February 5, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Acciavatti, Garfield, Nofs, Pastor, Taub, Stahl, Brandenburg, Elkins, LaJoy and DeRossett and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.
A bill to amend 1946 (1st Ex Sess) PA 9, entitled
"An act to create the Michigan veterans' trust fund, and to
define who shall be eligible to receive assistance therefrom; to
provide for the disbursement of the income thereof and surplus
therein; to create a board of trustees, and to prescribe its
powers and duties; to provide for county and district committees,
and their powers, duties, and expenses; to prescribe penalties;
and to make appropriations to carry out the provisions of this
act,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 35.602).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 2. For the
purposes of the administration of this
2 act, a Michigan veteran is a veteran as that term is defined by
3 Act No. 190 of the
Public Acts of l965, as amended, shall be
4 deemed to be a person,
male or female, 1965 PA 190, MCL
35.61 to
5 35.62, whose legal
residence immediately prior to entering the
6 service in the armed forces or merchant marines of the United
7 States was in Michigan, who
if by induction, enlistment,
8 commission, warrant, or other means that veteran entered upon
1 or was in active service in the armed forces or merchant marines
2 of the United States ,
at any time for at least 180 days from
3 and after the date as
defined by Act No. 190 of the Public Acts
4 of 1965, as amended,
being sections 35.61 and 35.62 of the
5 Michigan Compiled
Laws, or Vietnam era, as determined for the
6 purposes of
administration of this act, whether by induction,
7 enlistment,
commission, warrant, or otherwise, and who during a
8 period described in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61, and if
9 that veteran has been honorably discharged, retired, or separated
10 therefrom, or who from that service or has reverted to an
11 inactive status therefrom
from that service under honorable
12 conditions. However, former members of the women's auxiliary
13 army corps who refused to accept transfer to or induction into
14 the women's army corps shall
not be deemed to be are not
15 Michigan veterans.
within the meaning of this definition. A
16 veteran who did not have legal residence in Michigan immediately
17 prior to entering the
military service in the armed forces or
18 merchant marines of the United States may become eligible to
19 for benefits administered
under this act after having
20 established establishing a legal residence in Michigan. A
21 veteran whose legal residence was in Michigan prior to entering
22 military service will
lose loses his or her rights under this
23 act by leaving this state for a period of time exceeding 2
24 years. A person who
shall have been separated from service in
25 the armed forces or merchant marines of the United States for
26 reason of physical or mental disability incurred in the line of
27 duty prior to the
completion of 180 days' days of service
1 shall be considered is a veteran for the purpose of the
2 administration of under this act. World War II shall be
deemed
3 to be is that period from and after August
27, 1940 , to the
4 inclusive date of through June 30, 1946. Grants made to
5 eligible Michigan
veterans between June 30, 1946 , and the
6 effective date of this
act September 23, 1949 are declared
7 valid. A person otherwise qualified with at least 90 days of
8 service during World War I, the Spanish American War, or the
9 Mexican Wars, as those
terms are defined in Act No. 190 of the
10 Public Acts of 1965,
as amended, shall be deemed section
1 of
11 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61, is a veteran for the purposes of this
12 act.
13 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take
14 effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5485
15 (request no. 06101'04) of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into
16 law.