HOUSE BILL No. 5586

April 20, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Barrett, Chatfield, Glenn, Hughes, Howell, Hooker, Crawford, Price, Potvin, Johnson, Runestad, Rendon, Theis, Forlini, Aaron Miller, Robinson, Dianda, Wittenberg, Hoadley, Plawecki, Rutledge, Talabi, Moss and Durhal 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 811ww.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 811ww. (1) The secretary of state shall develop under

 

section 811e and issue under section 811f a fund-raising plate

 

recognizing autism awareness. The secretary of state shall design

 

the fund-raising plates authorized in this section.

 

     (2) The autism awareness 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 state


treasurer shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing

 

purposes.

 

     (3) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money

 

from the sale of fund-raising plates recognizing autism awareness

 

to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the

 

fund established under subsection (2).

 

     (4) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund

 

established under subsection (2) on a quarterly basis to the Autism

 

Alliance of Michigan.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.