Bill Text: MI SB0565 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: History and arts; other; Michigan historical center; update references to the Michigan history center. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 2016 PA 469 (MCL 399.832 & 399.833). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0562'17, SB 0564'17
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-11-28 - Assigned Pa 0188'17 With Immediate Effect [SB0565 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB0565-Engrossed.html
SB-0565, As Passed Senate, October 5, 2017
SENATE BILL No. 565
September 13, 2017, Introduced by Senator GREEN and referred to the Committee on Outdoor Recreation and Tourism.
A bill to amend 2016 PA 469, entitled
"Michigan historical commission act,"
by amending sections 2 and 3 (MCL 399.832 and 399.833).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Commission" means the Michigan historical commission
created in section 3.
(b) "Department" means the department of natural resources.
(c)
"Michigan historical history
center" means the Michigan
historical
history center established in the Michigan historical
history center act.
Sec. 3. (1) The Michigan historical commission is created
within the department. The commission shall consist of the
following members:
(a) One member appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives.
(b) One member appointed by the senate majority leader.
(c) Seven members appointed by the governor by and with the
advice and consent of the senate. One of the members appointed
under this subdivision shall be a representative of the Historical
Society of Michigan. The governor shall make this appointment from
a list of 3 persons nominated by the Historical Society of
Michigan.
(d) The director of the department, or the director's
representative, serving as an ex officio member.
(2) The governor shall appoint members of the commission under
subsection (1)(c) for 4 years. However, any member serving on the
former
Michigan historical commission on the effective date of this
act
April 5, 2017 shall serve on the commission until the
expiration of his or her appointed term to the former Michigan
historical commission.
(3) A member of the commission appointed to the commission by
the speaker of the house of representatives or the senate majority
leader under subsection (1)(a) or (b), respectively, shall hold
office for a term of 2 years to coincide with the term of office of
state representative.
(4) A member of the commission shall not receive any
compensation for his or her services, except actual and necessary
expenses while attending the meetings or carrying out the purposes
of the commission.
(5) The commission shall meet annually to organize by electing
1 of its members as president and 1 as vice president, shall
appoint a secretary, and shall arrange a time and place of holding
regular meetings of the commission and special meetings of the
commission as may be necessary.
(6) The commission shall meet at least 4 times each year at
dates and times scheduled by the commission. At least 1 of the
meetings each year shall be in Lansing.
(7) The business that the commission performs shall be
conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance
with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(8) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or
retained by the commission in the performance of an official
function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442,
MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(9) The commission shall do all of the following:
(a) Advise the department on its responsibilities related to
the collection of historical artifacts and materials, and the
dissemination of information on Michigan history.
(b) Perform responsibilities requested by the director,
including both of the following:
(i) Collaborating and participating in Michigan history
related initiatives, activities, efforts, and projects.
(ii) Assisting the Michigan historical history center
in
preparing
an annual report to the governor and both houses of the
legislature on Michigan history activities.
(c) Annually review the fee schedule for admissions fees at
the
Michigan historical history
center and make recommendations on
any appropriate adjustments to those fees. If the commission
determines that an adjustment to admission fees is appropriate, the
commission shall submit a report to the chairpersons, vice-
chairpersons, and minority vice-chairpersons of the senate and
house appropriation subcommittees on natural resources that does
all of the following:
(i) Includes a recommended admission fee schedule.
(ii) Provides a rationale for the recommended admission fee
schedule.
(iii) Makes recommendations on the uses of any increases in
the recommended admission fee schedule.
(d) Carry out other responsibilities as provided by law.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all the following bills of the 99th Legislature are enacted
into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 562.
(b) Senate Bill No. 564.
