February 26, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Johnson, Jenkins, Muxlow, Schmidt, Rendon, Lauwers, Somerville, Glardon, Yanez, Daley, Kowall and Oakes and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811u.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 811u. (1) The secretary of state shall develop and, upon
application, may issue a fund-raising plate and a matching
collector plate promoting hospice and palliative care. The
secretary of state in conjunction with the Michigan hospice and
palliative care organization shall design the fund-raising plate
authorized in this section.
(2) Fund-raising donations for plates promoting hospice and
palliative care collected under sections 811f and 811g shall be
disbursed under section 811h by the secretary of state to the state
treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the hospice and
palliative care fund created under subsection (3).
(3) The hospice and palliative care fund is created within the
state treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other
assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state
treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state
treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund
investments. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year
shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
The department of treasury shall be the administrator of the fund
for auditing purposes. The state treasurer shall disburse the money
in the fund on a quarterly basis to the Michigan hospice and
palliative care organization.