SB-1262, As Passed House, December 12, 2012

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1262

     A bill to amend 1984 PA 22, entitled

"Michigan civilian conservation corps act,"

by amending sections 5, 7, 8, and 9 (MCL 409.305, 409.307, 409.308,

and 409.309), section 7 as amended by 1989 PA 50 and section 9 as

amended by 1985 PA 30, and by adding section 6a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 5. (1) Work training programs conducted under this act

shall provide corpsmembers with work experience related to the

conservation, improvement, or development of natural, cultural, and

recreational resources and the enhancement, preservation, and

maintenance of public lands, and waters, and historic and

archaeological resources. Work experience may include, but is not

limited to, all of the following:

     (a) Planting, pruning, and cutting of trees.

     (b) Development Restoration or development of lakes, ponds,

and waterways to be used as hunting and fishing sites and for other

recreational purposes.

     (c) Wildlife habitat development or enhancement.

     (d) Urban parks Parks and recreational recreation site

development or restoration.

     (e) Trail development or restoration.

     (f) Flood and drainage control programs, such as the cleaning

and repair of ditches and streams waterways.

     (g) Prevention of shore and soil erosion.

     (h) Highway and community beautification.

(h) (i) Litter removal.

(i) (j) Assistance in fire prevention and suppression.

     (j) Assistance with conducting prescribed ecological fire

treatments.

     (k) Assistance in times and places of natural disasters.

     (l) Reclamation of strip-mined land.

     (m) Insect and pest control.

     (n) Survey, protection, maintenance, and restoration of

historic structures and archaeological sites.

     (o) Survey and analysis of usage of parks, recreation sites,

and trails.

     (p) Outreach and educational programs.

     (q) Activities that lead to improved public access, recreation

opportunities, and natural resource based economic activities on

state-owned land under control of the department.

     (2) Work training programs shall be undertaken in both urban

and rural areas on state-owned lands under control of the

department and shall be selected on the basis of the environmental

and natural, cultural, or recreational resource benefits each

offers, the opportunities for public use each offers, and the on

the job training value of each.

     (3) Work experience shall not include work on any project for

removal or cleaning up of any toxic waste or other hazardous

substance.

     Sec. 6a. An individual is eligible to become a corpsmember if

he or she meets all of the following requirements:

     (a) Is a resident of the state.

     (b) Except for supervisors, mentors, instructors, and

trainers, is not less than 17 years of age and not more than 27

years of age on the date of application.

     (c) Is interested in becoming a corpsmember to enhance the

likelihood of obtaining future employment in a natural, cultural,

or recreational resource related career or to enhance educational

opportunities in a natural, cultural, or recreational resource

related curriculum.

     Sec. 7. (1) The department shall not employ a corpsmember for

more than 1 year, except that not to exceed 25 of the supervisors

may be employed for a total of not more than 18 months and a total

of not more than 15 of the supervisors may be employed for a total

of not more than 2 years.

     (2) The department shall compensate a corpsmember , other than

a supervisor, at not more than twice the minimum wage established

by law at the time of employment. A corpsmember who is a supervisor

shall be paid a temporary supervisory wage not to exceed $6.50 per

hour.

     (3) The department may utilize corps funds for mentors,

instructors, trainers, crew leaders, and other state workers

employed to provide guidance and training to corpsmembers.

     Sec. 8. The department shall provide worker's disability

compensation insurance for corpsmembers employed by the department,

and recipients shall provide worker's disability compensation

insurance for corpsmembers whom they employ as provided under the

worker's disability compensation act of 1969, Act No. 317 of the

Public Acts of 1969, being sections 418.101 to 418.941 of the

Michigan Compiled Laws.1969 PA 317, MCL 418.101 to 419.941.

     Sec. 9. Corpsmembers shall not receive state employee health

benefits, except that corpsmembers who at the time of hire were

receiving general assistance or aid to families with dependent

children shall continue to receive, while they are corpsmembers,

the medical benefits provided under the social welfare act, Act No.

280 of the Public Acts of 1939, being sections 400.1 to 400.121 of

the Michigan Compiled Laws.1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 96th Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) Senate Bill No. 1261.

     (b) Senate Bill No. 1263.

     (c) Senate Bill No. 1264.

     (d) Senate Bill No. 1265.