2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1262 Definitions.
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Act 541 of 1998 390.1262 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Child" means an individual who is a natural or adopted child of a deceased Michigan corrections officer and who was under the age of 21 at the time of the Michigan corrections officer's death. (b) "Department" means the department of corrections. (c) "Killed" means that the Michigan corrections officer's death is the direct and proximate result of a traumatic injury incurred in the line of duty. (d) "Line of duty" means an action that a Michigan corrections officer is obligated or authorized to perform by rule, regulation, condition of employment or service, or law, including, but not limited to, a social, ceremonial, or athletic function that the Michigan corrections officer is assigned to or compensated for by the public agency he or she serves. (e) "Michigan corrections officer" means a state correctional officer or local correctional officer, as those terms are defined in section 2 of the correctional officers' training act of 1982, 1982 PA 415, MCL 791.502. (f) "Occupational disease" means a disease that routinely constitutes a special hazard in, or is commonly regarded as concomitant of, the Michigan corrections officer's occupation. (g) "State institution of higher education" means a public community or junior college established under section 7 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963 or part 25 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1601 to 380.1607, or a state university described in section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963. (h) "Traumatic injury" means a wound or the condition of the body caused by external force, including, but not limited to, an injury inflicted by bullet, explosive, sharp instrument, blunt object or other physical blow, fire, smoke, chemical, electricity, climatic condition, infectious disease, radiation, or bacteria, but excluding an injury resulting from stress, strain, or occupational disease. (i) "Tuition" means tuition at the rate charged for residents of this state.
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