means the children's hospital of Michigan fund

created in section 15.

     Sec. 15. (1) The children's hospital of Michigan fund is

created in the department to provide funds for donation to the

children's hospital of Michigan to support the children's hospital

of Michigan in providing life-saving pediatric care, education, and

research.

     (2) The state treasurer shall credit to the fund all amounts

appropriated for this purpose under section 435 of the income tax

act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.435, and money from any other

source for deposit into the fund.

     (3) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the

fund. The fund shall consist of the money credited to the fund

pursuant to section 435 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281,

MCL 206.435, any interest and earnings accruing from the saving and

investment of that money, and money from any other source.

     (4) Money in the fund at the close of the year shall remain in

the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

     Sec. 17. The money, interest, and earnings of the fund shall

be expended solely for donations to the children's hospital of

House Bill No. 6025 as amended December 19, 2008

Michigan to support the children's hospital of Michigan in

providing life-saving pediatric care, education, and research.

     Sec. 19. The money in the fund that is available for

distribution shall be appropriated each year. Money granted or

received as a gift or donation to the fund is available for

distribution upon appropriation.

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