Bill Text: MI SB0488 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Labor; fair employment practices; commission on pay equity; establish, and specify duties. Amends 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2101 - 37.2804) by adding sec. 202b.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-29 - Referred To Committee On Commerce And Tourism [SB0488 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-SB0488-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 488

 

 

April 29, 2009, Introduced by Senators WHITMER, BRATER, PRUSI, JACOBS, CLARKE, ANDERSON, CLARK-COLEMAN, SWITALSKI, SCOTT, CHERRY and OLSHOVE and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled

 

"Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,"

 

(MCL 37.2101 to 37.2804) by adding section 202b.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 202b. (1) The commission on pay equity is created in the

 

department of civil rights and is responsible for the development

 

of definitions of comparable wages, using the criteria of composite

 

skills, responsibility, effort, education or training, and working

 

conditions.

 

     (2) The commission is composed of the following members:

 

     (a) The director of the department of civil rights or his or

 

her designee.

 

     (b) The director of the Michigan economic development

 

corporation or his or her designee.

 

     (c) The following members appointed by the governor:

 

     (i) A representative of the Michigan women's commission.

 

     (ii) A representative of the Michigan chamber of commerce.

 

     (iii) A representative of the Michigan state AFL-CIO.

 

     (iv) A representative of the united auto workers.

 

     (v) A representative of the small business association of

 

Michigan.

 

     (vi) A representative of the national organization for women,

 

Michigan.

 

     (vii) A representative of the Michigan women's studies

 

association.

 

     (viii) A representative of the Michigan farm bureau.

 

     (3) The director of the department of civil rights or his or

 

her designee shall serve as the chairperson of the commission on

 

pay equity and shall have responsibility for convening the meetings

 

of the commission, setting the agenda for all meetings, and

 

preparing all minutes and reports of the work of the commission.

 

     (4) The commission on pay equity shall hold meetings and

 

hearings as necessary to develop definitions, models, and

 

guidelines for employers and employees on pay equity.

 

     (5) The commission on pay equity shall present its findings

 

and recommendations to the secretary of the senate and the clerk of

 

the house of representatives, the governor, and the public by a

 

date not later than 1 year after the governor appoints its members.

 

     (6) All meetings of the commission on pay equity are subject

 

to the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275, and

 

records and documents of the commission are subject to the freedom

 

of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.