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MI Comp L § 35.602a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 9 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Veterans' Trust Fund (35.601 - 35.610)|Section 35.602a - Korean National Emergency Period; Validation of Grants.

35.602a Korean national emergency period; validation of grants. Sec. 2a.  The period of the state of national emergency beginning June 27, 1950, as proclaimed by the president of the United States December 16, 1950, shall be that period from and after June 27, 1950, to the inclusive date of December 31, 1953. All grants made between December 31, 1953 and the effective date of this act are declared valid. History: Add. 1955, Act 95, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 Popular Name: Veterans' Trust Fund Act
MI Comp L § 35.603 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 9 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Veterans' Trust Fund (35.601 - 35.610)|Section 35.603 - Repealed. 2011, Act 282, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012.

35.603 Repealed. 2011, Act 282, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to creation and procedures of Michigan veterans' trust fund board of trustees.Popular Name: Veterans' Trust Fund Act
MI Comp L § 35.603a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 9 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Veterans' Trust Fund (35.601 - 35.610)|Section 35.603a - Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Exception; Notice; Availability of Writings to Public; “Emergent Need” Defined.

35.603a Conducting business at public meeting; exception; notice; availability of writings to public; “emergent need” defined. Sec. 3a.  (1) Except as provided in this section, the business which the Michigan veterans' trust fund board of trustees or a county or district committee may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board or committee held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended.  (2) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the Michigan veterans' trust fund board of trustees or a county or district committee in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (3) Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, shall not apply to the Michigan veterans' trust fund board of trustees or a county or district committee when the board of trustees or county or district committee is deliberating the merits of an emergent need. "Emergent need" means a situation which the board of trustees, by rules promulgated pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, determines requires immediate action. History: Add. 1978, Act 158, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1978 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 160, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1981 Popular Name: Veterans' Trust Fund ActAdmin Rule: R 35.621 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
MI Comp L § 35.603b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 9 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Veterans' Trust Fund (35.601 - 35.610)|Section 35.603b - Michigan Veterans' Trust Fund Board of Trustees; Membership; Qualifications; Appointment; Terms; Oath; Vacancy; Use of Offices; Employment of Assistants; Expenses; Definitions.

35.603b Michigan veterans' trust fund board of trustees; membership; qualifications; appointment; terms; oath; vacancy; use of offices; employment of assistants; expenses; definitions.Sec. 3b.  (1) There is created a Michigan veterans' trust fund board of trustees. Each member of the board shall be a veteran. Each member appointed shall have demonstrated knowledge, skills, and experience in public service, business, or finance. Members shall be appointed as follows:  (a) One representative of the American legion.  (b) One representative of the veterans of foreign wars of the United States.  (c) One representative of the disabled American veterans.  (d) One representative of any other congressionally chartered veterans' organization other than those organizations identified in subdivision (a), (b), or (c).  (e) Three independent members who may or may not be a member of 1 or more congressionally chartered veterans' organizations, but who shall not represent any congressionally chartered veterans' organization of which they are a member.  (2) The members shall be appointed by the governor. Each member shall hold office for the term of 3 years from the time of his or her appointment and shall continue to hold office at the pleasure of the governor. The members enumerated in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), and (d) shall be appointed by the governor from the original list of at least 3 individuals recommended by each respective organization named in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), and (d).  (3) Each member of the board shall qualify by taking and filing the constitutional oath of office.   (4) The governor may remove any member of the board for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, after hearing. Missing 3 or more consecutive meetings shall be considered malfeasance and is grounds for removal.  (5) If a vacancy occurs during the term of office of a member of the board of trustees, the member's successor shall be selected from the same organization and in the same manner as the original appointment for the balance of the unexpired term.  (6) The department of technology, management, and budget shall furnish suitable offices for use of the board.   (7) The board may employ assistants and incur necessary expenses in carrying out this act. Members of the board shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending scheduled meetings of the board in accordance with the accounting laws of this state.  (8) As used in this act:  (a) "Board" means the Michigan veterans' trust fund board of trustees created in subsection (1).  (b) "Veteran" means that term as defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61. History: Add. 2011, Act 282, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012 Popular Name: Veterans' Trust Fund Act
MI Comp L § 35.604 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 9 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Veterans' Trust Fund (35.601 - 35.610)|Section 35.604 - Board of Trustees; Powers and Duties.

35.604 Board of trustees; powers and duties.  Sec. 4.  The board of trustees shall be a policy-making body, on the state level, and shall have the following powers and duties:  (a) To determine the purposes for which available moneys in the trust fund in excess of $50,000,000 are to be allocated to the several veterans' county and district committees;   (b) To allocate part or all of available moneys in the trust fund in excess of $50,000,000 to the several veterans' county and district committees, and to disburse said allocations from time to time on the basis of need;  (c) To prescribe rules governing the granting of assistance to Michigan veterans, their unremarried widows and dependents on the basis of need, including the prescribing of the necessary forms and the making of necessary reports and accounting; for the purposes of the administration of this act dependents shall be considered to be any persons legally entitled to look to the veteran for his or her support;  (d) To collect data and information as to the facilities and services available to Michigan veterans and disseminate the same to veterans' organizations and individual veterans: Provided, however, That in no event shall more than $5,000.00 be expended for this purpose in any 1 year;  (e) To do all acts necessary in carrying out the provisions of this act;  (f) To receive and accept gifts and donations of property, real or personal, and shall hold, use and apply the property so received for purposes set forth in the instrument of gift and in accordance with the provisions of such instrument and subject to the conditions and limitations, if any, therein expressed, if the purposes limited by such gifts are within the purposes of this act;   (g) To submit to the governor a quarterly fiscal report and an annual report of operations and such other reports as may be requested by the governor covering the activities of the board;  (h) The Michigan veterans' trust fund board of trustees shall not be empowered to file application for or to prosecute the claim of any individual for any benefit accruing to such individual under the laws administered by the United States veterans' administration. History: 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1946 ;-- CL 1948, 35.604 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 306, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 Popular Name: Veterans' Trust Fund ActAdmin Rule: R 35.1 et seq.; R 35.621 et seq.; R 35.631 et seq.; and R 35.651 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
MI Comp L § 35.604a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 9 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Veterans' Trust Fund (35.601 - 35.610)|Section 35.604a - Graves Registration List.

35.604a Graves registration list. Sec. 4a.  The board of trustees shall compile and maintain a graves registration list of all burials of veterans in this state. History: Add. 1974, Act 134, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1974 Popular Name: Veterans' Trust Fund Act
MI Comp L § 35.604b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 9 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Veterans' Trust Fund (35.601 - 35.610)|Section 35.604b - Administration of Trust Fund by Board of Trustees.

35.604b Administration of trust fund by board of trustees. Sec. 4b.  The board of trustees shall administer the Michigan veterans' trust fund established under section 37 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963. History: Add. 1995, Act 27, Eff. Dec. 21, 1996 Popular Name: Veterans' Trust Fund Act
MI Comp L § 35.605 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 9 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Veterans' Trust Fund (35.601 - 35.610)|Section 35.605 - Earnings of Michigan Veterans' Trust Fund; Allocation; Investment; Accounting.

35.605 Earnings of Michigan veterans' trust fund; allocation; investment; accounting.Sec. 5.  (1) The earnings of the Michigan veterans' trust fund shall be allocated from time to time by the board of trustees as follows:  (a) The operating expenses of the fund shall be approved annually and funded from the surplus earnings.  (b) Fifty percent of the remaining surplus in and the earnings of the fund shall be allocated for distribution to county and district committees on the basis of need as determined by the board.  (c) The balance of the surplus in and earnings of the trust fund after allocations under subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be allocated in part or in whole to the several county and district committees on the basis of veteran population. The funds made available to the board of trustees for distribution to county and district committees on the basis of need as determined by the board of trustees shall be disbursed only for the same purposes of providing for needs of Michigan veterans as defined by 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61 to 35.62, or their dependents as are the funds allocated to county and district committees on the basis of veteran population.  (2) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the Michigan veterans' trust fund. The state treasurer shall have the same authority to invest the assets of the trust fund as is granted to an investment fiduciary under the public employee retirement system investment act, 1965 PA 314, MCL 38.1132 to 38.1140m. The state treasurer shall comply with the divestment from terror act in making investments under this act. The trust fund shall be considered state funds and shall be protected by the official bond of the state treasurer.  (3) The state treasurer shall annually prepare an accounting of revenues and expenditures from the trust fund. This accounting shall specifically identify the interest and earnings of the trust fund, shall describe how the amount of interest and earnings has been affected by the expanded investment options provided for in subsection (2), and shall identify how the increased interest and earnings, if any, have been expended. This accounting shall be provided to the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees. History: 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1946 ;-- CL 1948, 35.605 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 197, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1949 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 306, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1954, Act 117, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 349, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1968 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 226, Imd. Eff. Aug. 27, 1975 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 53, Eff. Sept. 21, 2002 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 235, Imd. Eff. July 17, 2008 Popular Name: Veterans' Trust Fund Act
MI Comp L § 35.606 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 9 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Veterans' Trust Fund (35.601 - 35.610)|Section 35.606 - Repealed. 2011, Act 282, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012.

35.606 Repealed. 2011, Act 282, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to establishment of veteran county and district committees.Popular Name: Veterans' Trust Fund Act
MI Comp L § 35.607 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 9 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Veterans' Trust Fund (35.601 - 35.610)|Section 35.607 - Funds; Distribution by State Treasurer.

35.607 Funds; distribution by state treasurer. Sec. 7.  Funds shall be distributed to the several county treasurers by the state treasurer at the direction of the board of trustees. The funds distributed shall be credited by the county treasurer to a county veterans' trust fund and shall be disbursed by the county treasurer on vouchers drawn by the county clerk based on orders filed by the county or district committee. Allocations to district committees shall be distributed to the several county treasurers of the counties composing the district. The veterans' trust fund shall be covered by the official bond of the county treasurer. History: 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1946 ;-- CL 1948, 35.607 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 153, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 2002 Popular Name: Veterans' Trust Fund Act
MI Comp L § 35.608 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 9 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Veterans' Trust Fund (35.601 - 35.610)|Section 35.608 - Veterans' Committees; Regulation by State Board of Trustees; Audit.

35.608 Veterans' committees; regulation by state board of trustees; audit. Sec. 8.  The county and district committees shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the state board of trustees. The board of trustees, the veteran county or district committees, and the county treasurers shall be subject to audit in the same manner as provided under the accounting laws of this state for state departments and counties. History: 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1946 ;-- CL 1948, 35.608 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 153, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 2002 Popular Name: Veterans' Trust Fund ActAdmin Rule: R 35.1 et seq.; R 35.621 et seq.; R 35.631 et seq.; and R 35.651 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
MI Comp L § 35.609 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 9 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Veterans' Trust Fund (35.601 - 35.610)|Section 35.609 - Obtaining or Giving Grant by Fraud; Penalty.

35.609 Obtaining or giving grant by fraud; penalty. Sec. 9.  Any person who shall knowingly, by fraudulent representations, obtain or allow to be obtained any payment or aid herein provided for shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed $500.00 or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 6 months, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. History: 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1946 ;-- CL 1948, 35.609 Popular Name: Veterans' Trust Fund Act
MI Comp L § 35.610 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 9 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Veterans' Trust Fund (35.601 - 35.610)|Section 35.610 - Appropriation.

35.610 Appropriation. Sec. 10.  There is hereby appropriated from the general fund of the state the sum of $50,000.00 to the board of trustees to defray expenses in carrying out the provisions of this act, to be disbursed in accordance with the accounting laws of the state. History: 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1946 ;-- CL 1948, 35.610 Popular Name: Veterans' Trust Fund Act
MI Comp L § 35.621 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 192 of 1953 - County Department of Veterans' Affairs (35.621 - 35.624)|Section 35.621 - County Department of Veterans' Affairs; Creation; Administration; Committee; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Vacancies.

35.621 County department of veterans' affairs; creation; administration; committee; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancies.Sec. 1.  (1) The county board of commissioners may create a county department of veterans' affairs. The county department of veterans' affairs shall be under the administration of a committee of 3 to 7 veterans, appointed by the county board of commissioners. Members appointed to the committee shall be residents of the county who have served honorably on active duty in the United States Armed Forces.  (2) Committee members appointed under subsection (1) shall include the following:  (a) At least 1 member representing a congressionally chartered veterans' organization within the county, to be appointed upon the recommendation of the posts of each chartered veterans' organization within the county.   (b) At least 1 independent member who may or may not be a member of a congressionally chartered veterans' organization within the county.  (3) Each committee member appointed under this section shall have demonstrated knowledge, skills, and experience in public service, business, or finance.   (4) If an opening on a committee of veterans occurs, the county board of commissioners shall provide notice of that opening to 1 or more newspapers within the county and to veteran service organizations within the county.   (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, a member of the county board of commissioners of a county is eligible for appointment under this section.   (6) Committee members appointed by the county board of commissioners under this section shall be appointed for a term of 4 years each. However, the terms for committee members first appointed shall be staggered so that not more than 2 vacancies are scheduled to occur in a single year. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments for the unexpired terms. History: 1953, Act 192, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 156, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 204, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1968 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 153, Imd. Eff. Dec. 6, 1973 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 108, Imd. Eff. Mar. 5, 1996 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 2004 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 235, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2012 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 420, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
MI Comp L § 35.622 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 192 of 1953 - County Department of Veterans' Affairs (35.621 - 35.624)|Section 35.622 - Soldiers' Relief Commission; Abolition, Transfer of Powers and Duties to County Department of Veterans' Affairs.

35.622 Soldiers' relief commission; abolition, transfer of powers and duties to county department of veterans' affairs. Sec. 2.  In any county in which the board of supervisors adopts the provisions of this act, section 2 of the act creating the soldiers' relief commission created under the provisions of Act No. 214 of the Public Acts of 1899, as amended, being section 35.22 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is hereby declared to be inoperative and the powers and duties of commission are hereby transferred to the county department of veterans' affairs created under the provisions of this act, and wherever soldiers' relief commission is used in Act No. 214 of the Public Acts of 1899, as amended, and Act No. 235 of the Public Acts of 1911, as amended, being sections 35.801 to 35.804 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, it shall mean the county department of veterans' affairs herein created. History: 1953, Act 192, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 156, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
MI Comp L § 35.623 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 192 of 1953 - County Department of Veterans' Affairs (35.621 - 35.624)|Section 35.623 - Administrative Committee of County Department; Selection of Officers, Expenses; Veterans' Service Officer, Appointment; Offices.

35.623 Administrative committee of county department; selection of officers, expenses; veterans' service officer, appointment; offices. Sec. 3.  The committee shall select a chairman and a secretary. The committee is authorized to incur such expense as shall be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this act within the budget set up by the board of supervisors. The members of the committee shall be entitled to receive the same per diem and mileage in attending meetings as members of the board of supervisors. The committee shall appoint a veterans' service officer and such other employees as shall be necessary from time to time to carry out the provisions of this act. In the selection of the veterans' service officer hereby authorized, the committee shall consult with and request the assistance of any association or council of organized veterans in such county, and any recommendation from such association or council of veterans as to the personnel to be appointed by said committee under the provisions of this act, while not binding on said committee, shall be given the greatest consideration. The board of supervisors shall furnish, equip and maintain reasonably adequate office facilities for the county department of veterans' affairs. History: 1953, Act 192, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953
MI Comp L § 35.624 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 192 of 1953 - County Department of Veterans' Affairs (35.621 - 35.624)|Section 35.624 - County Department; Powers and Duties.

35.624 County department; powers and duties.  Sec. 4.  The county department of veterans' affairs shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as shall be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this act and any and all other benefits to which veterans may be entitled as prescribed by the county department of veterans' affairs. History: 1953, Act 192, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953
MI Comp L § 35.651 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 4 of 1943 - Post-War Reserve Fund (35.651 - 35.653)|Section 35.651 - Post-War Reserve Fund; Creation, Purpose.

35.651 Post-war reserve fund; creation, purpose. Sec. 1.  There is hereby created a post-war reserve fund in the state treasury in the amount of $50,000,000.00 for the purpose of liquidating Michigan's obligations, after the termination of the war, to its returning service men, their widows or dependents, and said fund shall be excluded in determining any surplus or deficiency in the general fund of the state. History: 1943, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 16, 1943 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 46, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 35.651