HOUSE BILL No. 4842


     May 27, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Baade, Freeman, Profit, Martinez, Schauer, Llewellyn, Voorhees, Wallace, McBryde, Goschka, Wojno, Scott, Green, Anthony, DeHart, Hale, Harder, LaForge, Gernaat, Hanley and Olshove and referred to the Committee on Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs.


        A bill to amend 1953 PA 192, entitled

   "An act to create a county department of veterans' affairs in
   certain counties, and to prescribe its powers and duties; and to
   transfer the powers and duties of the soldiers' relief commission
   in such counties,"

   (MCL 35.621 to 35.624) by adding section 5.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 5.  THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF EACH COUNTY

 2    THAT HAS ESTABLISHED A COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MAY

 3    ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A COUNTY VETERANS AFFAIRS FUND.  THE

 4    COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MAY ACCEPT MONEY FOR THE FUND FROM

 5    ANY SOURCE AND SHALL DEPOSIT THAT MONEY INTO THE FUND.  THE FUND

 6    SHALL BE USED SOLELY TO PAY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE

 7    OF COUNTY VETERAN AFFAIRS OFFICES AND COUNTY VETERAN SERVICE

 8    CENTERS.





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