SB-0077, As Passed Senate, May 18, 2017
January 31, 2017, Introduced by Senators NOFS, BIEDA, HILDENBRAND, MACGREGOR, HANSEN, JONES, GREEN, HORN, PROOS, BOOHER and COLBECK and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811jj.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 811jj. (1) No later than December 31, 2017, the secretary
of state shall develop under section 811e and issue a Thin Blue
Line fund-raising plate under section 811f and a matching Thin Blue
Line collector plate as provided under section 811g. The secretary
of state in conjunction with the Thin Blue Line of Michigan shall
design the plates, having the words "Thin Blue Line" and "Michigan"
on the plates.
(2) The owner of a vehicle required to be registered under
this act may apply, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state,
for a Thin Blue Line fund-raising plate as prescribed in section
811f instead of a standard registration plate.
(3) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money
from the sale of Thin Blue Line fund-raising and collector plates
to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the
Thin Blue Line fund established under subsection (4).
(4) The Thin Blue Line 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.
(5) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the Thin Blue
Line fund on a quarterly basis to the Thin Blue Line of Michigan,
P.O. Box 415, Howell, Michigan 48844-0415 or a successor address.
(6) The Thin Blue Line of Michigan shall expend the money
received under subsection (5) solely to assist and support the
families of injured or deceased officers of public safety agencies
within this state.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.