HB-6193, As Passed Senate, December 19, 2008
June 3, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Pastor, Shaffer, Meltzer, Stakoe, Acciavatti, Horn, Casperson, Huizenga, LaJoy, David Law, Amos, Walker and Dean and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
A bill to establish the children's miracle network fund in the
department of community health; to provide for the distribution of
the money from the fund; to prescribe the powers and duties of
certain agencies and officials; and to provide for appropriations.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"children's miracle network fund act".
Sec. 3. As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of community health.
(b) "Fund" means the children's miracle network fund created
in section 5.
Sec. 5. (1) The children's miracle network fund is created in
the department to provide funds for donation to the children's
miracle network to support the children's miracle network hospitals
located in this state in providing life-saving pediatric care,
House Bill No. 6193 as amended December 11, 2008
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. 7. The money, interest, and earnings of the fund shall be
expended solely for donations to the children's miracle network to
support the children's miracle network hospitals located in this
state in providing life-saving pediatric care, education, and
research. [The money, interest, and earnings of the fund shall be
expended among the children's miracle network hospitals in this state in the same proportion that each children's miracle network hospital's annual fund-raising revenue is to the total annual amount of fund-raising revenue of all children's miracle network hospitals in this state as reported to the national children's miracle network organization. Each children's miracle network hospital in this state shall annually report to the department its fund-raising revenue on a form prescribed by the department.]
Sec. 9. 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.
Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless
Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6194(request no. 03353'07 **)
of the 94th Legislature is enacted into law.