State Representative Tonya Schuitmaker on Tuesday applauded House passage of a bill that she co-sponsored to strengthen Michigan's Crime Victims Rights Fund. The fund is made up of money paid in court fees by those convicted of felonies. In such cases, victims can apply to receive compensation for things like funeral expenses or the replacement of stolen property. Representative Schuitmaker says that her bill raises the amount that felons must pay, which works out well on several levels:
Money left over in the Crime Victims Rights Fund at the end of each year will be used for the purpose of training emergency nurses in trauma centers:
Now that the bill has passed the House, it goes on to the State Senate.
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