Bill Text: MI SB0842 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Legislature: legislative agencies; appointing LORA coordinator and 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 0837'20
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-12 - Referred To Committee On Oversight [SB0842 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SB0842-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 842
March 12, 2020, Introduced by Senators MCBROOM,
MOSS, LUCIDO, BULLOCK, BAYER, POLEHANKI, MCMORROW, IRWIN, GEISS, BRINKS,
MCCANN, RUNESTAD, WOJNO, BARRETT, HERTEL and HOLLIER and referred to the
Committee on Oversight.
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 designate an individual as a LORA coordinator and 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, 2021.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 837 of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.
