July 12, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Jones and Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled
"The social welfare act,"
(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 17a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 17a. By not later than 180 days after the effective date
of the amendatory act that added this section, the department, in
consultation with the department of military and veterans affairs,
shall do both of the following:
(a) Conduct a study to identify mental health programs and
suicide prevention programs and services available through various
state agencies, community organizations, and other nonprofit
entities to veterans and members of the Armed Forces in this state.
(b) Make recommendations to any state agency, community
organization, or other nonprofit entity identified in subdivision
(a) concerning allocation of any available resources of that state
agency, community organization, or other nonprofit entity.
(2) By not later than 180 days after the effective date of the
amendatory act that added this section, the department, in
consultation with the department of military and veterans affairs,
shall report the findings of the study described in subsection
(1)(a) to the senate and house standing committees having
jurisdiction over issues pertaining to military and veterans
affairs and issues pertaining to health matters.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.