Sec. 353.
(1) In a calendar quarter following a calendar quarter in which the seasonally adjusted state unemployment rate as certified by the director of the department of career development or its successor is 8% or more, an amount may be appropriated from the fund by the legislature for the purposes listed in this section in accordance with the following table:
| Percent of seasonally | Percent of fund available |
| adjusted unemployment | for economic stabilization |
| in the calendar quarter | during the calendar quarter |
| preceding the calendar | following a calendar quarter |
| quarter in which an | of high unemployment |
| amount may be appropriated | |
| _______________________________ | _______________________________ |
| 8.0-11.9% | 2.5% of fund balance |
| as of first day of | |
| calendar quarter | |
| 12.0% and over | 5.0% of fund balance |
| as of first day of | |
| calendar quarter |
(2) The legislature may appropriate by law money from the fund in the amounts as provided in this section to assist in the following countercyclical economic stabilization purposes:
(a) Capital outlay.
(b) Public works and public service jobs.
(c) Refundable investment or employment tax credits against state business taxes for new outlays and hiring in this state.
(d) Any other purpose the legislature may provide by law which provides employment opportunities counter to the state's economic cycle.
(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), there is hereby appropriated $40,000,000.00 from the fund for the Michigan state parks endowment fund. The appropriation provided for in this subsection shall only be effective after the proceeds from the sale of the accident fund have been transferred to the fund as provided for in section 701a of the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.701a.
History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 504, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 107, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 22, 1999
Last modified: October 10, 2016