Michigan Laws 400.1535 – Expenditures; limitation; award of grants and contracts; manner; annual audit and report; rules
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 400.1535
- Board: means the domestic violence prevention and treatment board created in section 2 of 1978 PA 389, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 400.1532
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fund: means the sexual assault victims' medical forensic intervention and treatment fund created in section 3. See Michigan Laws 400.1532
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Sexual assault crisis center: means a public or private agency that offers specialized direct assistance to victims, including, but not limited to:
(i) A telephone hotline that is operated 24 hours a day and answered by a sexual assault counselor or trained volunteer. See Michigan Laws 400.1532state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The board may expend money from the sexual assault victims’ medical forensic intervention and treatment fund created in section 3, 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) Operate under the auspices of or in documented partnership with a local sexual assault crisis center.
(ii) Provide specialized assistance to victims.
(iii) 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 Nurse Examiners or a similar organization designated by the board in consultation with the department of health and human services.
(iv) 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.