September 6, 2007, Introduced by Senators KAHN, ALLEN, GARCIA, RICHARDVILLE, BIRKHOLZ, PAPPAGEORGE, HARDIMAN, JELINEK, VAN WOERKOM, PATTERSON, CROPSEY, GEORGE, GILBERT, CASSIS, McMANUS, KUIPERS, OLSHOVE, JANSEN, SWITALSKI, CHERRY, STAMAS, JACOBS, BROWN, BARCIA, GLEASON, WHITMER, SANBORN, BISHOP, BASHAM, ANDERSON, SCHAUER, HUNTER, SCOTT, CLARK-COLEMAN and CLARKE and referred to the Committee on Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs.
A bill to assure that returning veterans are informed of
state-funded veterans service organizations; and to prescribe
certain duties of certain state agencies.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"veterans welcome home act".
Sec. 2. The department of labor and economic growth shall
include in its welcome home letter that is now sends to returning
veterans a list of all state-funded veterans service organizations.
The list shall be ordered by the amount of state funding, with the
veterans service organization that receives the highest amount of
state funding listed first and the remaining organizations listed
in descending order.