Act No. 401

Public Acts of 2014

Approved by the Governor

December 24, 2014

Filed with the Secretary of State

December 29, 2014

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 29, 2014

STATE OF MICHIGAN

97TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

Introduced by Rep. O’Brien

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5742

AN ACT to amend 2012 PA 101, entitled “An act to create an autism coverage reimbursement program to encourage insurance and health coverage providers to provide autism coverage; to impose certain duties on certain state departments, agencies, and officials; to create certain funds; to authorize certain expenditures; and to provide for an appropriation,” (MCL 550.1831 to 550.1841) by adding section 8.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 8. In addition to any other use for money in the fund under section 7, for the 2014-2015 fiscal year only, up to $5,500,000.00 may be expended from the fund, upon appropriation, for university autism programs and autism family assistance services as specified in section 1902 of article IV of 2014 PA 252. It is the intent of the legislature that for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, $5,500,000.00 or the amount expended from the fund under this section if less than $5,500,000.00 will be appropriated to reimburse the fund for the expenditures authorized for the 2014-2015 fiscal year under this section.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor