Act No. 134

Public Acts of 2007

Approved by the Governor

November 1, 2007

Filed with the Secretary of State

November 1, 2007

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 1, 2007

STATE OF MICHIGAN

94TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

Introduced by Senators Birkholz, Brown, Thomas and Garcia

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 348

AN ACT to establish the Amanda's fund for breast cancer prevention and treatment in the department of community health; to provide for the distribution of money from the fund; to prescribe the duties and powers 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 "Amanda's fund for breast cancer prevention and treatment act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act:

(a) "Breast and cervical cancer control program" or "program" means the comprehensive program implemented in 1991 by the department pursuant to a grant from the federal centers for disease control and prevention to provide certain women with access to life-saving cancer screening services and follow-up care, including cancer treatment if necessary.

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

(c) "Fund" means the Amanda's fund for breast cancer prevention and treatment created in section 3.

Sec. 3. (1) The Amanda's fund for breast cancer prevention and treatment is created in the department to provide funds for screening, follow-up care, and treatment under the breast and cervical cancer control program.

(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.

(5) Money in the fund at the close of the year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general 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.

Sec. 5. The department shall utilize money from the fund to expand the breast and cervical cancer control program's ability to provide screening, follow-up care, and treatment to program participants. This money shall be used to provide direct services to program participants and shall be in addition to any other allocation or appropriation and is intended to enhance appropriations to the breast and cervical cancer control program and not to replace or supplant those appropriations.

Sec. 6. Money from the fund may be used as matching funds for a federal grant or a grant from the national cancer institute if those funds are to be used for the purposes described under section 5.

Sec. 7. The money in the fund that is available for distribution shall be appropriated each year. If money remains in the fund at the close of the state fiscal year, that money shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 347 of the 94th Legislature is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor