HB-5666, As Passed House, March 2, 2010

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5666

A bill to amend 1989 PA 196, entitled

"An act to abolish the criminal assessments commission; to

prescribe certain duties of the crime victim services commission;

to create the crime victim's rights fund; to provide for

expenditures from the fund; to provide for assessments against

criminal defendants and certain juvenile offenders; to provide for

payment of crime victim's rights services; and to prescribe the

powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and

departments,"

by amending section 4 (MCL 780.904), as amended by 2008 PA 396.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 4. (1) The crime victim's rights fund is created as a

separate fund in the state treasury. The state treasurer shall

credit to the fund all amounts received under this act and as

provided by law. The state treasurer shall invest fund money in the

same manner as surplus funds are invested under section 3 of 1855

PA 105, MCL 21.143. Earnings from the fund shall be credited to the

fund.

(2) The fund shall be expended only as provided in this act.

Amounts in the fund in excess of the necessary revenue determined

by the commission under section 3(a) may be used for crime victim

compensation under 1976 PA 223, MCL 18.351 to 18.368. ~~Before~~

~~October 1, 2009, any~~ Any additional excess revenue that has not

been used for crime victim compensation may be used to provide any

of the following services:

(a) Before October 1, 2010, any of the following services:

(i) ~~(a)~~ The operation and enhancement of the sex offender

registry compiled and maintained under the sex offenders

registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to 28.736.

(ii) ~~(b)~~ The Amber alert program under the Michigan Amber alert

act, 2002 PA 712, MCL 28.751 to 28.754.

(iii) ~~(c)~~ Treatment services for victims of conduct prohibited

under sections 520b to 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA

328, MCL 750.520b to 750.520g.

(iv) ~~(d)~~ Polygraph examination as that term is defined under

section 2 of the polygraph protection act of 1981, 1982 PA 44, MCL

37.202.

(v) ~~(e)~~ The expert witness testimony of a forensic scientist.

(b) The establishment and maintenance of a statewide trauma

system, including staff support associated with trauma and related

emergency medical services program activities. Not more than

$3,500,000.00 shall be expended for this purpose from the fund in

any fiscal year.