Act No. 31
Public Acts of 2025
Approved by the Governor
November 4, 2025
Filed with the Secretary of State
November 4, 2025
EFFECTIVE DATE: Pending
state of michigan
103rd Legislature
Regular session of 2025
Introduced by Rep. Robinson
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4962
AN ACT to create the Michigan National Guard member benefit fund; and to provide for the administration of and distributions from the fund.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 1. This act may be cited as the “Michigan National Guard member benefit fund act”.
(a) “Department” means the department of military and veterans affairs.
(b) “Fund” means the Michigan National Guard member benefit fund created in section 3.
Sec. 3. (1) The Michigan National Guard member benefit fund is created in the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer shall deposit money and other assets received from any source in the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of money in the fund and credit interest and earnings from the investments to the fund.
(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year remains in the fund and does not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The department is the administrator of the fund for audits of the fund.
(5) The department shall expend money from the fund, on appropriation, to support implementing and administering all of the following acts or programs:
(a) The Michigan national guard tuition assistance act, 2014 PA 259, MCL 32.431 to 32.434.
(b) The Michigan National Guard child care assistance act.
(c) A Tricare premium reimbursement program if established under state law.
Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 540.
(b) Senate Bill No.
542.
This
act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Approved___________________________________________
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Governor