SB-0532, As Passed Senate, December 15, 2015

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 532

     A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

(MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 176.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 176. (1) The judicial electronic filing fund is created

in the state treasury. The money in the fund shall be used as

provided in this section.

     (2) The state treasurer shall credit to the judicial

electronic filing fund deposits of proceeds from the collection of

revenue from court fees as provided in this act and shall credit

all income from investment credited to the fund by the state

treasurer. The state treasurer may invest money in the fund in any

manner authorized by law for the investment of state money.

However, an investment shall not interfere with any apportionment,

allocation, or payment of money as required by this section. The

state treasurer shall credit to the fund all income earned as a

result of an investment of money in the fund. Except as provided in

subsection (3), the unencumbered balance remaining in the fund at

the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not

revert to the general fund.

     (3) The state court administrative office shall administer the

judicial electronic filing fund created under subsection (1). Money

from the fund shall be expended to support the implementation,

operation, and maintenance of a statewide electronic filing system

and supporting technology as provided in this section and chapter

19A. Using a competitive bidding process, the supreme court and the

state court administrative office may develop a statewide

electronic filing system to facilitate statewide electronic filing

of court documents.

     (4) The state court administrative office shall be reimbursed

annually from the judicial electronic filing fund for all

reasonable costs associated with the administration of this

section, including judicial and staff training, on-site management

assistance, and software development and conversion.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January

1, 2016.

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) Senate Bill No. 531.

     (b) Senate Bill No. 533.

     (c) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 5028 (request no.

02252'15).

     (d) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 5029 (request no.

02253'15).

     (e) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 5030 (request no.

02254'15).