HOUSE BILL NO. 5920
June 25, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Peterson,
Kuppa, Miller, Jones, Howell, LaFave, Sowerby, Cynthia Neeley, Cherry,
Cynthia Johnson, Elder, Brenda Carter, Hood, Tyrone Carter, Chirkun, Stone,
Bolden, Anthony, Camilleri, Yancey, Sneller, Gay-Dagnogo, Clemente, Brixie,
Hope, Tate, Haadsma, Byrd, Garza, Cambensy, Kennedy, Sabo, LaGrand,
Pohutsky, Garrett, Love, Rabhi, Hauck, Lower, Marino, Mueller, Farrington,
Paquette, Yaroch, Hornberger, Meerman, Rendon, Webber, Coleman, Brann,
Vaupel, Filler, Wittenberg, Leutheuser, Lasinski, Hertel, Afendoulis,
Wozniak, Huizenga and Witwer 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 811aa.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 811aa. (1) The secretary of state
shall develop under section 811e and issue under section 811f a fund-raising
plate recognizing sickle cell anemia education and treatment. The secretary of
state in conjunction with the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.,
Michigan Chapter, shall design the fund-raising plate authorized in this
section.
(2)
The sickle cell anemia awareness 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 must remain in
the fund and must not lapse to the general fund. The state treasurer shall be
the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.
(3)
The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money from the sale of
fund-raising plates recognizing sickle cell anemia education and treatment to
the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the fund
established under subsection (2).
(4)
The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund established under
subsection (2) on a quarterly basis to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of
America, Inc., Michigan Chapter.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.