Bill Text: MI SB0037 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Income tax; other; autism research fund; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0036'11

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-19 - Referred To Committee On Finance [SB0037 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-SB0037-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 37

 

 

January 19, 2011, Introduced by Senators HUNTER, GLEASON, HOOD and WHITMER and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

 

     A bill to establish the autism research fund in the department

 

of community health; to provide for the distribution of the money

 

from the fund; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain

 

agencies and officials; and to provide for appropriations.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the

 

"autism research fund act".

 

     Sec. 3. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Department" means the department of community health.

 

     (b) "Fund" means the autism research fund created in section

 

5.

 

     (c) "Institution of higher education" means an institution of

 

higher education or a community or junior college described in

 

section 4, 5, 6, or 7 of article VIII of the state constitution of

 

1963 or an independent nonprofit degree-granting institution of

 

postsecondary education in this state that is approved by the state

 

board of education.

 

     Sec. 5. (1) The autism research fund is created in the

 

department to provide funds to promote research in this state

 

relating to autism.

 

     (2) The state treasurer shall credit to the fund all amounts

 

appropriated for this purpose under section 435 of the income tax

 

act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.435, and money from any other

 

source for deposit into the fund.

 

     (3) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the

 

fund. The fund shall consist of the money credited to the fund

 

pursuant to section 435 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281,

 

MCL 206.435, any interest and earnings accruing from the saving and

 

investment of that money, and money from any other source.

 

     (4) Money in the fund at the close of the year shall remain in

 

the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

 

     Sec. 7. (1) The money, interest, and earnings of the fund

 

shall be expended solely for the following purposes:

 

     (a) To promote research relating to autism and to disseminate

 

the results of the research on the triggers of autism and on

 

methods of diagnosing and treating autism.

 

     (b) For grants to a hospital located in this state that

 

specializes in the research, diagnosis, and treatment of autism or

 

to an institution of higher education devoted to conducting

 

research relating to autism.

 

     (c) For grants to any other organization approved by the

 

department for research relating to autism.

 

     (2) Money from the fund may be used as matching funds for a

 

federal grant if those funds are to be used for the purposes

 

described under subsection (1).

 

     Sec. 9. The money in the fund that is available for

 

distribution shall be appropriated each year. Money granted or

 

received as a gift or donation to the fund is available for

 

distribution upon appropriation.

 

     Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless

 

Senate Bill No. 36                                               of

 

the 96th Legislature is enacted into law.