October 4, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Yaroch and referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
A bill to amend 1967 PA 150, entitled
"Michigan military act,"
by amending section 251 (MCL 32.651), as amended by 2008 PA 305.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 251. (1) The governor, as commander-in-chief, may
activate within the military establishment such number of units, to
be
known as the Michigan volunteer defense force, as the governor
considers necessary for adequate emergency assistance to the state.
When
activated by proper authority, the Michigan volunteer defense
force shall perform missions as determined by the department of
military and veterans affairs in cooperation with the department of
state police and the state emergency preparedness plan. During
times other than a national emergency, organization of the Michigan
volunteer
defense force shall not exceed 15%
of the Michigan
national
guard National Guard authorized strength.
(2) A list of former officers, warrant officers, and enlisted
personnel
of the Michigan national guard National
Guard shall be
maintained with their consent in the office of the adjutant general
to
aid in forming the Michigan volunteer defense force.
(3) The adjutant general may accept funding for the Michigan
volunteer
defense force from sources other
than the state or
federal
government but shall expend those funds only pursuant to in
accordance with an appropriations act. The adjutant general shall
deposit the funds in a special account within the department of
military and veterans affairs.
(4)
As used in this act, a reference to the Michigan defense
force
means the Michigan volunteer defense force.
(4) (5)
The department of military and veterans affairs shall
establish affirmative action guidelines for membership goals in the
Michigan
volunteer defense force . The department shall and take
all steps necessary to carry out and implement those guidelines.
(5) (6)
Members of the Michigan volunteer
defense force shall
not be equipped with any type of weapon except under the following
conditions:
(a) The president has called or ordered all or part of the
national
guard National Guard into federal service in time of a
national
emergency and the mission of the Michigan volunteer
defense force to whom weapons are issued consists primarily of the
protection of public property.
(b) During training to be conducted by the national guard or
state
police in the proper use of such those weapons.
(6) (7)
Not later than 1 year after the
effective date of the
amendatory
act that added this subsection December
18, 2008 and
each
year thereafter, after
that, the department of military and
veterans affairs shall report to the standing committees of the
senate and house of representatives that are responsible for
legislation concerning military affairs, and the senate and house
appropriations
committees as to regarding
the proposed and actual
status
of development of the Michigan volunteer defense force. The
reports
shall must include all of the following:
(a) Regulations or proposed regulations to define and limit
the
type and duration of missions that may be undertaken by the
Michigan
volunteer defense force may
undertake.
(b) Proposals for meeting the training and equipment needs of
the
Michigan volunteer defense force in fulfilling the missions
that
it may be undertaken, undertake, and a 3-year projection of
the costs of that training and equipment.
(c) A description of the requirements or proposed
requirements, including physical ability, for membership in the
Michigan
volunteer defense force.
(d)
Procedures that are used in
use or are proposed to be
used
to
screen membership in the Michigan volunteer defense force as to
regarding
character and fitness, including
standards that will to
ensure
that no person an
individual with a serious criminal
record
is not a member.
(e)
The A plan detailing the methods and procedures used for
the
coordination of coordinating the operations of the Michigan
volunteer
defense force with the state
police, local law
enforcement agencies, and state and federal disaster relief
authorities.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.