Bill Text: MI SB1189 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Crime victims; compensation; sexual assault victims' medical forensic intervention and treatment fund; modify use of expenditures. Amends sec. 5 of 2008 PA 546 (MCL 400.1535).

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-12-14 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary [SB1189 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-SB1189-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 1189

 

 

December 14, 2016, Introduced by Senators WARREN and SCHUITMAKER and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 2008 PA 546, entitled

 

"Sexual assault victims' medical forensic intervention and

treatment act,"

 

by amending section 5 (MCL 400.1535).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 5. (1) Money shall not be expended from the sexual

 

assault victims' medical forensic intervention and treatment fund

 

created in section 3 for the first year after the effective date of

 

this act. Beginning 2 years after the effective date of this act,

 

the The board may expend money from the fund, as appropriated.

 

Money in the fund shall be expended only as follows:

 

     (a) At least 80% of the money shall be distributed to entities

 

that do, or demonstrate immediate capacity to do, all of the

following:

 

     (i) Perform, or subcontract with another entity through an

 

agreement approved by the board to perform, the procedures required

 

by sexual assault evidence kits in a manner that complies with the

 

standards of training and practice of the International Association

 

of Forensic Nurses or a similar organization designated by the

 

board in consultation with the department of health and human

 

services.

 

     (ii) Provide specialized assistance to victims.

 

     (iii) Operate under the auspices of or in documented

 

partnership with a local sexual assault crisis center.

 

     (iv) Comply with the standards of training and practice of the

 

international association of forensic nurse examiners or a similar

 

organization designated by the board in consultation with the

 

department of human services.

 

     (iv) (v) Provide, or subcontract with another entity through

 

an agreement approved by the board to provide, access to medical

 

forensic intervention and treatment services 24 hours a day.

 

     (b) Not more than 15% of the money may be expended for medical

 

forensic intervention related training and technical assistance for

 

staff members and for needs assessment.

 

     (c) Not more than 10% of the money may be expended for

 

administrative costs incurred by the board in implementing and

 

administering this act.

 

     (2) The board shall distribute money under subsection (1) by

 

awarding grants and contracts in a manner that reflects the

 

population, geographic area, and rural and urban diversity of this

state using criteria developed by the board in consultation with

 

the department of health and human services.

 

     (3) The board may require an annual audit of income and

 

expenditures under this section and shall provide an annual report

 

of incomes and expenditures to the secretary of the senate and the

 

clerk of the house of representatives by February 1 of each year.

 

     (4) The board may promulgate rules under the administrative

 

procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to

 

implement this section.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.