Bill Text: MI HB5922 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced

Michigan House Bill 5922 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Civil rights: public records; disclosure of certain FOIA coordinator contact information; amend freedom of information act to provide for. Amends sec. 6 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.236).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-06-09 - Referred To Second Reading [HB5922 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2021-HB5922-Introduced.html

HOUSE BILL NO. 5922

March 16, 2022, Introduced by Reps. O'Malley, Steven Johnson and Borton and referred to the Committee on Oversight.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled

"Freedom of information act,"

by amending section 6 (MCL 15.236), as amended by 1996 PA 553.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 6. (1) A public body that is a city, village, township, county, or state department, or under the control of a city, village, township, county, or state department, shall designate an individual as the public body's FOIA coordinator. The FOIA coordinator shall be responsible for accepting and processing accept and process requests for the public body's public records under this act and shall be responsible for approving a approve any denial under section 5(4) and (5). 5(5) and (6). In a county not having an executive form of government, the chairperson of the county board of commissioners is designated the FOIA coordinator for that county.

(2) For all other public bodies, the chief administrative officer of the respective public body is designated the public body's FOIA coordinator.

(3) An A FOIA coordinator may designate another individual to act on his or her behalf in accepting and processing requests for the public body's public records, and in approving a denial under section 5(4) and (5).5(5) and (6).

(4) A public body shall conspicuously post in a public area of its premises at least 1 visually prominent sign on which is printed all of the following information:

(a) Contact information for the public body's FOIA coordinator, including his or her name and business telephone number, email address, and mailing address.

(b) The same contact information described in subdivision (a) for an individual designated to act on behalf of the public body's FOIA coordinator under subsection (3), if a designation has been made.

(5) If a public body directly or indirectly maintains an official internet presence, it shall, in addition to posting the sign described in subsection (4), post and maintain all of the information described in subsection (4) on a portion of its website that is fully accessible to the public.