SENATE BILL No. 740

 

 

September 7, 2005, Introduced by Senator SWITALSKI and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1937 PA 329, entitled

 

"An act providing for compensation to certain peace officers

injured in active duty, and payment to surviving spouses and

dependents in case of death arising from active duty; and to make

an appropriation therefor,"

 

by amending section 3 (MCL 419.103), as amended by 2002 PA 103.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 3. (1)  The amount  Except as provided in subsection (2),

 

the payments provided for in this act shall be paid from the state

 

general fund.  of the state treasury, from money appropriated from

 

said general fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, and

 

every fiscal year thereafter, a sufficient sum to carry out the

 

provisions of this act.

 

     (2) Money in the public safety officers benefit fund, created

 

under section 3 of the public officers benefit act, 2004 PA 46, MCL


 

28.633, may be expended for the purposes described in section 2.

 

Subject to subsection (3), the commission on law enforcement

 

standards, created under the commission on law enforcement

 

standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.616, shall direct the

 

payment of any funds described in this subsection.

 

     (3) The department of attorney general shall review all claims

 

under this act and  satisfy himself or herself of  verify the

 

merits of the claim before authorizing payment.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 741                                   

 

          of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.