November 7, 2013, Introduced by Senators JONES, SCHUITMAKER, ANDERSON and JANSEN and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 181 (MCL 600.181), as amended by 2008 PA 545.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 181. (1) The justice system fund is created in the state
treasury. The money in the fund shall be used as provided in this
section.
(2) The state treasurer shall credit to the justice system
fund deposits of proceeds from the collection of revenue from court
assessments and costs designated by law for deposit in the fund and
shall credit all income from investment credited to the fund by the
state treasurer. The state treasurer may invest money in the fund
in any manner authorized by law for the investment of state money.
However, an investment shall not interfere with any apportionment,
allocation, or payment of money as required by this section. The
unencumbered balance remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal
year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general
fund.
(3) Each fiscal year, the state treasurer shall distribute the
proceeds of the fund monthly as follows:
(a) To the secondary road patrol and training fund created in
section 629e of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL
257.629e, an amount equal to $10.00 multiplied by the number of
civil infraction actions on which assessments are collected each
month under section 629e or 907 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949
PA 300, MCL 257.629e and 257.907.
(b) The balance of the fund remaining after the allocation in
subdivision (a) shall be distributed as follows:
(i) To the highway safety fund created in section 629e of the
Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.629e, 23.66% of the
fund balance.
(ii) To the jail reimbursement program fund created in section
629e of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.629e,
11.84% of the fund balance.
(iii) To the Michigan justice training fund created in section 5
of 1982 PA 302, MCL 18.425, 11.84% of the fund balance.
(iv) To the secretary of the legislative retirement
system for
deposit
with the state treasurer in the retirement fund created in
the
Michigan legislative retirement system act, 1957 PA 261, MCL
38.1001
to 38.1080, general fund, 1.10% of the fund balance.
(v) To the drug treatment courts fund created in section 185,
2.73% of the fund balance.
(vi) To the state forensic lab fund created in section 3 of the
forensic laboratory funding act, 1994 PA 35, MCL 12.203, 5.35% of
the fund balance.
(vii) To the state court fund created in section 151a, 12.69%
of the fund balance.
(viii) To the court equity fund created in section 151b, 24.33%
of the fund balance.
(ix) To the state treasurer for monitoring of collection and
distribution of fund receipts, 0.98% of the fund balance.
(x) To the state court administrative office for management
assistance and audit of trial court collections, 0.98% of the fund
balance.
(xi) To the sexual assault victims' medical forensic
intervention and treatment fund created in section 3 of the sexual
assault victims medical forensic intervention and treatment act,
2008 PA 546, MCL 400.1533, 2.65% of the fund balance.
(xii) To the children's advocacy center fund created in section
3 of the children's advocacy center act, 2008 PA 544, MCL 722.1043,
1.85% of the fund balance.