SENATE BILL NO. 1109

September 15, 2020, Introduced by Senators BRINKS, BARRETT, CHANG, MOSS, WOJNO and HOLLIER and referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors, and Veterans.

"Michigan veterans' facility authority act,"

(MCL 36.101 to 36.112) by adding section 6b.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 6b. (1) An appeals board is created within the authority. The appeals board is responsible for hearing all appeals regarding admissions decisions, involuntary dismissals, and requests for internment at a cemetery maintained and managed by Michigan veteran homes.

(2) The appeals board shall consist of 5 members. Members of the appeals board must be appointed by the authority board as follows:

(a) Three members who are veterans and represent the interests of congressionally chartered veterans' organizations and have had interactions or involvement at 1 or more veterans' facilities within the last 2 years.

(b) Two members who are veterans and have had interactions or involvement at 1 or more veterans' facilities within the last 2 years.

(3) When making the initial appointments to the appeals board, the authority board shall first consider the most recent former members of the prior board of managers created by section 2a of former 1885 PA 152. If an insufficient number of former members of the prior board of managers express an interest in serving, then the authority board shall consider all eligible applicants.

(4) Appointments to the appeals board must be made in a manner and for terms established by the authority board.

(5) The authority shall adopt processes and procedures that the appeals board must follow when considering appeals. These processes and procedures must be consistent with the existing processes and procedures of the authority. The authority shall establish rules for the appeals board to follow that are consistent with rules established in R 32.71 to 32.89 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(6) A decision of the appeals board is considered to be the decision of the authority and may be appealed to the circuit court as provided by law.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 1110 the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.