Bill Text: MI HJRP | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Civil rights; speech and assembly; authority of legislature to provide by law for the protection of free speech at public institutions of higher education; provide for. Amends secs. 5, 6 & 7, art. VIII & adds sec. 10 to art. VIII of the state constitution.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-15 - Referred To Second Reading [HJRP Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HJRP-Introduced.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION P

 

 

May 30, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Runestad, Hornberger, Lucido, Hernandez, Johnson, Alexander, Reilly, LaFave, Kelly, Lower, Hoitenga, Barrett, Glenn, Howell, Kahle, VanderWall, LaGrand and Robinson and referred to the Committee on Oversight.

 

     A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state

 

constitution of 1963, by amending sections 5, 6, and 7 of article

 

VIII and adding section 10 to article VIII, to authorize the

 

legislature to provide by law for the protection of free speech at

 

public institutions of higher education.

 

     Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

 

state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state

 

constitution of 1963, to authorize the legislature to provide by

 

law for the protection of free speech at public institutions of

 

higher education, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the

 

people of the state:

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

     Sec. 5. The regents of the University of Michigan and their

 

successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the

 

Regents of the University of Michigan; the trustees of Michigan

 

State University and their successors in office shall constitute a

 

body corporate known as the Board of Trustees of Michigan State

 

University; the governors of Wayne State University and their

 

successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the

 

Board of Governors of Wayne State University. Each Subject to

 

section 10 of this article, each board shall have general

 

supervision of its institution and the control and direction of all

 

expenditures from the institution's funds. Each board shall, as

 

often as necessary, elect a president of the institution under its

 

supervision. He The president shall be the principal executive

 

officer of the institution, be ex-officio a member of the board

 

without the right to vote and preside at meetings of the board. The

 

board of each institution shall consist of eight members who shall

 

hold office for terms of eight years and who shall be elected as

 

provided by law. The governor shall fill board vacancies by

 

appointment. Each appointee shall hold office until a successor has

 

been nominated and elected as provided by law.

 

     Sec. 6. Other institutions of higher education established by

 

law having authority to grant baccalaureate degrees shall each be

 

governed by a board of control which shall be a body corporate. The

 

Subject to section 10 of this article, the board shall have general

 

supervision of the institution and the control and direction of all

 

expenditures from the institution's funds. It shall, as often as

 

necessary, elect a president of the institution under its

 

supervision. He The president shall be the principal executive

 

officer of the institution and be ex-officio a member of the board

 

without the right to vote. The board may elect one of its members,

 

or may designate the president, to preside at board meetings. Each

 

board of control shall consist of eight members who shall hold

 

office for terms of eight years, not more than two of which shall

 

expire in the same year, and who shall be appointed by the governor

 

by and with the advice and consent of the senate. Vacancies shall

 

be filled in like manner.

 

     Sec. 7. The legislature shall provide by law for the

 

establishment and financial support of public community and junior

 

colleges which shall, subject to section 10 of this article, be

 

supervised and controlled by locally elected boards. The

 

legislature shall provide by law for a state board for public

 

community and junior colleges which shall advise the state board of

 

education concerning general supervision and planning for such

 

colleges and requests for annual appropriations for their support.

 

The board shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for

 

terms of eight years, not more than two of which shall expire in

 

the same year, and who shall be appointed by the state board of

 

education. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner. The

 

superintendent of public instruction shall be ex-officio a member

 

of this board without the right to vote.

 

     Sec. 10. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article,

 

the legislature may provide by law for the protection of free

 

speech, expression, and assembly rights at public institutions of

 

higher education, which shall supersede any inconsistent

 

restriction prescribed by a public institution of higher education.

 

As used in this section, "public institution of higher education"

 

includes a public community college, a public junior college, a

 

public university, and any other public institution of higher

 

education established by law.

 

     Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be

 

submitted to the people of the state at the next general election

 

in the manner provided by law.