Bill Text: MI SB0247 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Civil rights; public records; deciding appeals of public records requests under the legislative open records act (LORA); add to legislative council administrator's duties. Amends sec. 104a of 1986 PA 268 (MCL 4.1104a). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0246'17

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-15 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [SB0247 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-SB0247-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 247

 

 

March 15, 2017, Introduced by Senators JONES, SCHUITMAKER and O'BRIEN and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

 

     A bill to amend 1986 PA 268, entitled

 

"Legislative council act,"

 

by amending section 104a (MCL 4.1104a), as amended by 2013 PA 241.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 104a. (1) The council shall appoint a council

 

administrator who shall be the chief executive officer of all

 

legislative council agencies. The council administrator is an at-

 

will employee and shall serve at the pleasure of the council. The

 

council administrator has all the following duties and

 

responsibilities:

 

     (a) To provide general supervisory oversight over all

 

legislative council agencies.

 

     (b) To provide personnel policy oversight and development for

 

all legislative council agencies.

 

     (c) To develop, prepare, and present legislative council

 

agency budgets.

 

     (d) To review quarterly financial statements of legislative

 

council agencies and monitor budgetary compliance.

 

     (e) To act as secretary to the council, including but not

 

limited to the following:

 

     (i) Scheduling of meetings for the council and subcommittees.

 

     (ii) Keeping and recording of minutes and records of meetings.

 

     (f) To perform other duties and responsibilities as determined

 

and assigned by the council.

 

     (g) To receive and decide appeals of public record requests,

 

as provided in the legislative open records act, 1976 PA 442, MCL

 

15.251 to 15.259f.

 

     (2) In addition to the responsibilities provided in subsection

 

(1), at the direction of the Michigan state capitol commission, the

 

council administrator shall do both of the following:

 

     (a) Administer compensation, benefits, and other personnel

 

support for the employees of the Michigan state capitol commission.

 

     (b) Administer computer, telephone, and technical support for

 

employees of the Michigan state capitol commission.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January

 

1, 2019.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 246                                      

 

          of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.