HOUSE BILL No. 4759


     May 10, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Newell, Howell, DeRossett, Gosselin, Drolet, Bradstreet, Vander Veen, Voorhees, Van Woerkom, Faunce,
Meyer, Kowall, Gilbert, Hager, Koetje, Julian, Kooiman, Allen, Plakas, Woronchak, Rivet, Rocca, Patterson, Vander Roest, Hart, Neumann, Mead, Tabor,
George, DeVuyst, Jansen, Middaugh, Sheltrown, Stamas, Caul, Pumford, Mortimer, Vear, Ehardt, Bisbee, Ruth Johnson, Shackleton, Richardville and
Kuipers 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 217j.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 217J.  (1) THE CHOOSE LIFE FUND IS CREATED WITHIN THE

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      STATE TREASURY.

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           (2) THE STATE TREASURER MAY RECEIVE MONEY OR OTHER ASSETS

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      FROM ANY SOURCE FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE FUND.  THE STATE TREASURER

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      SHALL DIRECT THE INVESTMENT OF THE FUND.  THE STATE TREASURER

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      SHALL CREDIT TO THE FUND INTEREST AND EARNINGS FROM FUND

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      INVESTMENTS.

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           (3) MONEY IN THE FUND AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR SHALL

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      REMAIN IN THE FUND AND SHALL NOT LAPSE TO THE GENERAL FUND.

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           (4) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DISBURSE MONEY IN THE FUND

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      ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO EACH COUNTY IN PROPORTION TO THE AMOUNT


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      OF DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM ISSUING CHOOSE LIFE REGISTRATION

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      PLATES IN EACH COUNTY.

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           (5) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "FUND" MEANS THE CHOOSE LIFE

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      FUND CREATED IN SUBSECTION (1).

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           (6) EACH COUNTY SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE MONEY RECEIVED FROM THE

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      SECRETARY OF STATE UNDER THIS SECTION ONLY TO A NONGOVERNMENTAL

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      NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SERVICES AND

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      COUNSELING TO WOMEN WHO HAVE UNPLANNED OR UNWANTED PREGNANCIES.

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      THE AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION MAY BE WITHIN THE COUNTY OR IN AN

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      ADJACENT COUNTY.  MONEY SHALL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO AN AGENCY

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      THAT IS INVOLVED OR ASSOCIATED WITH ABORTION COUNSELING, REFER-

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      RALS TO ABORTION CLINICS, OR PROVIDING ABORTION PROCEDURES.

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           (7) AN AGENCY RECEIVING MONEY UNDER SUBSECTION (6) SHALL NOT

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      CHARGE A FEE FOR THE SERVICES OR COUNSELING PROVIDED.

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           (8) AN AGENCY RECEIVING MONEY UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL PRO-

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      VIDE AN ANNUAL ACCOUNTING OF THE USE OF THE MONEY TO THE COUNTY.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless Senate Bill No. 466 (request no. S04269'01 *) of

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      the 91st Legislature is enacted into law.



















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