SENATE BILL NO. 775


   September 30, 1999, Introduced by Senators V. SMITH, CHERRY, 
        MILLER, VAUGHN, YOUNG, EMERSON, LELAND, PETERS, HART, 
        DINGELL, DE BEAUSSAERT, BYRUM, A. SMITH, GAST, MC COTTER 
        and KOIVISTO and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban 
        and State Affairs.



        A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

   "Michigan vehicle code,"

   (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 629f.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 629F.  (1) IN ADDITION TO ANY FINE OR COST ORDERED TO

 2    BE PAID UNDER THIS ACT, AND IN ADDITION TO ANY ASSESSMENT LEVIED

 3    UNDER SECTION 629E OR 907, THE JUDGE, DISTRICT OR MUNICIPAL COURT

 4    REFEREE, OR DISTRICT OR MUNICIPAL COURT MAGISTRATE SHALL LEVY A

 5    LOCAL POLICE OFFICER AND FIREFIGHTER FAMILY ASSISTANCE ASSESSMENT

 6    OF $2.00 FOR EACH CIVIL INFRACTION DETERMINATION FOR A MOVING

 7    VIOLATION.  UPON PAYMENT OF THE ASSESSMENT, THE CLERK OF THE

 8    COURT SHALL TRANSMIT THE ASSESSMENT LEVIED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF

 9    TREASURY.  THE STATE TREASURER SHALL DEPOSIT THE REVENUE RECEIVED

10    PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION IN A RESTRICTED ACCOUNT IN THE STATE



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 1    TREASURY AND SHALL REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE LEGISLATURE ALL

 2    REVENUES RECEIVED AND DISBURSED UNDER THIS SECTION.  AN ASSESS-

 3    MENT LEVIED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A CIVIL

 4    FINE FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 909.

 5         (2) A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER AND FIREFIGHTER FAMILY ASSISTANCE

 6    ACCOUNT IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY.  THE ACCOUNT

 7    SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE.  MONEY

 8    COLLECTED UNDER SUBSECTION (1) SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE

 9    RESTRICTED ACCOUNT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (1).  MONEY IN THE

10    ACCOUNT SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:

11         (A) REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST OF ROOM AND BOARD AND BOOKS AT

12    A STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR A SURVIVING SPOUSE OR

13    CHILD OF A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE

14    OF DUTY, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF TUITION AT A STATE INSTITUTION OF

15    HIGHER EDUCATION FOR A SURVIVING SPOUSE OR CHILD OF A LOCAL

16    POLICE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IF NOT

17    OTHERWISE REIMBURSABLE UNDER THE POLICE OFFICER'S AND FIRE

18    FIGHTER'S SURVIVOR TUITION ACT, 1996 PA 195, MCL 390.1241 TO

19    390.1246.

20         (B) ASSISTANCE IN MAKING MORTGAGE PAYMENTS ON THE RESIDEN-

21    TIAL PROPERTY THAT IS THE HOMESTEAD OF THE SURVIVING SPOUSE AND

22    CHILDREN IN AN AMOUNT AS DETERMINED NECESSARY BY THE DEPARTMENT

23    OF STATE POLICE.

24         (C) COUNSELING OR GRIEF SUPPORT SESSIONS FOR UP TO 1 YEAR

25    AFTER THE DEATH OF THE POLICE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER TO ASSIST

26    THE SURVIVING SPOUSE AND CHILDREN OF THE SLAIN POLICE OFFICER OR

27    FIREFIGHTER.



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 1         (D) COSTS INCURRED BY THE SURVIVING SPOUSE DIRECTLY

 2    RESULTING FROM THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF THE POLICE OFFICER OR

 3    FIREFIGHTER.

 4         (3) THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE SHALL REPORT ANNUALLY TO

 5    THE LEGISLATURE ALL REVENUES RECEIVED AND DISBURSED UNDER THIS

 6    SECTION.












































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