HOUSE BILL No. 4904


     June 10, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Schermesser, Goschka, Hanley, DeHart, Hale, McBryde, Leland, Kelly, Wojno, Prusi and Parks and referred to the Committee on Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs.


        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.  For the purposes of  the administration of  this

 2    act, a Michigan veteran IS A VETERAN as THAT TERM IS defined by

 3     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 OR MERCHANT MARINES OF THE UNITED

 7    STATES was in Michigan,  who  IF BY INDUCTION, ENLISTMENT,



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 1    COMMISSION, WARRANT, OR OTHER MEANS THAT VETERAN entered  upon 

 2    or was in active service in the armed forces OR MERCHANT MARINES

 3    of the United States  ,  at any time for at least 180 days  from

 4     and after the date as defined by Act No. 190 of the Public Acts

 5     of 1965, as amended, being sections 35.61 and 35.62 of the

 6     Michigan Compiled Laws, or Vietnam era, as determined for the

 7     purposes of administration of this act, whether by induction,

 8     enlistment, commission, warrant, or otherwise, and who  DURING A

 9    PERIOD DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 OF 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61, AND IF

10    THAT VETERAN has been honorably discharged, retired, or separated

11     therefrom, or who  FROM THAT SERVICE OR has reverted to an inac-

12    tive status  therefrom  FROM THAT SERVICE under honorable

13    conditions.  However, former members of the women's auxiliary

14    army corps who refused to accept transfer to or induction into

15    the women's army corps  shall not be deemed to be  ARE NOT

16    MICHIGAN veterans.  within the meaning of this definition.  A

17    veteran who did not have legal residence in Michigan immediately

18    prior to entering  the military  service IN THE ARMED FORCES OR

19    MERCHANT MARINES OF THE UNITED STATES may become eligible  to 

20    FOR benefits  administered  under this act after  having

21     established  ESTABLISHING a legal residence in Michigan.  A vet-

22    eran whose legal residence was in Michigan prior to entering mil-

23    itary service  will lose  LOSES his OR HER rights under this act

24    by leaving this state for a period of time exceeding 2 years.  A

25    person  who shall have been  separated FROM SERVICE IN THE ARMED

26    FORCES OR MERCHANT MARINES OF THE UNITED STATES for reason of

27    physical or mental disability incurred in the line of duty prior



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 1    to the completion of 180  days'  DAYS OF service  shall be

 2     considered  IS a veteran  for the purpose of the administration

 3     of  UNDER this act.  World War II  shall be deemed to be  IS that

 4    period from  and after  August 27, 1940  , to the inclusive date

 5     of  THROUGH June 30, 1946.  Grants made to eligible Michigan vet-

 6    erans between June 30, 1946  ,  and  the effective date of this

 7     act  SEPTEMBER 23, 1949 are  declared  valid.  A person otherwise

 8    qualified with at least 90 days of service during World War I,

 9    THE Spanish American War, or THE Mexican Wars, as THOSE TERMS ARE

10    defined in  Act No. 190 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended,

11     shall be deemed  SECTION 1 OF 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61, IS a vet-

12    eran for the purposes of this act.

13         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

14    effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____

15    (request no. 01255'97) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into

16    law.

























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