Bill Text: MI SB1047 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: History and arts; historic sites; second amendment monument on the capitol grounds; provide for. Amends sec. 6 of 2013 PA 240 (MCL 4.1946).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-09-10 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [SB1047 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-SB1047-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 1047
September 10, 2014, Introduced by Senators GREEN, NOFS, MARLEAU, COLBECK, CASPERSON and KOWALL and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 2013 PA 240, entitled
"Michigan state capitol historic site act,"
by amending section 6 (MCL 4.1946).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 6. (1) The commission shall do all of the following:
(a) Subject to subsection (2), operate and manage the Michigan
state capitol historic site.
(b) Maintain and restore the state capitol building.
(c) Maintain and improve the grounds of the Michigan state
capitol historic site.
(d) Appoint an individual to manage the day-to-day operations
of the Michigan state capitol historic site. The individual
appointed
under this subdivision is an at-will employee and shall
serve
serves at the pleasure of the commission.
(e) Employ staff to carry out the commission's
responsibilities
under this subsection (1) and as otherwise
provided by law. All individuals employed by the commission are
nontenured, at-will employees. The commission may discipline,
transfer, demote, suspend, or summarily discharge an employee.
(f) Contract with any person for purposes of procuring goods
or services or otherwise carrying out the commission's
responsibilities with regard to the Michigan state capitol historic
site.
(g) Make recommendations to the governor, the senate, and the
house of representatives regarding funding for the Michigan state
capitol historic site, including, but not limited to, funding from
the fund.
(h) Carry out other responsibilities as provided by law.
(i) When sufficient money is received to meet the costs of
placement, provide for the appropriate display of the plaque
donated by brass roots and honoring the right to bear arms under
amendment II of the constitution of the United States and under
section 6 of article I of the state constitution of 1963.
(2) The commission does not have authority and shall not
exercise control over the internal decisions of the senate or the
house of representatives related to the allocation of space in the
state capitol building or the state capitol building parking lot,
including legislative or staff offices. All decisions concerning
space in the state capitol building and the state capitol building
parking lot shall be made according to the rules or practices of
the senate and the house of representatives.