Sec. 3.

(1) This section shall apply to a person who commences employment as a county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer after September 30, 1980, and to a county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer who elects the option prescribed in section 2(c).

(2) A county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer subject to this section shall be employed in the same manner as other juvenile court employees are employed in the county in which the officer serves and shall receive only the salary, expenses, and fringe benefits provided by the county in which the officer serves.

(3) The state shall make an annual grant to each county for the employment of county juvenile officers and assistant county juvenile officers. The amount of the grant is established as follows:

(4) The amount of the grant established in subsection (3) shall be reduced by $17,200.00 for each county juvenile officer and by $16,200.00 for each assistant county juvenile officer serving in the county who elects the option prescribed in section 2(a) or (b). Subject to approval by the senate and house appropriations committees, the amount of the grant designated in subsection (3) shall be adjusted annually by the same percentage as the annual salary adjustment made for state civil service employees excluded from representation under civil service rules.

(5) A grant made under this section shall be paid by the state treasurer pursuant to the accounting laws of the state and shall be subject to audit by the auditor general. A grant made under this section shall be used solely for the purpose stated in subsection (3).

(6) As used in this section, "population" means the most recent population projection for this state issued by the department of management and budget.

History: Add. 1971, Act 212, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 248, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1980 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 374, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985